Ponmani
1977, Tamil. Directed by Darmasena Pathiraja.
Dharmesena Pathiraja's only Tamil language film, Ponmani (Younger Sister) is about a starkly different socio-economic culture and political climate. Set in the northern city of Jaffna, it traces the fortunes and concerns of an economically depleted upper caste, lower middle class family. An evocative film about land, women, romance and tragedy, narrated in an idiom of understatement.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Tamil
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- Released
- 4 July 1977
- Original title
- பொன்மணி
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Written by
- Kavaloor Rajadurai
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Ponmani runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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Ponmani isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 July 1977. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Ponmani?
Ponmani (1977) was directed by Darmasena Pathiraja and stars Wickrama Bogoda, Wimal Kumara de Costa, Amarasiri Kalansooriya.