MOVIE SYNOPSIS

MOVIE NAME: Ponmagal Vandhal

A Tamil movie, released on 29^th of May in 2020 on Amazon Prime, this movie is a legal drama film written and directed by J.J. Fredick, making his debut, and being produced by Suriya. This film has a lead role played by Jyothika and includes various casts including K. Bhagyaraj, R. Parthiban, Thiagarajan, Pandiarajan, and Pratap Poten.

Casting of the movie:

Jyothika played the role of Venba, Sakthijothi (imaginary), and Angel

Bhagyaraj played the role of ‘Petition’ Pethuraj

Parthiban played the role of Rajarathinam

Thiagarajan played the role of Varadharajan

Pratap K. Pothen played the role of the Judge

Praveen played the role of Dhiwakar

Pandiarajan played the role of Karpooram

Subbu Panchu played the role of DSP R. Alexander

Vinodhini Vaidyanathan played the role of Neighbour of Venba

Akshara Kishor played the role of young Venba

Vidya Pradeep played the role of Sakthijothi or ‘Psycho’ Jyothi

Gajaraj played the role of Public Prosecutor

Semmalar Annam K played the role of the mother of the victim

Crane Manohar played the role of the tea shop owner

Donedone Star played the role of Zamindar

VJ Aashiq played the role of the assistant of Rajarathinam

Jeeva Ravi played the role of Sub-inspector Suresh Pandian

Baby Monica played the role of young Angel

Srilatha played the role of Mrs. Suresh Pandian

Rindhu Ravi played the role of Mrs. Philomina Pethuraj

Cameo Appearances in the film:

Bijili Ramesh played the role of Courtroom Watchman

Master Kamalesh played the role of School Student

Gowtham Sundararajan played the role of Police Officer

Suriya played the role of the narrator at the end of the film

Crew of the film:

Directed by: J. J. Frederick

Produced by: Suriya

Music by: Govind Vasantha

Cinematography: Ramji

Edited by: Ruben

Production Company: 2D Entertainment

General:

Release Date: 29 May 2020

Running Time: 120 minutes

Country: India

Language: Tamil

Soundtrack in the film:

1. Vaa Chellam

Lyrics by: Vivek

Singer of the song: Brindha Sivakumar

2. Pookalin Porvai

Lyrics by: Vivek

Singers of the song: Sean Roldan, Keerthana Vaidyanathan

3. Vaan Thooralgal

Lyrics by: Uma Devi

Singer of the song: Chinmayi

4. Kalaigiradhey Kanave

Lyrics by : Uma Devi

Singer of the song: Govind Vasantha

5. Vaanmai Naan

Lyrics by: Uma Devi

Singers of the song: Saindavi, Govind Vasantha

Rating for the film:

IMDb: 6.8/10

Behindwoods: 2.8/5

Critic Reviews for the film:

1. Very brave and must watch movie
2. A good movie that should be watched at least once
3. Best Debut film for the director
4. Good Story but amateur execution
5. Just brilliant screenplay and direction top notch
6. Nice movie
7. Wonderful movie from a debutant
8. This is something beyond just script and scenes
9. A beautiful message with a much-needed message for today!
10. Cruel reality
11. The feel when justice has been delivered