Pudhiavan (transl. New Man) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Ameerjan and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Murali, Anitha, Raveendran and N. Viswanathan. It was released on 18 August 1984.[1]
| Pudhiavan | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Ameerjan |
| Written by | Kanmani Subbu (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Ananthu |
| Story by | Ananthu |
| Produced by | K. Balachander Rajam Balachander Pushpa Kandasamy |
| Starring | Murali Anitha Raveendran N. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | R. Raghunatha Reddy |
| Edited by | S. S. Nazeer |
| Music by | V. S. Narasimhan |
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Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (October 2022) |
Cast
edit- Murali as Manohar "Mano" and Kishore
- Anitha as Revathy
- Raveendran as Prakash
- N. Viswanathan as M. D. Viswanathan
- Delhi Ganesh as Dhananjayan
- Mohanapriya as Elizabeth
- Vaani as Sundari
- Indira Devi
- Sulochana
- Ramani
- R. Sundaramoorthy
- Veera Raghavan
- Sudhan
- Babu
- Kumaresh
- Suresh
- Mahendravarman
- S. Kumar
- Rajeev in Friendly Appearance
- Achamillai Gopi in Friendly Appearance
- Poovilangu Mohan in Friendly Appearance
- Charle in Friendly Appearance
- Arundathi in Friendly Appearance
- HariHara Krishnan (as Bridegroom in the song "Then Mazhaiyile")
- Agalya in Friendly Appearance
- Gangai Amaran in Friendly Appearance
- Vairamuthu in Friendly Appearance
- N. R. Kittu n Friendly Appearance
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by V. S. Narasimhan, with lyrics by Vairamuthu.[2][3]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Naano Kan Parthen" | K. J. Yesudas, Dr. Kalyan | 04:26 |
| "Then Mazhaiyile" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 03:42 |
| "Kanne Color Colora" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | 04:32 |
| "Yen Kovil" | K. J. Yesudas | 04:06 |
| "Vanthathu Vasantha Kalam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:06 |
Reception
editJayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote the story of Pudhiavan is old rice, but old rice served with curdled onions and grated dates yet its delicious.[4]
References
edit- ^ "புதியவன் / Pudhiavan (1984)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Pudhiavan". JioSaavn. 31 December 1984. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Pudhiyavan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (9 September 1984). "புதியவன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 11. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
