Pudhayal

For the 1957 film, see Pudhaiyal.

Pudhayal
Directed bySelva
Written bySelva
Nagulan Ponnusamy (dialogues)
Produced byC. Kabilan
StarringMammootty
Arvind Swamy
Aamani
Sakshi Shivanand
CinematographyB. Balamurugan
Edited byVenkateswara Rao
Music byVidyasagar
Production
company
Cheran Cine Makers
Distributed byK. C. Films
Shogun Films
Release date
  • 30 January 1997 (1997-01-30)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pudhayal (transl. Treasure) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language heist adventure film directed by Selva. The film stars Mammootty, Arvind Swamy and Sakshi Shivanand.[1] The score and soundtrack are composed by Vidyasagar.[2] It was released on 30 January 1997,[3] and was a box office success.[4]

Plot

Cast

Production

Arvind Swami said he accepted the film because he felt he suited the role offered to him. He said, "Since the character was a sort of an idiot, I had to play it accordingly... right down to my garish costumes".[5]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar. Lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.[6][7] The song "Baba Baba" is based on "Bohemian Ballet" by the French group Deep Forest.[8]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ochamma Ochamma"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma Ramanan, Unni Menon 
2."Poothirukkum Vaname"Hariharan, Uma Ramanan 
3."Enakkum Unakkum"Gopal Rao, Swarnalatha 
4."Dheem Thakka"Mano, S. Janaki 
5."Baba Baba"Gopal Rao, Vidyasagar 

References

  1. ^ "Pudhayal (1997)". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 13 May 2001. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ "I take it for granted that I am part of all Mani Ratnam films: Arvind Swami". The Times of India. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Pudhayal (1997)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ "A-Z Continued..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Thangadurai, S. (1997). "Look who's talking now". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 3 May 1999. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Puthaiyal". JioSaavn. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Pudhayal Ullathai Allitha Tamil Audio cd". Banumass. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ^ S, Karthik. "Tamil [Other Composers]". ItwoFS. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2024.