''Ponnana Neram'' () is a 2001 Indian

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directed by the duo Ravi-Raja. The film stars

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, while

Shanmugasundaram Shanmugasundaram was an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He began his career as an actor by starring in '' Ratha Thilagam'' (1963) and '' Karnan'' (1964), and continued his career for seven decades. He is also a dubbing artist. He ...

and

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appear in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Pradeep Ravi, the film was released on 14 November 2001.

Plot

Manivel is a police officer and Pooja is a college student, who is a prankster who often gets others into trouble. Pooja witnesses few terrorists planning to kill a minister, but nobody is ready to believe her. Whether Manivel stops the terrorist attack forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Pradeep Ravi.

Reception

Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote that "Almost all of Ramarajan's roles have been that of a rustic. And one often felt that the hero should go in for a change of image. But after watching him in action as the super cop here, one feels the hero was better off playing the rustic simpleton!".

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*{{IMDb title 2000s Indian films 2000s police films 2000s Tamil-language films 2001 action drama films 2001 films Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Films about terrorism in India Indian action drama films Indian police films Tamil-language Indian films