Puguntha Veedu

Puguntha Veedu (transl. In-law's house)^[1] is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Pattu in his debut and written by A. S. Prakasam. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan, Ravichandran, Savitri, Lakshmi and Chandrakala. It was released on 13 April 1972 and became a success. The film was remade in Telugu as Puttinillu Mettinillu, in Kannada as Devara Gudi, in Malayalam as Sindhu and in Hindi as Teri Kasam.^[2][3]

Puguntha Veedu
Poster
Directed by	Pattu
Written by	A. S. Prakasam
Produced by	G. Subramania Reddiar
Starring	A. V. M. Rajan Ravichandran Savitri Lakshmi Chandrakala
Cinematography	D. Rajagopal
Edited by	R. Vittal
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Production company	Sri Navaneetha Films
Release date	13 April 1972 (1972-04-13)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• A. V. M. Rajan
• Ravichandran
• Savitri
• Lakshmi
• Chandrakala
• A. Sakunthala (guest appearance)
• Manorama
• Angamuthu
• V. S. Raghavan
• Cho
• Oru Viral Krishna Rao

Production

Sivakumar was to play the role that Ravichandran eventually played.^[4] It is the directorial debut of Pattu.^[5] During the filming of one scene, the producer Subramaniam slapped Rajan who then informed Sivaji Ganesan, who was shooting for another film in the same studio; in revenge he reprimanded and slapped Subramaniam.^[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.^[7][8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kannan Pirantha"	Vaali	P. Susheela
2.	"Senthamaraiye"	Vichitra	A. M. Rajah, Jikki
3.	"Naan Unnai"	Vaali	P. Susheela
4.	"Maadi Veettu Ponnu"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan

Release

Puguntha Veedu was released on 13 April 1972.^[9] The film became a major success, with a 100-day run in theatres.^[10]

Critical reception

Vaiyai Chezhian of Theekkathir praised the acting of star cast particularly Savitri but criticised the characterisation of Lakshmi and also panned the film for promoting male chauvinism and speaking against women empowerment.^[11]