Pona Machan Thirumbi Vandhan () is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by C. Srinivasa Rao. The dialogues were written by V. Seetharaman and screenplay by Mercury Films' Story Department. Based on the novel Punarjanmam by Thumilan, it stars Sriram and Kusalakumari. The film was released on 27 November 1954 and did not succeed commercially.

Plot The film tells of a young man named Sambu. He is from a well-to-do family and spends his days chewing betel leaves and tobacco. He is fond of telling stories about old times to his servant Kittan. The young man is fond of his sister Chandra. He is keen on getting her married to a suitable young man and keeping the couple in his house. He releases a peculiar advertisement asking for a bridegroom who has to send money of to be considered for the alliance. A young man Thyagu, who was mostly in North India and sick of Chappathi – Kuruma, wishes to get back home and replies to the ad. Another person and his sister Vimala then come to Sambhu's house. Not interested in the "Ad for groom" business. Chandra leaves the house. She meets Thyagu and unaware of each other's identity, they fall in love. They meet with a car accident and the rich owners takes them home for treatment, thinking they are a married couple. Afraid of scandals, they change their names, leading to more complications. Resolving the complications occupies the rest of the film.

Cast

Male cast Sriram as Thyagu Shankaramoorthi as Rathnam Thangavelu as Sambu Ganapathi Bhatt Friend Ramasami Sampathkumar T. K. Ramachandran Velappan C. P. Kittan as Kittan Ganesh Singh Raja Wahab Kashmiri Male Support Cast Shankar, Mani Bhagavathar, Kottayam Kailasa Bhagavathar, Prasad, Varadarajan, Kuntu Pillai, and R. K. Krishnan Mudaliar.

Female cast Kusalakumari as Chandra Lakshmikantha as Vimala Angamuthu as Rathnam Ranganayaki Jayagowri Saraswathi Saroja Varada Bai Rukmani Lakshmi

Soundtrack Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and C. N. Pandurangan..

Song Singers Lyrics MD Length "Aatharam Nin Paadham" Radha Jayalakshmi V. Seetharaman M. S. Viswanathan 03:37 "Pennai Veeddil" P. Leela & A. G. Rathnamala "Koduthidu Neeye Koduthidu" A. G. Rathnamala & K. R. Chellamuthu 03:11 "Yaarai Yematra Vandheer" U. R. Jeevarathinam 03:28 "Idhayam Ennum" A. M. Rajah & U. R. Jeevarathinam C. N. Pandurangan 02:41 "Odam Polae Namathu" V. N. Sundaram, A. L. Raghavan,T. Sathyavathi & Subbulakshmi 02:34 "Yeno Naanum Vaaduren" Jikki N. S. Chithambaram 03:03

Release Pona Machan Thirumbi Vandhan was released on 27 November 1954, and did not succeed commercially.

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