Pudhalvan

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Pudhalvan
Directed by Selva Vinayagam
Produced by P. Vijayagowri
Written by P. Kalaimani (dialogues)
Screenplay by Selva Vinayagam
Story by Paruchuri Brothers
Starring
Music by Deva
Cinematography Ravindhar
Edited by P. Venkateswara Rao
Production
company
Vijaya Gowri Films
Release dates
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  • 26 December 1997 (1997-12-26)
Running time
105 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Pudhalvan is a 1997 Tamil crime film directed by Selva Vinayagam. The film features Ramki and Pragathi in lead roles, with Vijayakumar, Jayanthi, newcomer Raghavi, Mohan Natarajan, S. N. Vasanth and Raja Raveendar playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 26 December 1997.[1][2]

Plot

Siva (Ramki) is an honest police officer who was brought up by the judge Sathyamoorthy (Vijayakumar) when his mother died. Sathyamoorthy has two sons : Aravind (S. N. Vasanth) and Raja (Raja Raveendar). The influential smuggler Mudaliar often clashes with Siva and Sathyamoorthy. Siva and the jolly college student Priya fall in love with each other, later they get married with Sathyamoorthy's blessing.

One day, Raja (Raja Raveendar) rapes Mudaliar's daughter. The next day, Raja is found dead and Siva conducts the investigation. Ramesh admits to his father Sathyamoorthy that he killed his younger 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

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  • Ramki as Siva
  • Pragathi as Priya
  • Vijayakumar as Sathyamoorthy
  • Jayanthi as Parvathi
  • Raghavi
  • Mohan Natarajan as Mudaliar
  • S. N. Vasanth as Ramesh
  • Raja Raveendar as Raja
  • Manager Cheena
  • Vincent Roy
  • Anuja
  • Rani
  • Meesai Murugesan
  • Pandu
  • Thideer Kannaiah
  • M. G. Raja Gopal
  • R. K.
  • P. Soundara Rajan as Soundar
  • Musthafa
  • Mukilan
  • Halwa Vasu

Soundtrack

Pudhalvan
Soundtrack album by Deva
Released 1997
Recorded 1997
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 24:11
Producer Deva

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.

Track Song Singer(s) Duration
1 'Cellular Phone' Anuradha Sriram, Chorus 5:07
2 'Kannaana Kanna' Krishna Sundar 4:59
3 'Kumari Ponnu' Krishna Sundar, Swarnalatha 5:02
4 'MBBS Naan' Swarnalatha 4:20
5 'Sattangal Veru' S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:43

References

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