Pondatti Sonna Kettukanum

Pondatti Sonna Kettukanum (transl. Obey your wife) is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by V. Sekhar. The film was produced by K. Parthiban, Vetriyur K. Sethu and A. Rajendran under Jayalakshmi Art Creations. The film stars Bhanupriya and Chandrasekhar, with Goundamani, Senthil, Charle and Chinni Jayanth portraying supporting roles.

Pondatti Sonna Kettukanum
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Directed by	V. Sekhar
Written by	V. Sekhar
Produced by	K. Parthiban Vetriyur K. Sethu A. Rajendran
Starring	Chandrasekhar Bhanupriya
Cinematography	G. Rajendran
Edited by	A. P. Manivannan
Music by	Chandrabose
Production company	Jayalakshmi Art Creations
Release date	28 November 1991 (1991-11-28)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

The cinematography and editing was handled by G. Rajendran and A. P. Manivannan. The soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose. The film was released on 28 November 1991.^[1]

Plot

The film revolves around how women are treated in a male chauvinist family setting. The father-in-law Dharmalingam (Goundamani) and mother-in-law (Manorama) look down upon their 3 daughters-in-law Thangam, Indira and Girija.

Things get worse when Dharmalingam and his youngest son torture their mute daughter-in-law on coming to know that her father died leaving behind a huge debt and even try to kill her and her baby.

Taking things into their hands, the 3 daughters-in-law decide to reform their husbands and ultimately their father-in-law and mother-in-law culminating into a happy, comical ending for everyone.

Cast

• Bhanupriya as Indira
• Chandrasekhar as Indira's husband
• Goundamani as Dharmalingam
• Senthil as Villager
• Manorama as Dharmalingam's wife
• Charle
• Kumarimuthu
• Chinni Jayanth
• Kovai Sarala as Thangam
• Devishree as Girija
• Thideer Kannaiah as police officer
• Meera as Meenakshi
• Vetri Vigneshwar
• MLA Thangaraj as police officer

Production

The film was based on events that happened in Sekhar's next door neighbour's life.^[2]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose and lyrics were written by Vaali and Muthulingam.^{[citation needed]}

• Pondatti Sonna – Mano, Chithra, Deepan Chakravarthy, Lalitha Sagari
• Chinna Chinna Varigal – S. P. Balasubramaniam
• Jolluthan Jolluthan – S. P. Balasubramaniam, Chithra
• Vanthale therku – S. Janaki, Vani Jayaram, P. Susheela
• Naanthaan Di – S. P. Shailaja

Reception

C. R. K. of Kalki gave a mixed review for the film citing that film which promised to revolve around a revolutionary woman but breaks anticipation around it and the film wanders around aimlessly. He also noted that Bhanupriya and Chandrasekhar were wasted but appreciated Goundamani's performance.^[3] The film ran for over 100 days in theatres,^[4] and Manorama won the Cinema Express Award for Best Comedy Actress.^[5]

Remakes

Year	Title	Language
1992	Pellam Chepithe Vinali	Telugu
1993	Hendthi Helidare Kelabeku	Kannada
1997	Kottappurathe Koottukudumbam	Malayalam