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{{Infobox film
| name = Puthagam
| name = Puthagam
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| producer = S. Manjula
| producer = S. Manjula
| story = Vijay Adiraj
| story = Vijay Adiraj
| starring = [[Sathya (actor)|Sathya]]<br/>[[Jagapathi Babu]]<br/>[[Rakul Preet Singh]]<br/>[[Sanjay Bharathi]]<br/>Vignesh Vijayakumar<br/>[[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]]<br/>[[Rachana Maurya]]<br/>[[Aishwarya Rajesh]]
| starring = [[Sathya (Tamil actor)|Sathya]]<br/>[[Rakul Preet Singh]]
| music = [[James Vasanthan]]
| music = [[James Vasanthan]]
| cinematography =[[Laxman Kumar]]
| cinematography =[[Laxman Kumar]]
| editing = Kevin
| editing = Kevin
| studio = Ram Pictures Private Limited
| studio = Ram Pictures Private Limited
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|1|14|ref1=<ref>http://www.sify.com/movies/2013-pongalo-pongal-news-tamil-nbmtVFiihfg.html</ref>}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|1|14|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/2013-pongalo-pongal-news-tamil-nbmtVFiihfgsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816090509/http://www.sify.com/movies/2013-pongalo-pongal-news-tamil-nbmtVFiihfgsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 August 2015|title=Pongalo Pongal|date=2013|website=Sify}}</ref>}}
| country = India
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| language = Tamil


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'''''Puthagam''''' ({{Translation|Book}}) is a 2013 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by television personality [[Vijay Adhiraj]] and produced by S. Manjula for Ram Pictures Private Limited.
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'''''Puthagam''''' (English: Book) is a 2013 Tamil film directed by television personality [[Vijay Adhiraj]] and produced by S. Manjula for Ram Pictures Private Limited. [[Sathya (actor)|Sathya]], brother of actor [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] plays the lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-12-04/arya-vijay-27-04-12.html |title=Arya's Brother To Work With Vijay - Arya - Vijay - Tamil Movie News |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=27 April 2012 |accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> [[Rakul Preet Singh]], a former [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] is the leading lady. [[Sanjay Bharathi]], son of veteran actor/director Santhana Barathi along with Vignesh Vijaykumar of ''[[Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi]]'' fame play pivotal roles. Telugu actor [[Jagapati Babu]] plays a key role. The film has supporting star cast which include [[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]], [[Thalaivasal Vijay]], [[Santhana Bharathi]], [[Delhi Ganesh]], [[Crazy Mohan]], Fathima Babu, [[Uma Padmanabhan]] and others.


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The film stars [[Sathya (Tamil actor)|Sathya]], brother of actor [[Arya (actor)|Arya]], in the lead role;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-12-04/arya-vijay-27-04-12.html |title=Arya's Brother To Work With Vijay - Arya - Vijay - Tamil Movie News |website=Behindwoods.com |date=27 April 2012 |accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> [[Rakul Preet Singh]], a former [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]], as the leading lady; Telugu actor [[Jagapati Babu]] as the antagonist; and Sanjay Bharathi, son of veteran actor/director [[Santhana Bharathi]] (who also starred in the film), along with Vignesh Vijaykumar of ''[[Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi]]'' fame in supporting roles alongside [[Aishwarya Rajesh]], [[Suresh (actor, born 1963)|Suresh]], and [[Rachana Maurya]], among others.
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The film was shot in Sony F 65.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ayngaran.com/frame.php?iframepath=newsdetails.php?newsid=8171 | title=Puthagam shot with expert camera | publisher=Ayngaran International | date=3 June 2012 | accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> J. Laxman Kumar of ''[[Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu]]'' was the man behind the camera and the music was scored by [[James Vasanthan]]. The movie also has GK as its art director. The film was released on 14 January 2013.

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The film was shot in Sony F 65.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ayngaran.com/frame.php?iframepath=newsdetails.php?newsid=8171 | title=Puthagam shot with expert camera | publisher=Ayngaran International | date=3 June 2012 | accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> J. Laxman Kumar of ''[[Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu]]'' was the man behind the camera, and the music was scored by [[James Vasanthan]]. The movie also has [[GK (art director)|GK]] as its art director and cinematography [[Laxman Kumar]]. The film was released on 14 January 2013.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Mohan ([[Sathya (actor)|Sathya]]) lives in Chennai. His two roommates, Anthony (Vignesh Vijayakumar) and Radhakrishnan ([[Sanjay Bharathi]]) are from less fortunate backgrounds. Despite their differences, they are best friends. One day, Mohan borrows a book from the Chennai Literary Society library for his television reporter girlfriend, Divya ([[Rakul Preet Singh]]). He then finds a note in the book that leads him to a cemetery. All the graves painted blue have thousands of bank notes instead of dead bodies. Mohan shares this news with his roommates and they decide to share the cash in order to solve their families' financial problems.
Mohan ([[Sathya (Tamil actor)|Sathya]]) lives in Chennai. His two roommates, Anthony (Vignesh Vijayakumar) and Radhakrishnan (Sanjay Bharathi) are from less fortunate backgrounds. Despite their differences, they are best friends. Radhakrishnan is in love with his boss Thara ([[Aishwarya Rajesh]]). One day, Mohan borrows a book from the Chennai Literary Society library for his television reporter girlfriend Divya ([[Rakul Preet Singh]]). He then finds a note in the book that leads him to a cemetery. All the graves painted blue have thousands of bank notes instead of dead bodies. Mohan shares this news with his roommates and they decide to share the cash to solve their families' financial problems.


At the same time, Divya is covering the high-profile case of a powerful but corrupt political leader, Imaiyappan ([[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]]). He has lost all his black money that he has been hiding away from the authorities for years by giving it to a close friend for safekeeping. Now, the friend has died and Imaiyappan does not know where all his black money is. He is forced to seek the help of JB ([[Jagapati Babu]]) and Dolly ([[Rachana Maurya]]), two highly skilled former intelligence officers.
At the same time, Divya is covering the high-profile case of a powerful but corrupt political leader Imaiyappan ([[Suresh (actor, born 1963)|Suresh]]). He has lost all the black money that he has been hiding away from the authorities for years by giving it to a close friend for safekeeping. Now, the friend has died and Imaiyappan does not know where all his black money is. He is forced to seek the help of JB ([[Jagapati Babu]]) and Dolly ([[Rachana Maurya]]), two highly skilled former intelligence officers.


After much difficulty, JB and Dolly manage to track down the family of Imaiyappan's late friend. The friend had hidden the information of where he had hidden all the black money in a book in a Chennai library before he was run over by a truck. He had sent the book's registry number via a text message to his family so that they could take it and move to London. JB and Dolly then learn that the last person to check out the supposed book from the library is Mohan.
After much difficulty, JB and Dolly manage to track down the family of Imaiyappan's late friend. The friend had hidden the location of the black money in a book in a Chennai library before he was run over by a truck. He had sent the book's registry number via a text message to his family so that they could take it and move to London. JB and Dolly then learn that the last person to check out the supposed book from the library was Mohan.


Mohan and everyone he loves are then put in harm's way when both JB and Imaiyappan come after him. In the end, JB decides to let Mohan and his loved ones live when he discovers that Mohan only took a small portion of the black money to help his roommates with their finances, while he donated the rest of them to various charities all across the city anonymously. Imaiyappan then has a heart attack when he learns both his reputation and black money are gone forever.
Mohan and everyone he loves then ends up in harm's way when both JB and Imaiyappan come after him. In the end, JB decides to let Mohan and his loved ones life when he discovers that Mohan only took a small portion of the black money to help his roommates with their finances, while he donated the rest of them to various charities across the city anonymously. Imaiyappan then has a heart attack when he learns that both his reputation and black money are gone forever.


In the end, Mohan is shown going on a vacation with Divya and their friends. Unknown to them, JB and Dolly are following them secretly. It turns out that Mohan had only donated part of the money to charity bodies, and he had transferred the rest to a Swiss bank and turned them all to legal money. JB is deeply offended as he has been tricked by a boy as young as Mohan and sets out to trap him.
In the end, Mohan is shown going on a vacation with Divya and their friends. Unknown to them, JB and Dolly are following them. It turns out that Mohan had only donated part of the money to charities, and he had transferred the rest to a Swiss bank and turned them all into legal money. JB is enraged as he has been tricked by a boy as young as Mohan and sets out to trap him.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{cast listing|
{{colbegin}}
* [[Sathya (actor)|Sathya]] as Mohan
* [[Sathya (Tamil actor)|Sathya]] as Mohan
* [[Rakul Preet Singh]] as Divya
* [[Rakul Preet Singh]] as Divya
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* Sanjay Bharathi as Radhakrishnan
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* [[Jagapati Babu]] as JB
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* [[Sanjay Bharathi]] as Radhakrishnan
* Vignesh Vijayakumar as Anthony
* Vignesh Vijayakumar as Anthony
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* [[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]] as Imaiyappan
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* [[Iyshwarya Rajesh]] as Thara
* [[Rachana Maurya]] as Dolly
* [[Rachana Maurya]] as Dolly
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* [[Aishwarya Rajesh]] as Thara
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* [[Suresh (actor, born 1963)|Suresh]] as Imaiyappan
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* [[Jagapati Babu]] as JB
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* Vicky Krish as Mohan's friend
* [[Crazy Mohan]] as Varadachari
* [[Crazy Mohan]] as Varadachari
* [[Manobala]] as Kalyanasundaram aka Kallis
* [[Manobala]] as Kalyanasundaram aka Kallis
* [[Santhana Bharathi]] as Thennai Kabali
* [[Santhana Bharathi]] as Thennai Kabali
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* [[O. A. K. Sundar]] as Anand
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Vasanth
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Vasanth
* [[Delhi Ganesh]]
* [[Delhi Ganesh]] as Bank officer
* [[Uma Padmanabhan]]
* [[Fathima Babu]] as Veni
* [[Uma (Tamil actress)|Uma]] as Divya's mother
* [[Besant Ravi]]
* [[Besant Ravi]] as Goon
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* Vicky Krish as Mohan's friend
* [[Crane Manohar]]
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* O.A.K. Sundar as Anand
* [[Vichu Viswanath]] as Guru
* Fathima Babu
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* Sindhu Shyam as Nancy
* Bhanuprakash as Ajay Thinmaiha
* Bhanuprakash as Ajay Thinmaiha
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* [[Sindhu Shyam]] as Nancy
{{colend}}
* [[M. J. Shriram]] as Newsreader
* [[Nellai Siva]] as Traffic police
}}


==Filming==
==Production==
===Filming===
Filming of the movie started in the month of April,<ref>*[http://www.sify.com/movies/Puthagam-launched-imagegallery-kollywood-me1qVjcegdb.html?html=5 Puthagam launched]. Sify Technologies Ltd. Before June 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/81478.html | title=Vijay Adiraj to direct Arya's brother! | publisher=IndiaGlitz | date=27 April 2012 | accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> the incidentally the first shot was directed by P. Vasu. The movie comprises five sound tracks out of which three were canned in Bangkok and Pattaya. The shooting of the movie was completed and Puthagam hit the theatres worldwide.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-29/regional/31476035_1_sathya-divya-spandana-arya | title=Puthagam's launch bash | work=The Times of India| date=29 April 2012 | accessdate=17 September 2012 | author=Suresh, Sunayana}}</ref>
Filming of the movie started in April,<ref>*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120430034307/http://www.sify.com/movies/Puthagam-launched-imagegallery-kollywood-me1qVjcegdb.html?html=5 Puthagam launched]. Sify Technologies Ltd. Before June 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/81478.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428191007/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/81478.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=28 April 2012 | title=Vijay Adiraj to direct Arya's brother! | website=IndiaGlitz | date=27 April 2012 | accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> incidentally the first shot was directed by P. Vasu. The movie comprises five sound tracks out of which three were canned in Bangkok and Pattaya. The shooting of the movie was completed and Puthagam hit the theatres worldwide.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-29/regional/31476035_1_sathya-divya-spandana-arya | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103071629/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-29/regional/31476035_1_sathya-divya-spandana-arya | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 January 2013 | title=Puthagam's launch bash | date=29 April 2012 | accessdate=17 September 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | author=Suresh, Sunayana}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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Soundtrack is composed by [[James Vasanthan]] who is Vijay's friend and also a television anchor earlier. Audio was rumoured to be launched on 27 Oct but got launched on 12 Nov 2012 at the Hotel Hyatt, Chennai. Actors Jagapathi Babu, Arya, P. Vasu, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Parthiban, Suhashni, Rahika, Kuyil, Music directors James Vasanthan, Vijay Antony Lyricist Na Muthukumar and Madhan Karky were among those at the event.<ref>http://www.kollytalk.com/stills/puthagam-movie-audio-launch-stills/</ref>
The soundtrack is composed by [[James Vasanthan]], who is Vijay's friend and also a television anchor earlier. Audio was rumoured to be launched on 27 Oct but got launched on 12 Nov 2012 at the Hotel Hyatt, Chennai. Actors [[Jagapathi Babu]], [[Arya (actor)|Arya]], [[P. Vasu]], [[Shanthanu Bhagyaraj]], [[R. Parthiban|Parthiban]], [[Suhasini (Telugu actress)|Suhasini]], Rahika, Kuyil; music directors James Vasanthan and [[Vijay Antony]]; and lyricists [[Na. Muthukumar]] and [[Madhan Karky]] were among those at the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww1.kollytalk.com/|title=kollytalk.com - Informationen zum Thema.|website=ww1.kollytalk.com}}</ref>


Soundtrack was not promoted well in Radio stations which led James to show his anger on social-blogging site: "Don't know why FM stations show discrimination towards composers. The recently-released Puthagam of mine is not even played once in few FMs".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Vasanthan_James/status/275838000947159040 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-01-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025202122/https://twitter.com/Vasanthan_James/status/275838000947159040 |archivedate=25 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Unfortunately, the soundtrack was not promoted well in radio stations which led James to show his anger on social-blogging site: "Don't know why FM stations show discrimination towards composers. The recently-released Puthagam of mine is not even played once in few FMs".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Vasanthan_James/status/275838000947159040 |title=Twitter / Vasanthan_James: Don't know why FM stations |accessdate=2013-01-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025202122/https://twitter.com/Vasanthan_James/status/275838000947159040 |archivedate=25 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


* Kondadathaan - Tippu, Rahul, Sunandan
* "Kondadathaan" - [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Rahul, Sunandan
* Mella Poopupukudhe - Belly Raj, [[Deepa Miriam]]
* "Mella Poopupukudhe" - [[Belly Raj]], [[Deepa Miriam]]
* Italica - Mathangi
* "Italica" - Mathangi
* Say that you love me - Suchitra, Prasad
* "Say That You Love Me" - [[Suchitra]], Prasad
* Money is so funny - Gerard Johnson, Maya
* "Money Is So Funny" - Gerard Johnson, Maya


===Critical reception===
===Critical reception===
Behindwoods wrote:"Puthagam allows James Vasanthan to churn out some urban tunes for a youthful album and the result is a soundtrack that shines in parts".<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/nov-12-04/puthagam-music-review.html</ref> Milliblog wrote:"James’s music is erratic, as usual, but the highlights impress".<ref>http://itwofs.com/milliblog/2012/11/21/puthagam-music-review-tamil-james-vasanthan/</ref> Musicperk.com rated the album 7.5/10 quoting "This book has some interesting numbers too !".<ref>http://www.musicperk.com/puthagam/</ref>
Behindwoods wrote:"Puthagam allows James Vasanthan to churn out some urban tunes for a youthful album and the result is a soundtrack that shines in parts".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/nov-12-04/puthagam-music-review.html|title=PUTHAGAM MUSIC REVIEW - PUTHAGAM MUSIC REVIEW|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> Milliblog wrote:"James’s music is erratic, as usual, but the highlights impress".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://milliblog.com/2012/11/21/puthagam-music-review-tamil-james-vasanthan/|title=Puthagam (Music review), Tamil – James Vasanthan by Milliblog!|publisher=}}</ref> Musicperk.com rated the album 7.5/10 quoting "This book has some interesting numbers too !".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.musicperk.com/puthagam/ |title=Puthagam &#124; Musicperk - Trending news, analysis, reviews, ratings and exclusive content for music |access-date=19 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326075152/http://www.musicperk.com/puthagam/ |archive-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
The distribution rights for Puthagam in Tamil Nadu were bought by Gemini Film Circuit, which had produced and distributed Nanban. The film was released on 14 January 2013 on the eve of Pongal festival. The publicity for the film was weak and it took a poor opening at the box office with the grossing of {{INRConvert|3.46935|l}} in the first week.<ref>http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/puthagam/puthagam-box-office-jan-17.html</ref> The film opened with 64 shows on its first weekend in Chennai box office. It was removed after one week. It sold 3,900 tickets in Chennai during its lifetime.
The distribution rights for Puthagam in Tamil Nadu were bought by Gemini Film Circuit, which had produced and distributed Nanban. The film was released on 14 January 2013 on the eve of Pongal festival. The publicity for the film was weak and it took a poor opening at the box office with the grossing of {{INRConvert|3.5|l}} in the first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/puthagam/puthagam-box-office-jan-17.html|title=Puthagam box office collection|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> The film opened with 64 shows on its first weekend in Chennai box office. It was removed after one week. It sold 3,900 tickets in Chennai during its lifetime.


===Critical reception===
===Critical reception===
Indiaglitz wrote:"what could have been a racy and an innovative thriller was plagued by mediocre screenplay which drags the movie in and out. Puthagam the movie is a slow oozing out thriller".<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/15668.html</ref> Times of India wrote:"'Puthagam' doesn't turn out to the fast-paced read it had the potential to be".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/puthagam/movie-review/18085499.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Puthagam - The Times of India}}</ref> Behindwoods wrote:"the result of what might have been an edge of the seat thriller turns into a long drama filled with the usual sentiments played by usual characters".<ref>http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/puthagam/puthagam-review.html</ref>
Indiaglitz wrote:"what could have been a racy and an innovative thriller was plagued by mediocre screenplay which drags the movie in and out. Puthagam the movie is a slow oozing out thriller".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/tamil|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813033148/http://www.indiaglitz.com/tamil|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 August 2014|title=Tamil Cinema News - Tamil Movie Reviews - Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> Times of India wrote:"'Puthagam' doesn't turn out to the fast-paced read it had the potential to be".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/puthagam/movie-review/18085499.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Puthagam - The Times of India}}</ref> Behindwoods wrote:"the result of what might have been an edge of the seat thriller turns into a long drama filled with the usual sentiments played by usual characters".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/puthagam/puthagam-review.html|title=Puthagam Movie Review Puthagam, vijay adhiraj, Sathya|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Puthagam
Film poster
Directed byVijay Adhiraj
Written byVijay Adiraj
Guhan Sreenivasan (dialogues)
Story byVijay Adiraj
Produced byS. Manjula
StarringSathya
Rakul Preet Singh
Narrated byRJ Balaji
CinematographyLaxman Kumar
Edited byKevin
Music byJames Vasanthan
Production
company
Ram Pictures Private Limited
Release date
  • 14 January 2013 (2013-01-14)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Puthagam (transl. Book) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language film directed by television personality Vijay Adhiraj and produced by S. Manjula for Ram Pictures Private Limited.

The film stars Sathya, brother of actor Arya, in the lead role;[2] Rakul Preet Singh, a former Miss India, as the leading lady; Telugu actor Jagapati Babu as the antagonist; and Sanjay Bharathi, son of veteran actor/director Santhana Bharathi (who also starred in the film), along with Vignesh Vijaykumar of Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi fame in supporting roles alongside Aishwarya Rajesh, Suresh, and Rachana Maurya, among others.

The film was shot in Sony F 65.[3] J. Laxman Kumar of Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu was the man behind the camera, and the music was scored by James Vasanthan. The movie also has GK as its art director and cinematography Laxman Kumar. The film was released on 14 January 2013.

Plot

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Mohan (Sathya) lives in Chennai. His two roommates, Anthony (Vignesh Vijayakumar) and Radhakrishnan (Sanjay Bharathi) are from less fortunate backgrounds. Despite their differences, they are best friends. Radhakrishnan is in love with his boss Thara (Aishwarya Rajesh). One day, Mohan borrows a book from the Chennai Literary Society library for his television reporter girlfriend Divya (Rakul Preet Singh). He then finds a note in the book that leads him to a cemetery. All the graves painted blue have thousands of bank notes instead of dead bodies. Mohan shares this news with his roommates and they decide to share the cash to solve their families' financial problems.

At the same time, Divya is covering the high-profile case of a powerful but corrupt political leader Imaiyappan (Suresh). He has lost all the black money that he has been hiding away from the authorities for years by giving it to a close friend for safekeeping. Now, the friend has died and Imaiyappan does not know where all his black money is. He is forced to seek the help of JB (Jagapati Babu) and Dolly (Rachana Maurya), two highly skilled former intelligence officers.

After much difficulty, JB and Dolly manage to track down the family of Imaiyappan's late friend. The friend had hidden the location of the black money in a book in a Chennai library before he was run over by a truck. He had sent the book's registry number via a text message to his family so that they could take it and move to London. JB and Dolly then learn that the last person to check out the supposed book from the library was Mohan.

Mohan and everyone he loves then ends up in harm's way when both JB and Imaiyappan come after him. In the end, JB decides to let Mohan and his loved ones life when he discovers that Mohan only took a small portion of the black money to help his roommates with their finances, while he donated the rest of them to various charities across the city anonymously. Imaiyappan then has a heart attack when he learns that both his reputation and black money are gone forever.

In the end, Mohan is shown going on a vacation with Divya and their friends. Unknown to them, JB and Dolly are following them. It turns out that Mohan had only donated part of the money to charities, and he had transferred the rest to a Swiss bank and turned them all into legal money. JB is enraged as he has been tricked by a boy as young as Mohan and sets out to trap him.

Cast

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Production

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Filming

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Filming of the movie started in April,[4][5] incidentally the first shot was directed by P. Vasu. The movie comprises five sound tracks out of which three were canned in Bangkok and Pattaya. The shooting of the movie was completed and Puthagam hit the theatres worldwide.[6]

Soundtrack

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Puthagam
Soundtrack album by
James Vasanthan
Released12 November 2012 (2012-11-12)
GenreFilm soundtrack
LabelGemini
James Vasanthan chronology
Paagan
(2012) 		Puthagam
(2012) 		Dalam
(2012)

The soundtrack is composed by James Vasanthan, who is Vijay's friend and also a television anchor earlier. Audio was rumoured to be launched on 27 Oct but got launched on 12 Nov 2012 at the Hotel Hyatt, Chennai. Actors Jagapathi Babu, Arya, P. Vasu, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Parthiban, Suhasini, Rahika, Kuyil; music directors James Vasanthan and Vijay Antony; and lyricists Na. Muthukumar and Madhan Karky were among those at the event.[7]

Unfortunately, the soundtrack was not promoted well in radio stations which led James to show his anger on social-blogging site: "Don't know why FM stations show discrimination towards composers. The recently-released Puthagam of mine is not even played once in few FMs".[8]

  • "Kondadathaan" - Tippu, Rahul, Sunandan
  • "Mella Poopupukudhe" - Belly Raj, Deepa Miriam
  • "Italica" - Mathangi
  • "Say That You Love Me" - Suchitra, Prasad
  • "Money Is So Funny" - Gerard Johnson, Maya

Critical reception

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Behindwoods wrote:"Puthagam allows James Vasanthan to churn out some urban tunes for a youthful album and the result is a soundtrack that shines in parts".[9] Milliblog wrote:"James’s music is erratic, as usual, but the highlights impress".[10] Musicperk.com rated the album 7.5/10 quoting "This book has some interesting numbers too !".[11]

Release

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The distribution rights for Puthagam in Tamil Nadu were bought by Gemini Film Circuit, which had produced and distributed Nanban. The film was released on 14 January 2013 on the eve of Pongal festival. The publicity for the film was weak and it took a poor opening at the box office with the grossing of ₹3.5 lakh (US$4,200) in the first week.[12] The film opened with 64 shows on its first weekend in Chennai box office. It was removed after one week. It sold 3,900 tickets in Chennai during its lifetime.

Critical reception

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Indiaglitz wrote:"what could have been a racy and an innovative thriller was plagued by mediocre screenplay which drags the movie in and out. Puthagam the movie is a slow oozing out thriller".[13] Times of India wrote:"'Puthagam' doesn't turn out to the fast-paced read it had the potential to be".[14] Behindwoods wrote:"the result of what might have been an edge of the seat thriller turns into a long drama filled with the usual sentiments played by usual characters".[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Pongalo Pongal". Sify. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Arya's Brother To Work With Vijay - Arya - Vijay - Tamil Movie News". Behindwoods.com. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Puthagam shot with expert camera". Ayngaran International. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. ^ *Puthagam launched. Sify Technologies Ltd. Before June 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012
  5. ^ "Vijay Adiraj to direct Arya's brother!". IndiaGlitz. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  6. ^ Suresh, Sunayana (29 April 2012). "Puthagam's launch bash". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  7. ^ "kollytalk.com - Informationen zum Thema". ww1.kollytalk.com.
  8. ^ "Twitter / Vasanthan_James: Don't know why FM stations". Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  9. ^ "PUTHAGAM MUSIC REVIEW - PUTHAGAM MUSIC REVIEW". www.behindwoods.com.
  10. ^ "Puthagam (Music review), Tamil – James Vasanthan by Milliblog!".
  11. ^ "Puthagam | Musicperk - Trending news, analysis, reviews, ratings and exclusive content for music". Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Puthagam box office collection". www.behindwoods.com.
  13. ^ "Tamil Cinema News - Tamil Movie Reviews - Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Puthagam - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
  15. ^ "Puthagam Movie Review Puthagam, vijay adhiraj, Sathya". www.behindwoods.com.
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