Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979)

Original title

புதிய வார்ப்புகள்

Directed by

Bharathiraja

Genre

drama, romance

Country

India

Runtime

2h 23m

Rated

U

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A schoolteacher in a village falls in love with a woman. Their relationship faces trouble from a powerful and predatory village chief.

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What happens

Puthiya Vaarpugal (transl. New Mouldings) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed, produced and co-written by Bharathiraja. The film stars K. Bhagyaraj and Rati Agnihotri, with G. Srinivasan, Goundamani, K. K. Soundar and Usharani in supporting roles. It revolves around a schoolteacher who falls in love with a woman in his village, but their relationship is threatened by the lecherous village chief. Puthiya Vaarpugal is the first film produced by Bharathiraja. It also marked the acting debut of Agnihotri, and the first film for Bhagyaraj as a lead actor. While the story was written by R. Selvaraj, Bharathiraja wrote the screenplay and Bhagyaraj wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was handled by P. S. Nivas and editing by R. Bhaskaran. Filming was completed in 22 working days. Puthiya Vaarpugal was released on 14 April 1979. The film became a success and won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Second Best Film and Best Dialogue Writer (Bhagyaraj). It was remade in Telugu as Kotha Jeevithalu (1981) by the same director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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