Pudhalvan is a 1997 Tamil-language crime film directed by Selva Vinayagam, who had previously directed the films Kottai Vaasal (1992) and Aranmanai Kaavalan (1994). The film stars Ramki and Pragathi, 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] The film was a remake of Telugu film Doshi Nirdoshi (1990).
| Pudhalvan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Selva Vinayagam |
| Written by | P. Kalaimani (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Selva Vinayagam |
| Story by | Paruchuri Brothers |
| Produced by | P. Vijayagowri |
| Starring | Ramki Pragathi |
| Cinematography | Ravindhar |
| Edited by | P. Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Vijaya Gowri Films |
| Distributed by | P. N. R. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Siva (Ramki) is an honest police inspector who was brought up by the judge Sathyamoorthy (Vijayakumar) when his mother died. Sathyamoorthy has two sons: Ramesh (S. N. Vasanth) and Raja (Raja Raveendar). The influential smuggler Mudaliar (Mohan Natarajan) often clashes with Siva and Sathyamoorthy. Siva and the jolly college student Priya (Pragathi) fall in love with each other, later they get married with Sathyamoorthy's blessing.
One day, Raja rapes Mudaliar's daughter. The next day, Raja is found dead and Siva conducts the investigation. Ramesh admits to his father that he killed 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.
| 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 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 |