Ponvayal

<p>Sengodan owns 10 acres of land, known as “Ponvayal” (Golden Farm). It is rumoured that fortune in gold is buried in Ponvayal. Sengodan loves his cousin Semba. Esraj, a counterfeiter, plans to obtain the fortune. He seeks the help of a graduate Bangaru and his lover. Unknown to Esraj, a policeman and an actress work against him and the crafty couple succeed in foiling the plans of Esraj. Sengodan is later arrested on a charge of attempting to murder Bangaru, but the policeman, with help from his girlfriend, discovers the truth and Sengodan is exonerated. was a novel written by and serialised in his own magazine . When the film rights to this story were bought, the film adaptation was titled . It was directed and written by , and produced by (who also played the male lead) under Jayanthi Pictures. It is the company’s first production. The music of the film was composed by Thuraiyur Rajagopal Sarma and R. Rajagopal, under the supervision of N. P. Abdul Khader. The lyrics were written by Yogi Suddhanantha Bharathiyar and Sundara Vathiyar. was released on 12 February 1954, and distributed by Madras Pictures. The critic from positively reviewed the film for Krishnaswamy’s writing and direction, along with the performances of Ramachandran, Anjali Devi and Muthulakshmi. Despite this, it failed at the box office. No of the film is known to survive, making it a .</p>