Pudhalvan
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{{Infobox film
| name = Pudhalvan
| image =
| caption =
| director = Selva Vinayagam
| producer = P. Vijayagowri
| writer = P. Kalaimani (dialogues)
| story = Paruchuri brothers
| screenplay = Selva Vinayagam
| music = Deva
| cinematography = Ravindhar
| editing = P. Venkateswara Rao
| distributor = P. N. R. Pictures
| studio = Vijaya Gowri Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1997|12|26}}
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Pudhalvan is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Selva Vinayagam, who had previously directed the films Kottai Vaasal (1992) and Aranmanai Kaavalan (1994). The film stars Ramki and Pragathi, with Vijayakumar, Jayanthi, newcomer Raghavi, Mohan Natarajan, S. N. Vasanth and Raja Raveendar playing supporting roles. It was released on 26 December 1997.{{Cite web |title=புதல்வன் / Pudhalvan (1997) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/pudhalvan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227030824/https://screen4screen.com/movies/pudhalvan |archive-date=27 December 2023 |access-date=10 January 2024 |website=Screen 4 Screen}} The film was a remake of Telugu film Doshi Nirdoshi (1990).{{Cn|date=June 2024}} Two years after release, the producers were given a {{INR}}5 lakh subsidy by the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi along with ten other films.{{Cite news |date=30 March 1999 |title=Subsidy for low budget films distributed |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/%28docid%29/6225E0E2596F95C065256940004BD706?OpenDocument |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080427180556/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/6225E0E2596F95C065256940004BD706?OpenDocument |archive-date=27 April 2008 |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |agency=PTI}}
Plot
Siva (Ramki) is an honest police inspector who was brought up by the judge Sathyamoorthy (Vijayakumar) when his mother died. Sathyamoorthy has two sons: Ramesh (S. N. Vasanth) and Raja (Raja Raveendar). The influential smuggler Mudaliar (Mohan Natarajan) often clashes with Siva and Sathyamoorthy. Siva and the jolly college student Priya (Pragathi) fall in love and later get married with Sathyamoorthy's blessing.
One day, Raja rapes Mudaliar's daughter. The next day, Raja is found dead and Siva conducts the investigation. Ramesh admits to his father that he killed Raja. Sathyamoorthy decides to protect Ramesh at all costs, while Siva wants to send Ramesh to jail. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Ramki as Inspector Siva
- Pragathi as Priya
- Vijayakumar as Sathyamoorthy
- Jayanthi as Parvathi
- Rani
- Meesai Murugesan
- Pandu
- Halwa Vasu
- Mohan Natarajan as Mudaliar
- S. N. Vasanth as Ramesh
- Raja Raveendar as Raja
- Soundar as Soundar
- Thideer Kannaiah
- Raghavi
- Manager Cheena
- Vincent Roy
- Anuja
- M. G. Raja Gopal
- R. K.
- Musthafa
- Mukilan
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Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.{{Cite web |title=Pudhalvan |url=https://gaana.com/album/pudhalvan |access-date=10 January 2024 |website=Gaana |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110042128/https://gaana.com/album/pudhalvan |url-status=live }}
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! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration | ||
| "Cellular Phone" | Anuradha Sriram, Chorus | 5:07 |
| "Kannaana Kanna" | Krishna Sundar | 4:59 |
| "Kumari Ponnu" | Krishna Sundar, Swarnalatha | 5:02 |
| "MBBS Naan" | Swarnalatha | 4:20 |
| "Sattangal Veru" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:43 |
References
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