Pudhayal
| Pudhayal | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Selva |
| Written by | Selva Nagulan Ponnusamy (dialogues) |
| Produced by | C. Kabilan |
| Starring | Mammooty Arvind Swamy Aamani Goundamani Senthil Sakshi Shivanand Manivannan |
| Cinematography | B. Balamurugan |
| Edited by | Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | Cheran Cine Makers |
| Distributed by | K. C. Films Shogun Films |
Release date | 30 January 1997 |
Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Pudhayal (transl. Treasure) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Selva. The film stars Mammooty, Arvind Swamy and Sakshi Shivanand. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Vidyasagar.[1]
Cast
- Mammooty as Captain Viswanath, Indian Army officer
- Arvind Swamy as Kodiesvaran
- Sakshi Shivanand as Shobana
- Aamani as Sundari
- Roopa Sri as Anjali
- Goundamani
- Senthil
- Manivannan as Tiruchitrambalam
- Uday Prakash as Madhu
- Alphonsa
- Madhusudhan Rao
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar. Lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.[2]
- "Ochamma Ochamma" — S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma Ramanan, Unni Menon
- "Poothirukkum Vaname" — Hariharan, Uma Ramanan
- "Enakkum Unakkum" — Gopal Rao, Swarnalatha
- "Dheem Thakka" — Mano, S. Janaki
- "Baba Baba" — Gopal Rao, Vidyasagar
Reception
Indolink called Aravind Swamy as "the only saving grace in the entire movie!" and felt "things lose steam by the second half of the movie and its all downhill from then on" and called Vidyasagar's music as below average as none of the songs were memorable.[3]
References
- ^ "I take it for granted that I am part of all Mani Ratnam films: Arvind Swami". The Times of India. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Puthaiyal". JioSaavn. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Pudhayal Movie review". Indolink. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015.
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