Thottathellam Ponnagum

Thottathellam Ponnagum (transl. All that is touched will turn to gold) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Vittal, and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Jaishankar and Jayachitra. It was released on 10 January 1975.

Thottathellam Ponnagum
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. Vittal
Written by	Panchu Arunachalam
Produced by	K. Balakrishnan S. Kamakshi R. M. Manikkam
Starring	Jaishankar Jayachitra
Cinematography	Dutt
Edited by	N. Damodaran R. Vittal
Music by	Vijaya Bhaskar
Production company	Geetha Chitra
Release date	10 January 1975 (1975-01-10)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Jaishankar
• Jayachitra
• Manorama
• Sripriya
• K. A. Thangavelu
• V. K. Ramasamy
• Thengai Srinivasan
• Ashokan
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy

Production

Thottathellam Ponnagum is Sripriya's fourth film as an actress, and was filmed in Salem.^[1][2] The film was written by Panchu Arunachalam, soon after the success of his previous film Kalyanamam Kalyanam (1974).^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[4][5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aadum Varaikum"	K. J. Yesudas
2.	"Avani Malare"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
3.	"Ninaithathai Mudipathu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
4.	"Panimalai Megankal"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
5.	"Kanna! Enna Kadhai"	P. Susheela
6.	"AttukkuVaal"	T.M.Soundararajan, L.R.Eswari, L R.Anjali, Ponnusamy

Release and reception

Thottathellam Ponnagum was released on 10 January 1975.^[6] Kanthan of Kalki appreciated Vittal's direction and Dutt's cinematography but said there was nothing to say about the story, and lauded the comedy dialogues.^[7]