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Kanmani Poonga

Kanmani Poonga is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Visu. The film stars himself, Saritha and Kishmu. It was released on 14 November 1982 and failed commercially.

Plot

The film deals with two men (Visu and Kishmu) married to twins. While Visu is impotent, though he is unaware, due to him having addiction problems and injury as a cricketer, Visu cannot have children, while Kishmu was having one child per year. Visu's wife and Kishmu do everything in their power to hide his impotency. Meanwhile, Visu's parents threaten to have him marry another woman. So Visu has vasectomy to stay loyal to his wife.

Cast

Production

Kanmani Poonga was the second directorial venture of Visu,[1] who also wrote it. The film was produced by V. Mohan of Anandhi Films, photographed by N. Balakrishnan and edited by N. R. Kittu.[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."En Iravinil Iru Nilavo"VaaliP. S. Ramachandran 
2."Kitta Vaadi Muttakosu"Idhaya ChandranS. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan 
3."Kanmani Poonga Kanmani Poonga"VaaliB. Sasirekha, Uma Ramanan, Kovai Soundararajan, Vijayaramani 

Release and reception

Kanmani Poonga was released on 14 November 1982,[4] on Diwali day alongside other releases such as Darling, Darling, Darling, Valibamey Vaa Vaa, Agni Sakshi, Paritchaikku Neramaachu and Adhisayappiravigal.[5] The film failed commercially. It received an A certificate from the Censor Board, and Visu avoided directing such films in the future, instead going for family entertainment.[6] Thiraignani of Kalki praised the acting of the star cast and concluded for those who initially doubted whether sand can be spun into rope (referencing his previous film Manal Kayiru), Visu has demonstrated a beautiful nylon rope.[7]

References

  1. ^ "குடும்பங்களின் மகத்துவத்தை உணர்த்திய விசு - ஓர் பார்வை". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. ^ Kanmani Poonga (motion picture) (in Tamil). Anandhi Films. 1982. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 3:00.
  3. ^ "Kanmani Poonga Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ "கண்மணி பூங்கா / Kanmani Poonga (1982)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. ^ "தலைப்பிலே சில தகவல்கள்!". Kalki (in Tamil). 31 October 1982. pp. 33–34. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ "அஞ்சலி: வசனங்களால் வாழ்கிறார்! – இயக்குநர் விசு". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 27 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  7. ^ திரைஞானி (5 December 1982). "கண்மணி பூங்கா". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 40–41. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.