Puthiya Vaanam

Puthiya Vaanam (transl. New Sky) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed by R. V. Udayakumar. The film stars Sathyaraj, Sivaji Ganesan, Rupini and Gouthami. The film, produced by G. Thyagarajan and V. Thamilazhagan, had musical score by Hamsalekha and was released on 10 December 1988.[1] It was also 275th film of Sivaji Ganeshan. The film was named after a song from the film Anbe Vaa (1966). 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.[2]

Puthiya Vaanam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byR. V. Udayakumar
Produced byG. Thyagarajan
V. Thamilazhagan
Written byR. V. Udayakumar (dialogues)
Screenplay byR. V. Udayakumar
R. M. Veerappan
Story byAnil Sharma
Starring
Music byHamsalekha
CinematographyRavi Yadav
Edited byK. R. Krishnan
Production
company
Sathya Movies
Release date
  • 10 December 1988 (1988-12-10)
Running time
150 minutes approximately
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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

Soundtrack
Puthiya Vaanam
Soundtrack album by
Hamsalekha
Released1988
Recorded1988
GenreFeature film soundtrack
ProducerHamsalekha

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.[4][5]

TrackSongSinger(s)Duration
1'Manidha Innum'S. P. Balasubrahmanyam2:49
2'Mynaa Mynaa'S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja, Sunanda4:39
3'Oore Kedithavane'S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja4:08
4'Oru Paadal Solgiren'S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malaysia Vasudevan4:36
5'Raakuyile'S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra4:58

Reception

The Indian Express wrote "Under enterprising young filmmaker Udayakumar's direction, debutant cameraman Ravi Yadav imparts a glow and sheen to the frames [..]".[3]

References
  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19881211&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
  2. http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2014/02/24212012/Cinema-history-Sivaji-Ganesan.html
  3. Krishnaswamy, N. (16 December 1988). "Puthiya Vaanam". The Indian Express. p. 5.
  4. "Download Pudhia Vaanam by Hamsalekha on Nokia Music". music.ovi.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  5. "MusicIndiaOnline — Pudhiya Vaanam(1988) Soundtrack". mio.to. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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