Pudhiya Mannargal (transl. New rulers) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film directed by Vikraman with music by A. R. Rahman. The film stars Vikram and Mohini. It did not perform well commercially.
| Pudhiya Mannargal | |
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| Directed by | Vikraman |
| Written by | Vikraman |
| Produced by | J. Krishti |
| Starring | Vikram Mohini |
| Cinematography | S. Saravanan |
| Edited by | M. Ganesan |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production company | Paradise Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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A group of wayward youth live life aimlessly until they are forced to enter politics to help save the condition of the state they live in and for the betterment of the people around them. Do they manage to overcome the challenges ahead and emerge successful?
Cast
edit- Vikram as Satyamoorthy
- Mohini as Vidhya
- Babu Ganesh as Pandian
- Nalinikanth as Chitti Babu
- Vivek as Araitchi Ariandndham
- Prithiveeraj
- Sriman
- Dhamu
- Soundarya Kumar
- Udhayan (Sakthi Kumar)
- Mahesh
- S. S. Chandran as S. S.
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Tamilmagan
- Delhi Ganesh as Vidhya's Father
- Y. Vijaya as House owner
- Kamala Kamesh
- P. R. Varalakshmi
- Neelu
- Sampath Kumar
- Pasi Narayanan
- Karuppu Subbiah
- Typist Gopu
- LIC Narasimhan
- Manager Cheena
- Perumal
- Tirupur Ramasamy
- Singamuthu as S.S's P.A
- Peter Hein as Henchman (uncredited)
Production
editDuring the making of Pudhiya Mannargal, Vikram was approached by Mani Ratnam to star in Bombay (1995). However, Vikram had grown his hair long and had a beard for Pudhiya Mannargal, and could not change his appearance to accept Ratnam's offer.[1]
Soundtrack
editAll songs were composed by A. R. Rahman.[2] The song "Nee Kattum Selai" attained popularity.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eduda Antha Sooriya" | Palani Bharathi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Minmini | 05:00 |
| 2. | "Vaanil Yeni" | Palani Bharathi | Mano | 04:27 |
| 3. | "Nee Kattum Selai" | Palani Bharathi | Sujatha Mohan, T. L. Maharajan | 05:26 |
| 4. | "Onnu Rendu Moonuda" (not in the film) | Kalidasan | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 04:57 |
| 5. | "Vaadi Saathukodi" | Palani Bharathi | Kalyani Menon, Sujatha Mohan | 04:45 |
| Total length: | 24:37 | |||
Reception
editK. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote "Nothing much in this movie but a controversial idea".[4] The film did not perform well commercially, with Sudhish Kamath noting, "The problem with it: the same old cliches of commercial cinema — the film was ridden with stereotypes, predictable incidents triggered by unidimensional screen villains".[5]
References
edit- ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (1 December 2013). "Man of Steel". The Caravan. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Pudhiya Mannargal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Saravanan, T. (20 October 2017). "In tune with the trend". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Vijiyan, K. (24 December 1994). "Nothing much in this movie but a controversial idea". New Straits Times. p. 26. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2022 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Kamath, Sudhish (6 May 2002). "Enemies in the State". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2020.