Punniya Boomi

Punniya Boomi (transl. Sacred land) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Vijayan and written by Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Vanisri, with Sangeeta, Bhavani, M. N. Nambiar and V. K. Ramasamy in supporting roles.^[1] It is a remake of the 1957 Hindi film Mother India,^[2] which was previously remade in Telugu in 1971 as Bangaru Thalli.^[3] The film was released on 12 May 1978.^[1]

Punniya Boomi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Vijayan
Screenplay by	Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy
Story by	Mehboob Khan
Produced by	N. V. Ramasamy
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Vanisri
Cinematography	Ishan Arya
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	N.V.R. Pictures
Release date	12 May 1978 (1978-05-12)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Manickam and Lakshmi are married. Manickam is mild mannered and timid. They had borrowed a lot of money for the marriage which multiplies by the time they had two children. The lender aims to take over their lands as he did with the rest of the people who owe him money and the only thing standing in his way is Lakshmi's hard-working nature. While Lakshmi's elder son is hard-working and timid, the younger son cannot bear to see the atrocities which slowly pushes him to the wrong side of law. At one time, as vengeance, he plans to kidnap and molest the lender's daughter and he is killed by his own mother showing how, in India, for a mother, it is more important that her son is good than alive.

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan as Manickam and Raju
• Vanisri as Lakshmi
• Rama Krishna as Ramu
• Sangeeta
• Bhavani
• Y. Vijaya
• M. N. Nambiar as Nagalingam
• V. K. Ramasamy as Paramasivam
• Manorama as Ponnammal
• C. K. Saraswathi

Soundtrack

All lyrics were written by Kannadasan.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Manjapattu Veppilai"
2.	"Manushan Ennavo"
3.	"Ninaivu Podhum"

References

1. "191-200". nadigarthilagam.com. p. 20. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
2. Pillai, Swarnavel Eswaran (2015). Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema. Sage Publications. p. 242. ISBN 978-93-5150-212-8.
3. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 112. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
4. "Punniya Boomi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

External links

• Punniya Boomi at IMDb