Pudhupettai (2006)
- Original title
- புதுப்பேட்டை
- Directed by
- K. Selvaraghavan
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 59m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 44 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A student living in a Chennai slum turns to gangster life to survive. The story follows his rise through violence and crime in the city's underworld.
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What happens
Pudhupettai (transl. New Hood) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by Selvaraghavan starring his brother Dhanush in the lead role, while Sonia Agarwal and Sneha play supporting roles. It follows the story of a slum-dwelling student from Pudhupettai who becomes a dreaded gangster in North Chennai as a means of survival. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with cinematography by Arvind Krishna and editing by Kola Bhaskar. The film was released on 26 May 2006. It had an average opening at the box office. However, it attained cult status in subsequent years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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