Namma Ooru Poovatha

Namma Ooru Poovatha (transl. Poovatha of Our Town) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Manivasagam and produced by Rajeshwari Manivasakam. The film stars Murali, Gautami, Goundamani and Senthil. It was released on 19 November 1990. Gautami won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress for her performance in the film.

Namma Ooru Poovatha
Poster
Directed by	Manivasagam
Written by	M. Manivasakam
Produced by	Rajeshwari Manivasakam
Starring	Murali Gautami Goundamani Senthil
Cinematography	K. B. Ahamad
Edited by	L. Kesavan
Music by	Deva
Production company	Raaja Pushpa Pictures
Release date	19 November 1990 (1990-11-19)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Murali as Ponarasu
• Gautami as Poovatha
• Goundamani as Everything Ekambaram
• Senthil as Ekabaram's sidekick
• Jai Ganesh
• Anandaraj
• Pasi Narayanan
• Thideer Kannaiah
• Dubbing Janaki
• K. K. Soundar
• Suryakanth
• Karuppu Subbiah
• Joker Thulasi
• Theni Kunjarammal

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics by Kalidasan.^[1][2]

Song	Singers	Length
"Manjanathipoove"	K. S. Chithra	5:13
"Maarapu Potta Pulla"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:43
"Mandhirichivitta Kozhi"	Malaysia Vasudevan	4:16
"Romba Naalaga Maama"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:33
"Aavaram Poovu Onu"	K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra	4:32

Release and reception

Namma Ooru Poovatha was released on 19 November 1990.^[3] C. R. K. of Kalki described it is a typical love story set against a village backdrop. While viewers may anticipate the direction early on, the reviewer praised the director's efforts to maintain the film's momentum.^[4] Gautami won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress for her performance in the film.^[5]