''Poova Thalaiya'' () is a 1969 Indian

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written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesh,

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and

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. It was released on 10 May 1969. The film was remade in

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as '' Bomma Borusa,'' in

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as '' Balapareekshanam'' and in

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as ''Balondu Uyyale''. It was also an influence on the 2000 Tamil film '' Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela''.

Plot

Ganesan is a widower and Parvathamma is his mother-in-law. Shankar is the younger brother of Ganesan and he falls in love with Parvathamma's youngest daughter Nirmala. A healthy competition takes place between evil minded Parvathamma and Shankar so as to overthrow one another.

Cast

Production

The film was shot at AVM Studios and was produced by Rama. Arangakannal, an active politician.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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, with lyrics by Vaali. The title song is set to the raga

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, and "Maduraiyil Parandha" is set to

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Release and reception

''Poova Thalaiya'' was released on 10 May 1969. ''

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'' called the film "an all-out attempt at comedy and it succeeds reasonably well", but said Balachander's direction had "not come up with the standard of his previous films".

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* {{K. Balachander 1960s Indian films 1960s Tamil-language films 1969 comedy films 1969 films Films directed by K. Balachander Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Films shot in Tirunelveli Films with screenplays by K. Balachander Indian black-and-white films Indian comedy films Tamil films remade in other languages Tamil-language Indian films