Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu
DVD cover
Directed byBharathiraja
Written byDialogues by Ponvannan
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.[3] This film marked the debut for supporting artist Napoleon as well as leading actress, Sukanya. It was released on 15 March 1991.[4]

Plot

The film tells the story of battle between a ruthless moneylender played by Napoleon and the family who was is victim who find their footing, climbs back up and seeks vengeance with the women in both families becoming pawns.

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.[5][6] The film also marked the acting debut of Raj Arjun, brother of actresses Radha and Ambika.[7] Renuka joined the film as she expected it to be a career breakthrough.[8] Arivumathi worked as an assistant director after a previous film he started, Ullen Ayya, was shelved.[9]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[10][11]

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

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. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Puthu Nellu Puthu Nathu (Tamil)". actornepoleon.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Santosh Sivan to direct spooky film". Rediff.com. 7 April 2005. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Waheed, Sajahan (19 September 2000). "The new drama queen". New Straits Times. pp. It's Showbiz 2. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  9. ↑ Saravanan, T. (9 October 2014). "Man of his word". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Puthu Nellu Puthu Naathu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Remastered] – EP". Spotify. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "'Chinnathambhi' bags Cinema Express award". The Indian Express. 25 February 1992. p. 3. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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