Pudhea Paadhai

Pudhea Paadhai
Directed by R. Parthiepan
Produced by A. Sundaram
Written by R. Parthiepan
Starring R. Parthiepan
Seetha
Music by Chandrabose
Cinematography A. Rajpreet
Edited by M. N. Raja
Production
company
Vivekchitra
Release date
  • 14 April 1989 (1989-04-14)
[1]
Country India
Language Tamil
Box office ₹2 crore

Pudhea Paadhai (English: New way/direction); often spelled as Pudhiya Paadhai) is a 1989 Tamil language film written and directed by R. Parthiepan.[2] Parthiepan's directorial debut, it features himself in the lead role as an inhumane ruffian who gets reformed by his rape victim, portrayed by Seetha.[3][4] The film released to critical acclaim and emerged a box-office success, while also winning several accolades including two National Film Awards,[2][4] and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.[5] It was remade into Hindi as Benaam Badsha starring Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla in lead roles.[6]

Cast

Production

Parthiban, an erstwhile assistant of K. Bhagyaraj made his directorial debut with this film. The film was initially titled as Kelvikkuri with Babji of Hemnag films producing it. However after shooting for 3 days, it was stopped.[5] Babji advised Parthiban to tell the story to Sundaram, a popular distributor. Sundaram liked the script and decided to produce the film. Though Parthiban was keen on roping another actor for the leading role but Sundaram wanted him to play the role.[5] Sundaram wanted the different title, he then selected Puthiya Paathai from the 50 titles shortlisted.[5] The film was made with a budget of 38 lakhs.[5]

Awards

Remakes

Year Film Language Cast Director
1990 Hosa Jeevana Kannada Shankar Nag H. R. Bhargava
1991 Benaam Badsha Hindi Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Shilpa Shirodkar K. Ravi Shankar
1991 Rowdy Gaari Pellam Telugu Mohan Babu
1996 Swarnakireedam Malayalam Manoj K. Jayan, Vani Viswanath, Kalabhavan Mani V. M. Vinu

References

  1. ↑ Dhananjayan 2014, p. 302.
  2. 1 2 Dailynews - Parthiban to direct ‘Pudhiya Paadhai’
  3. ↑ Stark portrayal of reality - The Times of India
  4. 1 2 The Hindu : Arts / Cinema : Vithagan is back
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Dhananjayan 2014, p. 303.
  6. ↑ "I Recall Watching Anil Kapoor's 'Benaam Badhsah' That Glorified Rape. It Disturbed Me". News18. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  7. ↑ Class performer - Deccan Herald
  8. ↑ The Hindu : Metro Plus Madurai : There ain’t any stopping her

Bibliography

  • Dhananjayan, G. (2014). Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931 to 2013. Blue Ocean Publishers.
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