Pudhiya Raagam

Pudhiya Raagam
Directed by Jayachitra
Produced by Jayachitra
Written by Jayachitra
Starring
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography K. S. Mani
V. Ranga
B. S. Lokanath
Edited by P. Mohanraj
Production
company
Amresh Pictures
Release date
  • 21 June 1991 (1991-06-21)
Running time
 140 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Pudhiya Raagam is a 1991 Tamil drama film written, directed and produced by Jayachitra, making her directorial debut with the film featuring herself in lead role with her son Amresh Ganesh (portraying child artist), Rahman and Raghuvaran, with Rupini, S. S. Chandran, Chinni Jayanth, Varun Raj and Kovai Sarala playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 21 June 1991. The film bombed at the box-office.[1][2][3][4][5]

Plot

The film starts with the famous singer Anuradha (Jayachitra) getting married to Raghuraman (Raghuvaran). Four years later, Anuradha and Raghuraman are not happy with each other, and they don't have kids. Anuradha becomes a busy singer, while Raghuraman doesn't believe in hard work and wants to earn easy money. To finance his sister's wedding, Raghuraman starts to steal money from his wife and to sell her jewels without her knowledge. Even after Anuradha finally realizes his trickery and lies, she can do nothing. Thereafter, Anuradha meets her former lover Raja (Rahman) who is now married and has a kid named Anu Mohan (Amresh Ganesh).

In the past, Anuradha helped Raja to become a good singer, Raja slowly fell in love with Anuradha. Whereas Raja's relative Sheela (Rupini) was in love with Raja and Sheela compelled him to get married to her but Raja refused to marry her. After her suicide attempt, Raja was obliged to get married to Sheela.

The situation gets tense when Raghuraman expels Anuradha's brother Gopi (Varun Raj) from the house and he openly confesses his affair to Anuradha with another woman. He is later arrested for fraud but Anuradha then brings out of the prison. Anuradha still likes her husband and she is determined to endure the suffering. Anuradha finds solace by playing with Raja's baby Anu Mohan, afterwards, Raja reveals that he is a widower. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

Pudhiya Raagam
Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja
Released 1991
Recorded 1991
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 24:31
Producer Ilaiyaraaja

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1991, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali and Kanmani Subbu.[6][7]

TrackSongSinger(s)Duration
1'Maalai Soodum'K. S. Chithra4:38
2'Vaadumo Oviyam'Mano, S. Janaki4:56
3'Oh Janani'Mano4:55
4'Malligai Maalai Katti'Ilaiyaraaja5:01
5'Deivangal'Mano, S. Janaki5:01

References

  1. ↑ "Puthiya Raagam (1991) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  2. ↑ "Pudhiya Raagam (1991)". gomolo.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  3. ↑ "Filmography of pudhiya raagam". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 2004-08-12. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  4. ↑ "Find Tamil Movie Pudhiya Raagam". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  5. ↑ "Jayachitra The new TR". IndiaGlitz. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  6. ↑ "Puthiya Raagam Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  7. ↑ "Puthiya Raagam (1991)". mio.to. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
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