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Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu

Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu
Poster
Directed byBharathiraja
Written byPonvannan (dialogues)
Screenplay byBharathiraja
Story byR. Selvaraj
Produced byVe. Vaduganathan[1]
C. N. Jayakumar[2]
M. Ilavarasu
StarringRahul
Sukanya
CinematographyB. Kannan
Edited byP. Mohanraj
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Mookambigai Art Creations
Release date
  • 15 March 1991 (1991-03-15)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu (transl. New Rice Seedlings) is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Bharathiraja. This film marked the debut for supporting artist Napoleon as well as leading actress, Sukanya. It was released on 15 March 1991.[3]

Plot

The film tells the story of the battle between a ruthless moneylender played by Napoleon and a family that was his victim, who find their footing, climbing back up and seeking vengeance, with the women in both families becoming pawns. This is a successful village movie with very good songs.

Cast

Production

Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu is the debut film for Napoleon and Sukanya as actors; the former was then 27 years old, playing a character more than twice his age.[4][5] The film also marked the acting debut of Raj Arjun, brother of actresses Radha and Ambika.[6] Renuka joined the film as she expected it to be a career breakthrough.[7] Arivumathi worked as an assistant director after a previous film he started, Ullen Ayya, was shelved.[8]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[9][10]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bharani Bharani"IlaiyaraajaIlaiyaraaja3:01
2."Chittan Chittan"Gangai AmaranS. Janaki, Mano4:56
3."Karutha Machan"IlaiyaraajaS. Janaki4:43
4."Poo Poo Poo"Gangai AmaranS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:43
5."Hey Marikozhundhu"MuthulingamUma Ramanan, K. S. Chithra5:06
6."Salangai Satham"IlaiyaraajaIlaiyaraaja1:04
Total length:23:33

Reception

Sundarji of Kalki praised the performances of Sukanya and Napolean, but felt casting young people in elderly roles gave a play like feel. He praised Bharathiraja's direction, scenes and making while also saying the plot had a lot of loopholes and flaws but everything gets overshadowed.[11]

Accolades

Sukanya won the Cinema Express Award for Best New Face Actress.[12]

References

  1. ^ Suganth, M (29 November 2016). "In the US, my son leads a normal life: Napoleon". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ "தன் படம் வெளியான தேதியில் தயாரிப்பாளர் மரணம் ..! கலங்கிய தமிழ்த் திரையுலகம்." Behindwoods (in Tamil). 16 March 2023. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Puthu Nellu Puthu Nathu (Tamil)". actornepoleon.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ^ Sekhar, Arunkumar (18 December 2017). "Napoleon: The actor who almost quit". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Santosh Sivan to direct spooky film". Rediff.com. 7 April 2005. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. ^ Ramesh, Neeraja (14 July 2016). "With '16 Vayathinile' slated for re-release, we look at Bharathiraja's failed heroes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  7. ^ Waheed, Sajahan (19 September 2000). "The new drama queen". New Straits Times. pp. It's Showbiz 2. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ Saravanan, T. (9 October 2014). "Man of his word". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Puthu Nellu Puthu Naathu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Remastered] – EP". Spotify. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu and Thayamma Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  11. ^ சுந்தர்ஜி (31 March 1991). "புது நெல்லு புது நாத்து". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 13. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  12. ^ "'Chinnathambhi' bags Cinema Express award". The Indian Express. 25 February 1992. p. 3. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Google News Archive.
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