Puthiya Vaarpugal
| Puthiya Vaarpugal | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | P. Bharathiraja |
| Produced by | P. Bharathiraja |
| Written by | K. Bhagyaraj |
| Screenplay by | P. Bharathiraja |
| Story by | R. Selvaraj |
| Starring |
K. Bhagyaraj Rati Agnihotri Goundamani |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | P. S. Nivas |
| Edited by | R. Bhaskaran |
Production company |
Manoj Creations |
| Distributed by | Manoj Creations |
Release date | 14 April 1979 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Puthiya Vaarpugal (lit. New Mouldings) is a 1979 Tamil language film directed by P. Bharathiraja. K. Bhagyaraj and Rati Agnihotri played the lead roles in this film along with Goundamani and G.Srinivasan. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja[1][2]
The film marked the debut of Bhagyaraj as a lead actor. The film was remade in Telugu as Kotha Jeevithalu. The movie was shot in picturesque locations in the Theni area of Tamil Nadu.
Plot
Shanmugakani (K. Bhagyaraj) arrives in the village of Thaayamangalam as the new school teacher and soon falls in love with a local damsel Jothi (Rati Agnihotri). The village head called as "Periyavar" (played by G.Srinivasan) is a lecherous and sinister man who has a lustful eye on Jothi. Amavasai (Goundamani) is Periyavar's stooge who also has a long-standing desire to marry Jothi. Periyavar frames Shanmugakani for the rape and murder of a woman social activist and gets him evicted from the village and gets Jothi married by deceit to Amavasai. He asks Amavasai and Jothi to stay with him in order to satiate his lust with Jothi. What happens afterwards forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- K.Bhagyaraj as Shanmugakani (Voice over by Gangai Amaran)
- Rati Agnihotri as Jothi
- Goundamani as Amavasai
- Usha Rani as Social Activist
- G. Srinivasan as Landlord
- Janagaraj as Landlord's Son
- K. K. Soundar as Jothi's Father
- Manobala as Panchayat Member (Cameo)
- Khaja Sharif as Jothi's Brother
Production
Puthiya Vaarpugal was the debut film for Rati Agnihotri.[3]
Soundtrack
| Puthiya Vaarpugal | |
|---|---|
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| Film score by Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | INRECO |
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja for the lyrics of Gangai Amaran and Kannadasan.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Idhayam Poguthey | Jency | Gangai Amaran | 4:24 |
| 2 | Namthana Namthana | Jency, B. Vasantha | Gangai Amaran | 4:12 |
| 3 | Thiruvizha Koothu | Ilaiyaraaja, Gangai Amaran, P. Bharathiraja | Gangai Amaran | 5:37 |
| 4 | Vaan Meghangale | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | Kannadasan | 4:34 |
Reception
Ananda Vikatan rated the film 59 out of 100.[5]
References
- ↑ "Film List Of Director Barathiraja". Lakshman Shruthi. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "Bharathiraja Profile". Jointscene. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "Heroine files complaint against husband". The Times of India. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ↑ "Puthiya Vaarpugal songs". raaga. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "சினிமா விமர்சனம்: புதிய வார்ப்புகள்". Ananda Vikatan. 29 April 1979.