Poovilangu

Poovilangu (transl. Floral cuff) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Ameerjan, starring Murali and Kuyili, the latter in her acting debut. It was released on 23 March 1984.^[1] The film is a remake of the Kannada film Prema Parva (1983).^{[citation needed]} This film is the acting debut of Mohan who became known as Poovilangu Mohan after acting in this film.

Poovilangu
Title card
Directed by	Ameerjan
Screenplay by	Ameerjan
Based on	Prema Parva by B. L. Venu
Produced by	K. Balachander Rajam Balachander Pushpa Kandasamy
Starring	Murali Kuyili
Cinematography	R. Raghunatha Reddy
Edited by	S. S. Nazir
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Kavithalayaa Productions
Release date	23 March 1984 (1984-03-23)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Murali as Pandiyan
• Kuyili as Saraswathi
• Senthamarai as Raja
• Kallapetti Singaram
• Radha Ravi
• T. S. Babumohan as Senthil
• T. Charle
• Mohanapriya as Priya

Production

Poovilangu marked the directorial debut of Ameerjan who earlier assisted K. Balachander.^[2] The film marked the acting debuts of Murali (in Tamil) and Kuyili.^[3][4] Mohan became known as Poovilangu Mohan after acting in this film.^[5] The filming began at Kerala Redfort.^[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.^[7][8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aathadi Paavadai"	Ilaiyaraaja	4:58
2.	"Kannil Edho Minnal"	K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki	4:29
3.	"Love Me Love Me Love Me"	Malaysia Vasudevan	4:33
4.	"Pottaene Poovilangu"	S. Janaki	4:12
Total length:			18:12

Critical reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki appreciated the film for various aspects, including way the characters were developed without any confusion, and the screenplay.^[9]