Periya Gounder Ponnu

<p>Periya Saamy, called Periya Gounder by the villagers, is the village chief and a wealthy respected man in his village. His daughter Manjula, an arrogant girl who studied in the city, comes back to her village during summer vacations. Her cousin Thangamuthu is an educated blacksmith and lives with his widowed mother, he is the future husband of Manjula as per the village custom. But Periya Saamy doesn’t want to marry a man from a poor family, so he refuses Thangamuthu and Manjula’s marriage. Periya Saamy slowly falls in love with the village belle Jillu and she becomes his secret mistress. He even accepts to marry his daughter with his mistress’s rowdy brother. One day, Manjula insults Thangamuthu and his mother. Enraged, he ties a around her neck. What transpires next forms the rest of the story. The music was composed by , with lyrics written by Kalidasan. NKS of wrote, “Such a skewed scenario notwithstanding, director Manivasagam keeps the drama going because of good performances [..].” C. R. K. of also gave the same comments on his review.</p>