Poo Poova Poothirukku

Poo Poova Poothirukku (transl. Flowers are blossomed) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film directed by V. Azhagappan and produced by Kaveri Manoharan. The film stars Prabhu, Saritha and Amala. It was released on 18 September 1987.

Poo Poova Poothirukku
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Directed by	V. Azhagappan
Screenplay by	V. Azhagappan
Produced by	Kaveri Manoharan
Starring	Prabhu Saritha Amala
Cinematography	K. B. Dayalan
Edited by	V. Rajagopal
Music by	T. Rajendar
Production company	My Productions
Release date	18 September 1987 (1987-09-18)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Ramu and Janaki are a happily married couple and have two children. Ramu, however, is unfaithful to his wife; he is in a secret relationship with Mary in Andaman and she gives birth to his son, Kannan. Years later, Mary dies in a car accident, and Ramu reveals the truth to his wife. The rest of the film deals with the aftermath.

Cast

• Prabhu as Ramu
• Saritha as Janaki
• Amala as Mary
• Manorama
• Vinu Chakravarthy

Production

Poo Poova Poothirukku was directed by V. Azhagappan, who also wrote the screenplay. The film was produced by Kaveri Manoharan under My Productions. Cinematography was handled by K. B. Dayalan, and the editing by V. Rajagopal.^[1] Some of the scenes were shot at Andaman.^[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by T. Rajendar, who also wrote the lyrics.^[3][4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kuku Kuku Kuyile"	K. S. Chithra	4:51
2.	"Ungappa Vangi Thanda"	S. Janaki, Vidhya	4:44
3.	"Poo Poottha Chediya"	P. Jayachandran	4:39
4.	"English Kaaran Thanni"	Malaysia Vasudevan, Mano	4:39
5.	"Vasam Sindum"	Mano, Vani Jairam	4:31
Total length:			23:24

Release and reception

Poo Poova Poothirukku was released on 18 September 1988.^[5] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express called the film "somewhat of a drag" and noted its similarities to Man, Woman and Child (1983), but praised the performances of Prabhu, Sarita and the child artistes.^[6] The film did well at box-office.^[2]