Puguntha Veedu

Puguntha Veedu (transl. In-law's house)^[1] is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Pattu in his debut and written by A. S. Prakasam. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan, Ravichandran, Savitri and Lakshmi. It was released on 13 April 1972 and became a success. The film was remade in Telugu as Puttinillu Mettinillu, in Kannada as Devara Gudi, in Malayalam as Sindhu and in Hindi as Teri Kasam.^[2][3]

Puguntha Veedu
Poster
Directed by	Pattu
Written by	A. S. Prakasam
Produced by	G. Subramania Reddiar
Starring	A. V. M. Rajan Ravichandran Savitri Lakshmi
Cinematography	D. Rajagopal
Edited by	R. Vittal
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Production company	Sri Navaneetha Films
Release date	13 April 1972 (1972-04-13)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• A. V. M. Rajan
• Ravichandran
• Savitri
• Lakshmi
• Chandrakala
• A. Sakunthala (guest appearance)
• Manorama
• Angamuthu
• V. S. Raghavan
• Cho
• Oru Viral Krishna Rao

Production

Sivakumar was to play the role that Ravichandran eventually played.^[4] It is the directorial debut of Pattu.^[5] During the filming of one scene, the producer Subramaniam slapped Rajan who then informed Sivaji Ganesan, who was shooting for another film in the same studio; in revenge he reprimanded and slapped Subramaniam.^[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.^[7][8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kannan Pirantha"	Vaali	P. Susheela
2.	"Senthamaraiye"	Vichitra	A. M. Rajah, Jikki
3.	"Naan Unnai"	Vaali	P. Susheela
4.	"Maadi Veettu Ponnu"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan

Release and reception

Puguntha Veedu was released on 13 April 1972.^[9] The film became a major success, with a 100-day run in theatres.^[10]

References

1. Subramanian, Anupama (8 January 2016). "Chennai is my pugundha veedu: Saroja Devi". Deccan Chronicle. from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
2. Arunachalam, Param (14 April 2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 232. ISBN 978-81-938482-2-7.
3. Sri (1 July 2005). . Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
4. "புகுந்த வீடு - பொன் விழா ஆண்டில் இந்த படங்கள் - ச சுந்தரதாஸ்". Tamil Murasu (in Tamil). from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
5. தீனதயாளன், பா. (5 September 2015). "சாவித்ரி-18. ஏமாற்றத்தின் பள்ளத்தாக்குகளில்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
6. Rohini (25 May 2023). "நடிகரின் கன்னத்தில் அறைந்த தயாரிப்பாளர் – பக்கத்து செட்டில் இருந்த சிவாஜி என்ன செய்தார் தெரியுமா?". CineReporters (in Tamil). from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
7. "Puguntha Veedu Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Macsendisk. from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
8. "Pugunthaveedu". Saregama. 31 December 1972. from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
9. "புகுந்த வீடு / Puguntha Veedu (1972)". Screen 4 Screen. from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
10. தீனதயாளன், பா. (19 September 2020). "சாவித்ரி-20. கல்யாணப் பரிசு!". Dinamani (in Tamil). from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

External links

• Puguntha Veedu at IMDb