Purushanai Kaikkulla Pottukkanum

Purushanai Kaikkulla Pottukkanum
Directed by	Balanna
Story by	Dasari Narayana Rao
Produced by	M. Vijay Kothari
Starring	Janagaraj Manjula Nizhalgal Ravi Sreeja John Babu Pallavi
Cinematography	G. Rajendran
Edited by	A. P. Manivannan
Music by	S. A. Rajkumar
Production company	Kothari Creations
Release date	18 March 1994 (1994-03-18)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Purushanai Kaikkulla Pottukkanum (transl. Keep your husband under your thumb) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Balanna in his debut. The film stars Janagaraj, Manjula, Nizhalgal Ravi, Sreeja and Pallavi. It is a remake of the 1990 Telugu film Mama Alludu. The film was released on 18 March 1994.

Plot

Cast

• Janagaraj
• Manjula
• Nizhalgal Ravi
• Sreeja
• John Babu
• Pallavi

Production

Purushanai Kaikkulla Pottukkanum, a remake of the 1990 Telugu film Mama Alludu, is the directorial debut of Balanna.[1] It was produced by M. Vijay Kothari of Kothari Creations. Cinematography was handled by G. Rajendran, and editing by A. P. Manivannan.[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, who also worked as lyricist alongside Vairamuthu.[2][3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Enga Thodanga"	Mano, K. S. Chithra
2.	"Idhu Aadham"	Mano, K. S. Chithra
3.	"Kannu Sokkuthu"	Mano, Malaysia Vasudevan
4.	"Mappillai"	Mano, Malaysia Vasudevan

Release and reception

Purushanai Kaikkulla Pottukkanum was released on 18 March 1994.[4] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express called it "an average entertainer that lays more emphasis on the spoken word than visuals."[1] R. P. R. of Kalki said the film's plus points were the clear purpose and non-confusing screenplay.[5]

References

1. MM (25 March 1994). "When wife rules the roost". The Indian Express. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2023 – via Google News Archive.
2. Purushanai Kaikkulla Pottukkanum (motion picture) (in Tamil). Kothari Creations. 1994. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 2:05.
3. "Maravan / Purushanae Kaikulle Potukanum – Pyramid". Greenhives Audio. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
4. "Purushanai Kaikulla Poottukanum (1994)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
5. ஆர். பி. ஆர். (3 April 1994). "புருஷனை கைக்குள்ள போட்டுக்கணும்!". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 49. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Purushanai Kaikkulla Pottukkanum at IMDb