Ponvannan

Acting

Ponvannan

Born

1964-09-23 (62)

Place of birth

Erode, Tamilnadu, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

65 titles

Ponvannan is an Indian actor and director who has worked in Tamil cinema and television.

Known for

Marmadesam poster
NR

Marmadesam, meaning "Land of Mystery" in Tamil, is a television series directed by Naga. The series was telecast between 1997 and 2001 and was very successful.

Marmadesam

1996

Uppu Puli Kaaram poster
NR

A hotel owner and father of four faces a predicament with the arrival of his abandoned son. Will the family dynamics get spicier or sour?

Uppu Puli Kaaram

2024

Thalaivaa poster
5.5

A mafia don sends his son out of the country because he doesn't want even a shadow of his life falling on him. Destiny wills otherwise. The son makes an innocuous trip to Mumbai to visit his dad. And ends up filling his father's large shoes.

Thalaivaa

2013

Aindham Vedham poster
8.5

Anu travels to Varanasi for her mother’s last rites, where a priest asks her to deliver an ancient relic to a temple in Tamil Nadu. While she plans to disobey his command, fate has other plans.

Aindham Vedham

2024

Lingaa poster
5.0

After being turned down by the ruling Britons, the rightful heir to a famous dynasty inspires local villagers to build a dam themselves. A small-time thief reforms after learning about the role played by his grandfather in building a dam.

Lingaa

2014

No artwork available
NR

Muthu, the son of a poor villager, was faulted by his school teacher for not disclosing the name of the boy who stole a watch from a nearby watchshop. Later when Muthu reported the theft to the police, he was framed by the head-constable, whose son was the real thief, and convicted. Educated in the reformatory school, Muthu learns the tricks of the criminal trade and their modus operandi. When he comes out of jail, by chance, Muthu gets the certificates of a man with a similar name and joins the police force, with false credentials. When Muthu's superior officer threw out his daughter for having an affair with the son of a known criminal, Muthu marries her. Using his knowledge gained while in prison. Muthu becomes a sort of private detective, who traces and restores stolen property to the true owners. This results in Muthu being convicted a number of times and he ends up serving a long stretch due to a murder case.

IPC 215

2003

Film credits

2010s · 27 titles

Thalaivaa poster
5.5

A mafia don sends his son out of the country because he doesn't want even a shadow of his life falling on him. Destiny wills otherwise. The son makes an innocuous trip to Mumbai to visit his dad. And ends up filling his father's large shoes.

Thalaivaa

2013

Lingaa poster
5.0

After being turned down by the ruling Britons, the rightful heir to a famous dynasty inspires local villagers to build a dam themselves. A small-time thief reforms after learning about the role played by his grandfather in building a dam.

Lingaa

2014

Kaaviya Thalaivan poster
7.0

Two rival artists at Sivadas Swamigal's drama troupe compete in everything they do. While one of them goes on to become successful, the other fails in life.

Kaaviya Thalaivan

2014

Ponnar Shankar poster
4.8

Ponnar Shankar is based on historical novel written by Kalangir M. Karunanidhi. Story is about the two warriors, both are brothers named Ponner and Sankar living in Kongu Nadu (present day Coimbatore, Erode etc..). This is a historical movie and these two warriors are even worshipped today at most of the above mentioned part of Tamil Nadu.

Ponnar Shankar

2011

Adanga Maru poster
7.3

A sincere cop, who's suspended from the department for locking horns with a few influential people in the society, starts taking revenge against those who finished off his dear ones.

Adanga Maru

2018

Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum poster
5.2

The relationship between a grumpy guy and a practical girl becomes complicated when the latter gets tired of the former’s impatient behaviour.

Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum

2019

NGK poster
4.9

An educated do-gooder is forced to enter politics in order to serve the society. But, will the old guard make way and allow him to do that?

NGK

2019

Kadaikutty Singam poster
6.6

Gunasingam, a family-loving farmer who hails from a small town, tries his best to keep his big family united despite him being misunderstood by many.

Kadaikutty Singam

2018

Yatchan poster
6.3

A small-time hooligan hired to kill a girl and an aspiring movie actor find themselves in the wrong place due to a mix-up. Now, the gangster who ordered the hit is after all the three of them.

Yatchan

2015

Kadalai poster
NR

A youngster with a lackadaisical attitude realises the importance of embracing agriculture when a selfish businessman tries to acquire land from his village.

Kadalai

2016

Sankarankovil poster
8.0

A stranger Kathir lands up at Sankaran Kovil, a serene southern village. Kathir searches for a job at this unpromising place, and finds one as a helper in Killi Pillai's dairy farm. Kathir is a merry young man but gets flashes of his sad and oppressed childhood, which has its roots in Sankaran Kovil. Kathir isn't a complete stranger to the village nor has he come here looking for a living; he has an ulterior motive which involves the whole village.

Sankarankovil

2011

Palli Paruvathile poster
NR

A school student loves his classmate, who also harbours feelings for him. But when her rich, powerful family questions her, she lies that she isn't love with him, and this plays havoc on the boy's family.

Palli Paruvathile

2017

Sathuranga Vettai poster
8.1

A con artist is caught by the cops and is swindled off the money by his own partners. Meanwhile, a person who he had scammed hires a gangster to finish him off. Can he outwit these people and turn over a new leaf?

Sathuranga Vettai

2014

Singam Puli poster
5.1

This film involves around two characters both have been played by Jeeva. Siva is fisherman and does good things and on the other hand Ashok is a lawyer, womanizer and does bad things. At one point Ashok kills a girl with whom he made love. By certain amount of doubt, his brother Siva drags Ashok to court, there he uses his professional knowledge to escape out of the case.

Singam Puli

2011

Kadal poster
5.7

A wrongdoer is caught red-handed and he is not going to forgive the man who exposed him.

Kadal

2013

Neruppu Da poster
4.5

Guru and his friends' ambition is to become firemen, but a run in with a gangster threatens to bring their dream crashing down.

Neruppu Da

2017

Vaagai Sooda Vaa poster
7.2

Veluthambi, who aspires for a government job, finds himself teaching poor children in a village. When he learns that they are appointed as bonded labourers, he decides to bring about a change.

Vaagai Sooda Vaa

2011

Raa Raa poster
NR

Royapuram to Royapettai (Raa raa) is a simplistic love story about two people with background that is so disparate, it’s seemingly impossible for them to unite in marriage.

Raa Raa

2011

Seedan poster
4.5

An orphaned maid falls in love with her wealthy employer's grandson, but their romance faces strict class barriers. A mysterious new cook arrives to secretly orchestrate their union, ultimately revealing himself to be a Hindu deity in human form who came to answer her prayers.

Seedan

2011

Bhooloham poster
5.8

A greedy TV channel owner tries to rake in the moolah by pitting a reluctant local boxer against a notorious international champion.

Bhooloham

2015

Pulliman poster
2.0

Kunjunni, an orphan, and Radha, who makes a living by selling statues of deities, love each other. However, problems arise when her father opposes their relationship.

Pulliman

2010

Ayyanar Veethi poster
10.0

Ayyanaar Veethi is a Tamil movie starring Yuvan and Sara Shetty in prominent roles. The cast also includes K Bhagyaraj and Meera Krishnan. It is a drama directed by Gipsy Rajkumar with P Senthil Vel as the producer and U.K. Murali as music director forming part of the crew.

Ayyanar Veethi

2017

Sharabha poster
NR

When Chandraksha releases a horde of evil spirits that soon attack various villages, Parvathamma and her son, Sharabha, try to stop them with the help of their deity, Lord Narasimha.

Sharabha

2018

Porkkalam poster
NR

Porkkalam (Tamil: போர்க்களம்; English: Battlefield) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by debutant Bandi Saroj Kumar. Starring Kishore of Polladhavan and Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu fame, Tinnu Anand, who starred in Mani Ratnam's Nayagan and Bombay, comedy actor Sathyan and Smitha, a newcomer from Karnataka, in lead roles and seven artists as Villains, the film has musical score by Rohit Kulkarni and cinematography by J. Mahendran. The film was released on 14 January 2010.

Porkkalam

2010

Bogan poster
6.3

A criminal swaps his body with that of the cop who is hunting him.​

Bogan

2017

Sathru poster
6.4

The kidnapping comes to a jolting halt when an honest police inspector decides to punish a five-member gang of youngsters who kidnap children for ransom.

Sathru

2019

No artwork available
NR

Sooran is a 2014 Tamil film directed by Balu Narayanan. The film stars Karan, Anumol, Shefali Sharma and Jagan in lead roles.

Sooran

2014

2000s · 15 titles

No artwork available
NR

Muthu, the son of a poor villager, was faulted by his school teacher for not disclosing the name of the boy who stole a watch from a nearby watchshop. Later when Muthu reported the theft to the police, he was framed by the head-constable, whose son was the real thief, and convicted. Educated in the reformatory school, Muthu learns the tricks of the criminal trade and their modus operandi. When he comes out of jail, by chance, Muthu gets the certificates of a man with a similar name and joins the police force, with false credentials. When Muthu's superior officer threw out his daughter for having an affair with the son of a known criminal, Muthu marries her. Using his knowledge gained while in prison. Muthu becomes a sort of private detective, who traces and restores stolen property to the true owners. This results in Muthu being convicted a number of times and he ends up serving a long stretch due to a murder case.

IPC 215

2003

Ayan poster
7.0

Deva works for Arumugam, a smuggler, who has taken care of him for many years. However, when his best friend gets killed, Deva decides to help the police to nab a dangerous drug lord.

Ayan

2009

Flash poster
3.5

Mithun Madhavan (Mohanlal) appears as a Mumbai-based Information Technology industrialist but a psychologist in reality. Priyan (Indrajith) is a software engineer working under Mithun. Priyan is in love with his uncle's daughter Dhwani (Parvathi) who was born and brought up in Chennai. The rest of the story deals with the disturbing events in Dhwani's life and how Mithun helps her overcome those.

Flash

2007

Paruthiveeran poster
7.0

A village tough finally succumbs to the unconditional love of his angelic cousin, but his romance faces insurmountable challenges, including family opposition and his own delinquent personality.

Paruthiveeran

2007

Peranmai poster
6.4

A communist forest ranger from a tribal community is tasked with whipping five spoiled female cadets into shape. Their bonding trip into the woods turns deadly when they come across foreign mercenaries plotting to sabotage a government satellite launch.

Peranmai

2009

No artwork available
NR

Anjali lives with her two sisters and grandmother. Her life changes when she falls in love with her neighbour Gopi. But her marriage is at stake as she has several responsibilities in the family.

Kanna Unnai Thedukiren

2001

Valluvan Vasuki poster
NR

Valluvan and Vasuki fall deeply in love with each other, but their families are strictly against their union. However, the two are determined to fight all odds to be together.

Valluvan Vasuki

2008

Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu poster
6.0

Muniyandi Vilangyial Moonramandu is a 2008 Tamil film. Bharath, Poorna and Ponvannan play the lead roles with Vadivelu. The film is directed by Thirumurugan. The movie was produced by Malaysian-based firm Lotus Five Star in association with Thiru Pictures.

Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu

2008

Nam Naadu poster
5.0

Nam Naadu is a Action based movie. It starts with Aalavandhar(Nasser) a corrupt politician who holds the post as Education minister and wants to become the chief minister. He is supported by his son-in-laws, Sathya(Saranraj) IPS Officer who runs a finance company and Ilamaran(Ponvannan) IAS officer, the district collector. With the idea of his in-laws, Aalavandhar tries to disturb peace in state and make situation against the CM.Muthazhagu (Sarath kumar) a honest youth wing leader of the same ruling party learns and opposes the move of his father and he stands by and for the...

Nam Naadu

2007

Silambattam poster
2.9

A man unravels the mysteries of his past and his upbringing while settling a village feud.

Silambattam

2008

Veeranadai poster
NR

After the death of his sister, Periyakaruppu vows not to marry and raise his niece, Poomayil. When Poomayil grows up, she finds out about her uncle's sacrifices for her and decides to marry him.

Veeranadai

2000

No artwork available
6.8

For Yogi, assaults have become a daily routine, so much so that the sight of his latest victim, a heavily injured woman slumped in her car, leaves him untouched. But then he spots her baby on the back seat. Without a second thought, Yogi takes the completely defenseless creature along in a basket. Not even a machine gun pointed at his forehead could have had a stronger impact on his life; he feels threatened and seduced at the same time.

Yogi

2009

Anjathe poster
6.8

Sathya and Kiruba are friends. Sathya is reckless and gets into drinking and violent fights whereas Kiruba studies hard to become a Sub-Inspector. Tables are turned when Sathya becomes a Sub-Inspector.

Anjathe

2008

Kannukkul Nilavu poster
6.6

Gautham meets Dr Rajasekhar, a psychologist, to learn about his memories pertaining to a girl named Gayathri. Rajasekhar learns that he is looking for Shanmugam, who he thinks has killed Gayathri.

Kannukkul Nilavu

2000

Mayandi Kudumbathar poster
4.5

Mayandi Kudumbathar (English: Mayandi's family) is a 2009 Indian Tamil film written and directed by Rasu Madhuravan, who directed Poomagal Oorvalam and Paandi previously. Starring 10 Tamil film directors, including Manivannan, Seeman, Tarun Gopi and Ponvannan, in lead and supporting roles. The film, scored by Sabesh-Murali and filmed by Balabharani, was released on 5 June 2009, going on to become successful at the box office.

Mayandi Kudumbathar

2009

1990s · 14 titles

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Saathi Sanam

1997

Annan poster
NR

Velan feels happy when his sister, Lakshmi, marries Selvam, a police officer. But Velan is shocked when Selvam accuses him of killing his father.

Annan

1999

Periya Thambi poster
NR

Siva lives with his father Soundarapandian, a police officer, and his little sister Geetha. Geetha gets engaged and Siva notes that his father will not invite his family to the wedding. Hence, Siva finds out his family's village and goes there. At his father's village, Siva is insulted by his uncle Sankarapandian, while his aunt Kamachi welcomes him. Soon, Kamachi's daughter Selvi and Siva fall in love with each other. How Siva reconciles his uncle and marries Selvi forms the rest of the story.

Periya Thambi

1997

No artwork available
6.3

Thangapandi stays with his grandfather after the birth of his stepbrother Sellasamy. He is jealous of him and leaves his mother after an unexpected incident leaves him feeling unwanted.

Pasumpon

1995

No artwork available
NR

Sundarapandian, an orphan and angry man, is the henchman of a rich man Manivannan and he often went to jail for minor offenses. Karthikeyan enters his house as a maid and he falls with his daughter Kalyani. In the meantime, Mallaria, an orphan, tries to reform Sundarapandian and they fall in love with each other. One day, a poor girl Chellayi is raped and killed by a corrupted MLA. Sundarapandian and Mallaria finally get married, they decide to leave the village but they don't have enough money. Manivannan prepares his daughter's wedding with the MLA and Manivannan orders Sundarapandian to kill the innocent Karthikeyan. Sundarapandian, who is now a good man, decide to join the young pair. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Government Mappillai

1992

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Velai

1998

No artwork available
8.0

Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu is a Tamil film directed by P. Bharathiraja. The music composed by maestro Ilaiyaraaja while lyrics written by Muthulingham, Ilaiyaraaja and Gangai Amaran. Two peasant brothers clash with a powerful landlord.

Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu

1991

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Engirundho Vandhan

1995

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gandhi Pirantha Mann

1995

Maaman Magal poster
6.0

The film is a love story between Sathyaraj and Meena. Sathyaraj and Goundmani, the best comic combos in Tamil cinema. Goundamani's nostril flaring sarcastic dialogues with Sathyaraj's carefree Coimbatore brand of humor made for the perfect twosome that never failed to tickle the funny bone. The usage of both the witty dialogues and the slapstick in right doses. If Manivannan joins them, never ceases to laugh. The story starts from Manivannan entry in film, He wants to drag down Jayachitra and he asks Sathyaraj to marry his daughter Meena. So those two starts cheating Jayachitra and Meena, After Meena—Sathyaraj marriage knot, truth comes to the light. The plot takes twist when Meena suits for divorce. The plot completes by Meena leaves her selfdom and joins Sathyraj

Maaman Magal

1995

No artwork available
NR

Sethu falls in love with the village head's daughter. However, things are not all that smooth, as his elder brother is given the responsibility of protecting the girl's honour until she is married.

Senathipathi

1996

Rettai Jadai Vayasu poster
7.5

While visiting his sister, a man falls in love with a local girl. Problems arise when another suitor enters the picture. The matter worsens further when the girl's mother objects to their alliance.

Rettai Jadai Vayasu

1997

Karuththamma poster
6.2

A father blames his miseries on the birth of his third daughter, but soon understands her true value after he becomes paralyzed.

Karuththamma

1994

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Katta Panchayathu

1996

Series credits

Behind the camera