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sends the other girl Ponni ("Baby" Asha, later
Lalitha) to work in Kanmani's house. Kanmani ill treats her and once pushes her down the staircase, which injures Ponni badly, and she lands in hospital. The rich man has an adopted son Sundaram (Kaushik). His brother, a ne'er-do-well (Sriram), misbehaves with both Ponni and Kanmani. In the process, Ponni tries to save her sister, and lands in prison, accused of murder. However, the truth comes out and they all live happily thereafter.
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The story is about a less privileged woman (P. Santha Kumari) left with two daughters. She loses one girl ("Baby" Chandrakumari, later
Padmini), who is found by a wealthy man (D. Balasubramaniam). He changes her name to Kanmani and brings her up in luxury. She becomes proud. The struggling mother
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took over and completed it. A dance drama with the popular story of Lord
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was directing the film, but for reasons unknown he left half-way.
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465:"Azhagum Gunamaum Amaindha Pennukku"
363:C. R. Chandrakumari as Young Kanmani
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287:Narayana Pillai as Expert Detective
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510:"Aaduvadhum Paaduvadhum Edhukku"
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523:"Paambodu Pazhagalaam Pennmani"
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480:"Mazhayai Nambi Uyir Vaazhum"
278:M. R. Swaminathan as Munusami
275:M. L. N. Kaushik as Sundaram
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668:. 20 June 1953. p. 1.
580:(Baama Vijayam dance drama)
351:P. S. Gnanam as Maragatham
312:as Hungarian World Champion
203:-language film directed by
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578:"Aaduvome Oonjal Aaduvome"
429:The music was composed by
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360:Baby Asha as Young Ponni
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495:"Aangalai Pola Penngal"
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304:International Wrestling
162:26 June 1953
549:"Ulagam Pora Pokkile"
536:"Madhimuga Radhi Ena"
299:Ponnaiah as Vaiyapuri
88:S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
565:"Aadi Paadu Paappaa"
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357:Pachanayaki as Valli
272:as Nallasivam Pillai
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260:Sriram as Samarasam
211:, starring Sriram,
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469:Jayalakshmi
328:Female Cast
113:Sailen Bose
84:Produced by
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763:Categories
614:References
608:Randor Guy
553:Loganathan
425:Soundtrack
419:Dara Singh
398:Production
342:as Kanmani
316:Dara Singh
293:as Muniyan
284:as Chokkan
266:as Murugan
166:1953-06-26
139:Production
115:N. Prakash
712:The Hindu
602:Reception
415:King Kong
407:C. S. Rao
348:as Sornam
310:King Kong
255:Male Cast
209:C. S. Rao
120:Edited by
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723:17 March
670:Archived
384:Sukumari
336:as Ponni
223:version
185:Language
128:Music by
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76:Story by
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213:Lalitha
177:Country
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457:Lyrics
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379:Ambika
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219:. The
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743:Ponni
585:Radha
368:Dance
201:Tamil
196:Ponni
188:Tamil
180:India
123:Surya
31:Ponni
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725:2017
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