Pudhiya Mannargal
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Pudhiya Mannargal | |
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Directed by | Vikraman |
Written by | Vikraman |
Produced by | J. Krishti |
Starring | Vikram Mohini |
Cinematography | S. Saravanan |
Edited by | M. Ganesan |
Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production company | Paradise Pictures |
Release date | 2 December 1994 |
Running time | 137 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Pudhiya Mannargal (transl. New rulers) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film directed by Vikraman with music by A. R. Rahman. The film stars Vikram and Mohini. It did not perform well commercially.
Plot[edit]
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Cast[edit]
- Vikram as Satyamoorthy
- Mohini as Vidhya
- Babu Ganesh as Pandian
- Nalinikanth as Chitti Babu
- Vivek as Araitchi Ariandndham
- Prithiveeraj
- Sriman
- Dhamu
- Soundarya Kumar
- Udhayan (Sakthi Kumar)
- Mahesh
- S. S. Chandran as S. S.
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Tamilmagan
- Delhi Ganesh as Vidhya's Father
- Y. Vijaya as House owner
- Kamala Kamesh
- P. R. Varalakshmi
- Neelu
- Sampath Kumar
- Pasi Narayanan
- Karuppu Subbiah
- Typist Gopu
- LIC Narasimhan
- Manager Cheena
- Perumal
- Tirupur Ramasamy
- Singamuthu as S.S's P.A
- Peter Hein as Henchman (uncredited)
Production[edit]
During the making of Pudhiya Mannargal, Vikram was approached by Mani Ratnam to star in Bombay (1995). However, Vikram had grown his hair long and had a beard for the film, and could not change his appearance to accept Ratnam's offer.[1]
Soundtrack[edit]
All songs were composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics were by Palani Bharathi and Kalidasan.[2] The song "Nee Kattum Selai" attained popularity.[3]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singers | Length |
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1. | "Eduda Antha Sooriya" | Palani Bharathi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Minmini | 05:00 |
2. | "Vaanil Yeni" | Palani Bharathi | Mano | 04:27 |
3. | "Nee Kattum Selai" | Palani Bharathi | Sujatha Mohan, T. L. Maharajan | 05:26 |
4. | "Onnu Rendu Moonuda" (not in the film) | Kalidasan | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 04:57 |
5. | "Vaadi Saathukodi" | Palani Bharathi | Kalyani Menon, Sujatha Mohan | 04:45 |
Total length: | 24:37 |
Reception[edit]
K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote "Nothing much in this movie but a controversial idea".[4] The film did not perform well commercially, with Sudhish Kamath noting, "The problem with it: the same old cliches of commercial cinema — the film was ridden with stereotypes, predictable incidents triggered by unidimensional screen villains".[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (1 December 2013). "Man of Steel". The Caravan. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Pudhiya Mannargal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Saravanan, T. (20 October 2017). "In tune with the trend". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Vijiyan, K. (24 December 1994). "Nothing much in this movie but a controversial idea". New Straits Times. p. 26. Retrieved 3 June 2022 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Kamath, Sudhish (6 May 2002). "Enemies in the State". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2020.