Pudhea Paadhai

Pudhea Paadhai (transl. New Path) is a 1989 Tamil-language drama film written and directed by R. Parthiban.[2] His 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 in Kannada in 1990 as Hosa Jeevana,[6] in Hindi in 1991 as Benaam Badsha,[7] in 1991 in Telugu as Rowdy Gaari Pellam and in 1996 in Malayalam as Swarnakireedam.

For the 1960 film, see Pudhiya Pathai (1960 film).

Pudhea Paadhai
Poster
Directed byR. Parthiban
Produced byA. Sundaram
Written byR. Parthiban
StarringR. Parthiban
Seetha
Music byChandrabose
CinematographyA. Rajpreet
Edited byM. N. Raja
Production
company
Vivekchitra
Release date
  • 14 April 1989 (1989-04-14)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹ 38 lakh

Plot

The tale dealt with the case where an evil goon who would murder his mother for money being reformed by an iron-willed woman. He had raped her for money to stop her marriage forever so that her step-mother can stop her property from going out of her hand. However, she reforms him by pointing out the impact of his actions at each stage showing him how people are affected by him instead of the usual formulaic reformation by love story.

The climax was the highlight of the film with the girl being killed by hired guns who wanted revenge on both him for his days before reformation and her step-mother. Instead of going after them for revenge, having truly reformed, he takes their kid and leaves off to find a new life away from all of them.

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. They went to Rajinikanth, who suggested Parthiban to play the hero.[8] Though Parthiban was keen on choosing another actor (Arjun or Satyaraj) for the leading role, Sundaram wanted him to play the role considering what Rajinikanth said and the budget.[5] Sundaram wanted a 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

Soundtrack
Puthiya Pathai
Soundtrack album by
Chandrabose
Released1989
Recorded1989
GenreSoundtrack
Length22:18
LabelLahari Music
ProducerChandrabose

Music composed by Chandrabose. All songs are penned by Vairamuthu.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Yarappathiyum"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam3:36
2."Appan Yaru"VairamuthuK.J. Yesudas4:36
3."Thalaiva"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam5:06
4."Pachaippulla"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam4.26
5."Kannadicha"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja4:34
Total length:22:18

Release

Pudhea Paadhai was released on 14 April 1989, Puthandu. Despite facing competition from other Puthandu releases such as Apoorva Sagodharargal, En Rathathin Rathame and Pillaikkaga, the film became a commercial success.[11]

References
  1. Dhananjayan 2014, p. 302.
  2. Dailynews – Parthiban to direct ‘Pudhiya Paadhai’
  3. Stark portrayal of reality – The Times of India
  4. The Hindu : Arts / Cinema : Vithagan is back
  5. Dhananjayan 2014, p. 303.
  6. https://chiloka.com/movie/hosa-jeevana-1990
  7. Rangan, Baradwaj (12 March 2017). ""Badrinath Ki Dulhania"… A troubling rom-com where the popcorn parts work, the 'progressive' parts don't". Baradwaj Rangan. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  8. முதல் படத்திலேயே சீதாவோடு காதல் இருந்ததா? | Parthiepan Exclusive Interview | Chai With Chithra, retrieved 27 September 2019
  9. Class performer – Deccan Herald
  10. The Hindu : Metro Plus Madurai : There ain’t any stopping her
  11. "``ஒரு துப்பாக்கி கையில் எடுக்காதே, எந்தத் தோட்டாவும் என்ன துளைக்காதே!" - கமல் சொல்லி அடித்த `அபூர்வ சகோதரர்கள்'". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 14 April 2020. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

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