Azhagaana Ponnuthan

Azhagaana Ponnuthan (transl. She is a beautiful girl) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Thiru that stars Namitha and newcomer Kartheesh, with R. Parthiban playing an older version of Karthick's role. The film is an unofficial remake of the American film Summer of '42 (1971) directed by Robert Mulligan. The film's score and soundtrack composed by Sundar C Babu. The film was released on 12 March 2010.

Azhagaana Ponnuthan
Directed by	Thiru
Produced by	K. Keshavan
Starring	Namitha Kartheesh R. Parthiban
Cinematography	K. V. Suresh
Edited by	MP Ravichandran
Production company	k Cinema
Release date	12 March 2010 (2010-03-12)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Karthik (R. Parthiepan) appears in the very first reel recollecting his travels with a woman whom he had developed an affinity in his teens. A flashback takes one to Kodaikanal where a younger Karthik (Karteesh) falls instantly for a gorgeous woman called Jennifer (Namitha), who is older than him. She is admired and respected by everyone, especially men. It is all but Karthik's wild imagination is the rest. Karthik sings duets with Jennifer and runs behind her. However, in the latter half, he goes into a shell, brooding over his love and beloved. Twists and turns reveal that Jennifer's husband has died in the Indo-Pak War of 1971. What happens then forms the climax.

Cast

• Namitha as Jennifer
• Kartheesh as Karthik
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Karthik's father
• Abhishek
• Mayilswamy
• Vasu Vikram
• Shyam Ganesh
• Balu Anand
• Bava Lakshmanan
• Nellai Siva
• Bayilvan Ranganathan
• Victoria
• Nisha
• Lakshya
• R. Parthiepan as Elder Karthik

Production

The film was launched in 2006 and was finished in 2009 due to delay.^[1] Namitha refused to star halfway through the film. After Thiru filed a complaint at the Producers' Council, it was decided that Namitha should complete the film.^[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sundar C. Babu. Namitha received flak for not participating in the audio release.^[3]

Azhagaana Ponnuthan
Soundtrack album by Sundar C. Babu
Released	2010
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Tamil
Producer	Sundar C. Babu
Sundar C. Babu chronology
Sindhu Samaveli (2010) Azhagaana Ponnuthan (2010) Agam Puram (2010)

• "Vaanathu Nilavu" – Karthik – Yugabharathi
• "Poovin Vayathenna" – Afsal – Kavivarman
• "Meesai Mulaivida" – Naresh Iyer – Kavivarman
• "Saama Kodangi" – Ganga – Yugabharathi
• "Enakkulle" – Karthik – Yugabharathi

Release and reception

Since the film was given an 'A' (adults) certificate, the film was not released in many theatres and was a flop.^[2]

A critic from Sify wrote, "Keep away from this film, which leaves you cold!"^[4]