Ponnana Neram (transl. Precious Time) is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by the duo Ravi-Raja. The film stars Ramarajan and Prathyusha, while Shanmugasundaram and Sukumar appear in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Pradeep Ravi, the film was released on 14 November 2001.
| Ponnana Neram | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ravi-Raja |
| Written by | Ravi-Raja (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Ravi-Raja |
| Story by | V. Selvaraj |
| Produced by | S. Rukmani |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Dayal Osho |
| Edited by | A. Joseph |
| Music by | Pradeep Ravi |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editRamarajan portrays a police officer and Prathyusha stars as a college student, who is a prankster who often gets others into trouble. Prathyusha witnesses few terrorists planning to kill a minister — but nobody is ready to believe her. Whether Ramarajan stops the terrorist attack forms the crux of the story.
Cast
edit- Ramarajan as A.C Manivel
- Prathyusha as Pooja
- Mansoor Ali Khan
- Alex as Pugazhendi
- Shanmugasundaram
- Gandhimathi
- Sukumar
- Omakuchi Narasimhan
- Suruli Manohar
- Bayilvan Ranganathan (uncredited)[1]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Pradeep Ravi and lyrics by Kamakodiyan and Pa. Vijay.[2][3]
- "Naan Ready" - Palakkad Sreeram
- "Hello Hai Mamo" - Harini, V. V. Prasanna
- "Kolusu Kolusu" - Yugendran, Gopika
- "Thimu Thimu Roja" - Anuradha Sriram
- "Machanin" - Karma
Reception
editMalini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote that "Almost all of Ramarajan's roles have been that of a rustic. And one often felt that the hero should go in for a change of image. But after watching him in action as the super cop here, one feels the hero was better off playing the rustic simpleton!".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Mannath, Malini. "Ponnana Neram". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "AZHAGAANA NAATKAL / PONNANA NERAM". Audio CD World. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Ponnana Neram (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
