Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa#Episodes

{{Infobox television

| image = Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa poster.jpg

| caption = Release poster

| genre = Drama
Anthology

| writer = Balaji Mohan
Halitha Shameem
Madhumitha
Sabarivasan Shanmugam
S. Guhapriya
Richard Anthony
Praveena Shivram

| director = Balaji Mohan
Halitha Shameem
Madhumitha
Surya Krishna
Richard Anthony

| starring = {{Plain list|*Nadhiya

}}

| theme_music_composer = G. V. Prakash Kumar

| num_episodes = 5

| music =

| open_theme = "Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa – Title Track"

| composer = Sean Roldan
Goutham Vasu Venkatesan
Karthikeya Murthy
Kaber Vasuki
Pradeep Kumar

| cinematography = Preetha Jayaraman
Vikas Vasudevan

| editor = T. S. Suresh

| company = Mindscreen Cinemas
Phoenix Inspired
Hammock Productions
Wallwatcher Films
Room 101 Productions

| network = Amazon Prime Video

| first_aired = {{Start date|2022|01|14|df=y}}

}}

Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa ({{Translation|Won't a brand new dawn rise?}}) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language anthology series, consisting of five episodes directed by Balaji Mohan, Halitha Shameem, Madhumitha, Surya Krishna and Richard Anthony. The series feature an ensemble cast of Aishwarya Lekshmi, Arjun Das, Dhilip Subbarayan, Gouri G. Kishan, Joju George, Lijomol Jose, Nadhiya, Nirmal Pillai, Sananth and Teejay Arunasalam.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-13 |title=Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa: Balaji Mohan, Madhumita, Halitha Shameem and others reveal their silver linings during lockdown |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-interview-7719794/ |access-date=2022-01-13 |website=The Indian Express |archive-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113054023/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-interview-7719794/ |url-status=live }}

A spiritual successor to the Tamil anthology film Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020), the series was set and shot during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |title=Cinemascape 2022: Tamil movie industry hopes to get back to its feet |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jan/01/cinemascape-2022-tamil-movie-industry-hopes-to-get-back-to-its-feet-2401743.html |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=The New Indian Express |date=January 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110112434/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jan/01/cinemascape-2022-tamil-movie-industry-hopes-to-get-back-to-its-feet-2401743.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title='Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa' trailer: Amazon anthology series returns for a second edition |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1014004/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-trailer-amazon-anthology-series-returns-for-a-second-edition |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=Scroll.in |date=4 January 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110122936/https://scroll.in/reel/1014004/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-trailer-amazon-anthology-series-returns-for-a-second-edition |url-status=live }} The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 14 January 2022, coinciding with the Pongal festival.{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2022-01-04 |title='Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa': Aishwarya Lekshmi, Arjun Das star in new Tamil anthology |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-aishwarya-lekshmi-arjun-das-star-in-new-tamil-anthology/article38105793.ece |access-date=2022-01-09 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=9 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109153028/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-aishwarya-lekshmi-arjun-das-star-in-new-tamil-anthology/article38105793.ece |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2022-01-07 |title=Coming to Amazon Prime: 'Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa,' 'Unpaused: Naya Safar' |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/coming-to-amazon-prime-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-unpaused-naya-safar/article38165512.ece |access-date=2022-01-10 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110122924/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/coming-to-amazon-prime-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-unpaused-naya-safar/article38165512.ece |url-status=live }}

Premise

The five-episode series shares is set during the lockdown restrictions, followed by the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news |title=Directors of 'Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa...' tell us how anthologies are here to stay! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/directors-of-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-tell-us-how-anthologies-are-here-to-stay/articleshow/88808493.cms |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=The Times of India |date=10 January 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110112434/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/directors-of-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-tell-us-how-anthologies-are-here-to-stay/articleshow/88808493.cms |url-status=live }}

Plot

Mugakavasa Mutham - Police constables Murugan and Kuyuli undertake a heartwarming adventure to reunite two lovers. This adventure gives Murugan an opportunity to pursue his own love interest.

Loners - After going through a breakup in the pandemic, Nalla ) serendipitously meets Dheeran at a virtual wedding. What follows is a series of deep, meaningful conversations that enables them to develop a bond virtually and be alone together.

Mouname Paarvayaai - Yashoda and Murali have not spoken to each other in years despite living in the same house, in the shadow of their unforgotten love. When Yashoda begins to show symptoms of the virus, Murali takes care of her, which brings them together.

The Mask - Arjun, a work-from-home IT professional, struggles to tell his overbearing parents about his secret relationship. An out-of-the-blue rendezvous with an old friend, Velu, alters the course of both their lives and inspires self-acceptance like never before.

Nizhal Tharum Idham - When 30-year-old Shobi, receives the news of her father's death, she travels to Pondicherry, her hometown. There, she discovers what it means to feel alive again through the redemptive power of the acceptance of grief.

Cast

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style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" \| Mugakavasa Mutham ! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" \| Loners ! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" \| Mouname Paarvayaai ! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" \| The Mask ! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" \| Nizhal Tharum Idham
valign="top" \| Teejay Arunasalam as Murugan Gouri G. Kishan as Kuyili Saraswathi Menon as Manasa Sharada Subramanian as Hemalatha Anbu Thasan as Lokesh Vignesh as Guru Kalloori Vinoth as Farook \| valign="top" \| Lijomol Jose as Nallathangaal Arjun Das as Dheeran Abhinaya as RJ Abhinaya Bala Vignesh as Nallathangaal's ex-boyfriend \| valign="top" \| Nadhiya as Yashoda Joju George as Murali Rithika as Yashoda's daughter \| valign="top" \| Sananth as Arjun Dhilip Subbarayan as Velu Arun Kurian as Paul Daya Shankar Pandey as Arjun's father Tulasi as Prameela Anand Murali as a waiter \| valign="top" \| Aishwarya Lekshmi as Shobi Nirmal Pillai as Eric Viji Chandrasekhar as Rita Veera as Muzzammil Bava Chelladurai as Arokiyadass Roshni Kalyanakumar as Sarina Nishanth Naidu as Pawan Niraimathi as Lourde

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style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" | Mugakavasa Mutham

! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" | Loners

! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" | Mouname Paarvayaai

! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" | The Mask

! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" | Nizhal Tharum Idham

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Teejay Arunasalam as Murugan
Gouri G. Kishan as Kuyili
Saraswathi Menon as Manasa
Sharada Subramanian as Hemalatha
Anbu Thasan as Lokesh
Vignesh as Guru
Kalloori Vinoth as Farook

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Lijomol Jose as Nallathangaal
Arjun Das as Dheeran
Abhinaya as RJ Abhinaya
Bala Vignesh as Nallathangaal's ex-boyfriend

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Nadhiya as Yashoda
Joju George as Murali
Rithika as Yashoda's daughter

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Sananth as Arjun
Dhilip Subbarayan as Velu
Arun Kurian as Paul
Daya Shankar Pandey as Arjun's father
Tulasi as Prameela
Anand Murali as a waiter

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Aishwarya Lekshmi as Shobi
Nirmal Pillai as Eric
Viji Chandrasekhar as Rita
Veera as Muzzammil
Bava Chelladurai as Arokiyadass
Roshni Kalyanakumar as Sarina
Nishanth Naidu as Pawan
Niraimathi as Lourde

Episodes

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!Title

!Director

!Writers

!Cinematographer

!Music

!Editor

Mugakavasa Mutham

Loners

|raghav adithya

|Goutham Vasu Venkatesan

|Halitha Shameem

Mouname Paarvayaai

|Madhumitha

|Madhumitha, Sabarivasan Shanmugam

|Preetha Jayaraman

|Karthikeya Murthy

|T. S. Suresh

The Mask

|Surya Krishna

|S. Guhapriya

|Yamini Yagnamurthy

|Kaber Vasuki

|Ruben

Nizhal Tharum Idham

|Richard Anthony

|Richard Anthony, Praveena Shivram

|Vikas Vasudevan

|Pradeep Kumar

|Sangathamizhan E.

Production

A spiritual successor to the Tamil-language anthology drama Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020) was announced on 30 December 2021, by Amazon Prime Video, which exclusively produced and distributed the film to the streaming platform.{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=2022-01-03 |title=Amazon Prime Video to premiere new Tamil anthology on 14 January |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/amazon-prime-video-to-premiere-new-tamil-anthology-on-14-january-11641186821613.html |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=mint |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110122935/https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/amazon-prime-video-to-premiere-new-tamil-anthology-on-14-january-11641186821613.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title='Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa' Directors On How Anthologies Are Here To Stay |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-directors-of-amazon-original-series-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-tell-us-how-anthologies-are-here-to-stay/409072 |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=Outlook India |date=10 January 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110182701/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-directors-of-amazon-original-series-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-tell-us-how-anthologies-are-here-to-stay/409072 |url-status=live }} It was titled as Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaathaa, whose teaser being released on the same day. The anthology consisted of five short films directed by Balaji Mohan, Halitha Shameem, Madhumitha, Surya Krishna and Richard Anthony. Unlike its predecessor, which was made as a feature film format, the anthology was made as a five-episode web television series. Aparna Purohit, creative head of Amazon Prime Video had stated that "This anthology tells deeper, personal stories. Both the anthologies prove that art can thrive in the toughest of periods".{{Cite web |title=Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa: Stories of hope, resilience and human spirit |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jan/06/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-stories-of-hope-resilience-andhuman-spirit-2403521.html |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=The New Indian Express |date=6 January 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110072559/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jan/06/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-stories-of-hope-resilience-andhuman-spirit-2403521.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Cyril |first=Grace |date=4 January 2022 |title=Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa trailer out. Tamil anthology is a beautiful mix of 5 heartwarming stories |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-trailer-out-tamil-anthology-is-a-beautiful-mix-of-5-heartwarming-stories-1895887-2022-01-04 |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=India Today |archive-date=4 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104132749/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-trailer-out-tamil-anthology-is-a-beautiful-mix-of-5-heartwarming-stories-1895887-2022-01-04 |url-status=live }}

Music

{{Infobox album

| name = Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa

| type = soundtrack

| artist = G. V. Prakash Kumar, Sean Roldan, Goutham Vasu Venkatesan, Karthikeya Murthy, Kaber Vasuki, Pradeep Kumar

| cover =

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| released = 10 January 2022

| recorded = 2021–2022

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| genre = Amazon Original Series Soundtrack

| length = 19:07

| language = Tamil

| label = Amazon Music

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The music and original score for the short films is composed by Sean Roldan, Goutham Vasu Venkatesan, Karthikeya Murthy, Kaber Vasuki and Pradeep Kumar. G. V. Prakash Kumar who worked on its predecessor, scored music for the title track of the film.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-10 |title=Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa music: Composer GV Prakash Kumar hopes audience like it as much as he did while making it |url=https://www.desimartini.com/shows/ott/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-music-composer-gv-prakash-kumar-hopes-audience-like-it-as-much-as-he-did-while-making-it/5be230efee575/ |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=Desimartini |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110122931/https://www.desimartini.com/shows/ott/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-music-composer-gv-prakash-kumar-hopes-audience-like-it-as-much-as-he-did-while-making-it/5be230efee575/ |url-status=dead }} It was released on 10 January 2022, with a promotional music video being uploaded to YouTube. The soundtrack album consisting of six tracks were released on the same day.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-10 |title=Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa Music Album: It's a unique mix of young, renowned and upcoming artists |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-music-album-its-unique-mix-young-renowned-and-upcoming-artists-988670 |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=PINKVILLA |archive-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111093207/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-music-album-its-unique-mix-young-renowned-and-upcoming-artists-988670 |url-status=live }} It featured lyrics written by Kaber Vasuki, Halitha Shameem, Balaji Mohan and Sabarivasan Shanmugam.

The New Indian Express stated that "the album brings out the essence of the anthology of five heartwarming and buoyant stories".{{Cite web |title=Music of 'Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa' anthology released |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jan/08/music-of-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-anthology-released-2404581.html |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=The New Indian Express |date=8 January 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110122925/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jan/08/music-of-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-anthology-released-2404581.html |url-status=live }} A cover version of the title track was performed by the students of IIT Madras, during the annual cultural festival Saarang. Their rendition was individually released on 12 January.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-12 |title=IIT Madras students recreate GV Prakash Kumar's title track for Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa… |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/Cinema/2022/01/12103039/1338414/IIT-Madras-students-recreate-GV-Prakash-Kumars-title-.vpf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113054023/https://www.dtnext.in/News/Cinema/2022/01/12103039/1338414/IIT-Madras-students-recreate-GV-Prakash-Kumars-title-.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 January 2022 |access-date=2022-01-13 |website=DT Next}}

{{Track listing

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| total_length = 19:07

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa – Title Track

| extra1 = G. V. Prakash Kumar, Yamini Ghantasala

| lyrics1 = Kaber Vasuki

| length1 = 3:10

| title2 = Mugamoodi

| extra2 = Kaber Vasuki

| lyrics2 = Kaber Vasuki

| length2 = 4:30

| title3 = Kitta Varudhu

| extra3 = Sean Roldan

| lyrics3 = Balaji Mohan

| length3 = 2:28

| title4 = Whistler

| extra4 = Karthikeya Murthy

| lyrics4 = Sabarivasan Shanmugam

| length4 = 2:30

| title5 = Nizhal Tharum Idham

| extra5 = Pradeep Kumar

| lyrics5 = Kaber Vasuki

| length5 = 3:35

| title6 = Thanimai Ennum

| extra6 = Goutham Vasu Venkatesan, Amritha Susanthika

| lyrics6 = Halitha Shameem

| length6 = 2:52

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| music6 = Goutham Vasu Venkatesan

| music4 = Karthikeya Murthy

| music3 = Sean Roldan

| music2 = Kaber Vasuki

| music1 = G. V. Prakash Kumar

| all_writing =

| music5 = Pradeep Kumar

| title7 =

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Release

Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa premiered through the streaming platform Amazon Prime Video, on the occasion of Pongal festival (14 January 2022).{{Cite web |last=K. |first=Janani |date=30 December 2021 |title=South films to watch online on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar in January 2022 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/south-films-to-watch-online-on-netflix-amazon-prime-hotstar-in-january-2022-1894051-2021-12-30 |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=India Today |archive-date=30 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230080223/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/south-films-to-watch-online-on-netflix-amazon-prime-hotstar-in-january-2022-1894051-2021-12-30 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-04 |title=7 brand new movies & shows to watch on Amazon Prime Video this January 2022 that will start your year on a high note |url=https://www.gqindia.com/binge-watch/collection/7-brand-new-movies-shows-watch-amazon-prime-video-january-2022-will-start-year-high-note/ |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=GQ India |archive-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111091849/https://www.gqindia.com/binge-watch/collection/7-brand-new-movies-shows-watch-amazon-prime-video-january-2022-will-start-year-high-note/ |url-status=live }}

References

Category:Tamil-language television shows

Category:Works about the COVID-19 pandemic

Category:Amazon Prime Video original programming

Category:2022 Tamil-language television series debuts

Category:Tamil-language anthology television series

Category:2022 Tamil-language television series endings

Category:Television shows featuring audio description

Category:Tamil-language web series