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Pudhumai Pithan is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language political satire film directed by S. K. Jeeva. The film stars Parthiban whilst Roja, Devayani, Priya Raman, Anandaraj and Ranjith play supporting roles. The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 20 October 1998. The film opened to mixed reviews and was declared hit at the box office. It was later dubbed into Telugu as 'Oka Votu'.[1][2][3][4] The film was one among 1998 Deepavali releases.[5]

Pudhumai Pithan
Directed by	S. K. Jeeva
Written by	R. N. R. Manohar (dialogues)
Screenplay by	S. K. Jeeva
Story by	Mohandass
Produced by	Henry
Starring	Parthiban
Cinematography	Siva Manohar
Edited by	Peter Bhabiyaa
Music by	Deva
Production company	Pangaj Productions
Release date	20 October 1998 (1998-10-20)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Jeeva (Parthiban), a social activist, ends up in a police lock-up. Mahesh (Ranjith), a police officer, is surprised to see his best friend Jeeva in this condition and brings him to his home. Mahesh lives happily with his wife Aarthi (Devayani) and his daughter (Baby Hemalatha).

Aarthi and Jeeva were in love in the past. Ramadass (Jaiganesh), Aarthi's father, hated Jeeva and his activism. As an honest police officer, Ramadass protected a corrupted politician (Anandaraj) and was beaten by Jeeva's supporters. Later, Aarthi and Jeeva split up. Jeeva clashes with the same politician, his whole family dies due to his orders and Jeeva was sent to a mental hospital. Gayathri (Priya Raman), a nurse, helps him to escape from the hospital and then she accommodates him in her house. He later fled.

Now, Jeeva changes his name and is determined to clean up the society. He also falls in love with the prostitute Shenbagam (Roja). Jeeva as Bharath becomes popular among the poor and subsequently becomes a minister.

Cast

Soundtrack

Pudhumai Pithan
Soundtrack album by Deva
Released	1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	23:19
Producer	Deva

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1998, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan, Pazhani Bharathi, Nandalala and Thamarai.[6][7][8]

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
1	"Namma Kuppamellam"	Deva	Nandalala	4:39
2	"Odudhada Namma"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Pulamaipithan	5:25
3	"Onnu Rendu" (male)	Hariharan	Thamarai	5:12
4	"Onnu Rendu" (female)	K. S. Chithra		5:14
5	"Sirikkathae Ennai"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha Mohan	Pazhani Bharathi	3:53
6	"Unnai Kandaen"	Swarnalatha	Nandalala	5:19

Reception

A critic from Dinakaran noted "The film has tried to establish how a politician could be a good leader too! But it's rather surprising to note how so experienced an artiste like Parthiban forgot the fact that such a subject when dealt with in cinema medium has to be told in an uniformly interesting manner from the beginning till the end".[9] A reviewer from Deccan Herald wrote "the film is often downright silly, when not crass, but it has a kind of senseless appeal. To be honest, it hasn’t gone as far overboard as it could have with its masala mix. It, commendably, has no scenes of communal violence, no religious chauvinism, and its single rape scene is cut short by the mother shooting dead her about-to-be-raped daughter".[10] The film was also reviewed by Times of India.[11]

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