Puthiya Vaanam

Puthiya Vaanam (lit. 'New Sky') is a 1988 Indian Tamil language crime film directed by R. V. Udayakumar. The film features Sathyaraj, Sivaji Ganesan, Rupini and Gouthami in lead roles. The film, produced by G. Thyagarajan and V. Thamilazhagan, had musical score by Hamsalekha and was released on 10 December 1988. It was also 275th film of Sivaji Ganeshan. The film was named after a song from the film Anbe Vaa (1966).[1][2] The film was a remake of Hindi film Hukumat. Sathyaraj's character name in this movie is M.G.Rajarathnam by which he plays tribute to the legendary MGR. [3]

Puthiya Vaanam
Poster
Directed by	R. V. Udayakumar
Produced by	G. Thyagarajan V. Thamilazhagan
Written by	R. V. Udayakumar (dialogues)
Screenplay by	R. V. Udayakumar R. M. Veerappan
Story by	Anil Sharma
Starring	Sathyaraj Sivaji Ganesan Rupini Gouthami Vijayakumar Janagaraj Rajesh Kumar Nassar Charle
Music by	Hamsalekha
Cinematography	Ravi Yadav
Edited by	K. R. Krishnan
Production company	Sathya Movies
Release date	10 December 1988 (1988-12-10)
Running time	150 minutes approximately
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

In the past, the honest military officer Jeevadurai (Jaiganesh) was killed by Govindan (Vijayakumar). Thereafter, Rajaratnam (Sathyaraj), Jeevadurai's son, was brought up by D.I.G Pandidurai (Sivaji Ganesan). A few years later, Rajaratnam marries Devaki (Rupini) and they then have a son. Like his father, Rajaratnam becomes a police officer. In Shanthi Nagar, Govindan, who is now known as Kocha, controls the city and the people are afraid of him and his henchmen. His adopted father Pandidurai transfers Rajaratnam to Shanthi Nagar.

Cast

• Sathyaraj as M. G. Rajaratnam (MGR)[4]
• Sivaji Ganesan as D.I.G. Pandidurai
• Rupini as Devaki
• Gouthami as Mary
• Vijayakumar as Kocha / Govindan[4]
• Janagaraj as Pattabi
• Rajesh Kumar as Joni, Kocha's son
• Nassar
• Charle
• LIC Narasimhan as Samuel
• K. Natraj
• Ponnambalam
• Oru Viral Krishna Rao
• Idichapuli Selvaraj
• Ennatha Kannaiya
• Sethu Vinayagam
• Gundu Kalyanam
• Baby Sujitha
• Kuyili
• Disco Shanti
• Anuja
• Jaiganesh as Jeevadurai (guest appearance)

Soundtrack

Puthiya Vaanam
Soundtrack album by Hamsalekha
Released	1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Producer	Hamsalekha

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Hamsalekha. The soundtrack, released in 1988, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Muthulingam, Gangai Amaran, Ilandevan and R. V. Udayakumar.[5][6]

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Duration
1	'Manidha Innum'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	2:49
2	'Mynaa Mynaa'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja, Sunanda	4:39
3	'Oore Kedithavane'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja	4:08
4	'Oru Paadal Solgiren'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malaysia Vasudevan	4:36
5	'Raakuyile'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:58

Reception

The Indian Express wrote "Under enterprising young filmmaker Udayakumar's direction, debutant cameraman Ravi Yadav imparts a glow and sheen to the frames [..]".[4]

References

1. "Filmography of pudhia vaanam". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
2. "Pudhiya Vaanam (1988) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
3. http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2014/02/24212012/Cinema-history-Sivaji-Ganesan.html
4. Krishnaswamy, N. (16 December 1988). "Puthiya Vaanam". The Indian Express. p. 5.
5. "Download Pudhia Vaanam by Hamsalekha on Nokia Music". music.ovi.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
6. "MusicIndiaOnline — Pudhiya Vaanam(1988) Soundtrack". mio.to. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.

External links

• Puthiya Vaanam on IMDb