Ponni

Ponni (1976)

പൊന്നി

The tribes of Attappady, Kerala, practise a system of slash-and-burn cultivation. When the government proclaims that this system needs to stop, they are forced to find new means for livelihood.

Date of release
1976-09-03
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama
Director
Thoppil Bhasi

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Ponni

Ponni is a 1976 Indian Malayalam-language film produced by M. O. Joseph under the banner of Manjilas, scripted and directed by Thoppil Bhasi, based on Malayattoor Ramakrishnan's novel of the same name. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Lakshmi, while M. G. Soman, Adoor Bhasi, Sankaradi, Janardhanan and Rajakumari play supporting roles. The film features original songs composed by G. Devarajan, while the cinematography was handled by Balu Mahendra and editing by M. S. Mani. The film was dubbed into Tamil as Kollimalai Maaveeran and Telugu as Kondaraju Koyapilla.

Production

The film is based on Malayattoor Ramakrishnan's famous novel titled Ponni. The novel was written in 1966-67 and was inspired by true stories that Malayattoor heard when he worked as Ottappalam sub-collector during 1959 - 1961. The film was written and directed by Thoppil Bhasi, produced by M. O. Joseph under the banner of Manjilas Cine enterprises. Cinematography was handled by Balu Mahendra, editing by M. S. Mani, and choreographed by E.

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