Puthiya Vaanam

Puthiya Vaanam (transl. New Sky) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by R. V. Udayakumar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sathyaraj, Rupini, and Gautami. A remake of the 1987 Hindi film Hukumat, it was released on 10 December 1988.^[1]

Puthiya Vaanam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. V. Udayakumar
Screenplay by	R. M. Veerappan R. V. Udayakumar (dialogues)
Story by	Anil Sharma
Produced by	G. Thyagarajan V. Thamilazhagan
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Sathyaraj Rupini Gautami
Cinematography	Ravi Yadav
Edited by	K. R. Krishnan
Music by	Hamsalekha
Production company	Sathya Movies
Release date	10 December 1988 (1988-12-10)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

In the past, the honest military officer Jeevadurai was killed by Govindan. Thereafter, Rajaratnam, Jeevadurai's son, was brought up by D.I.G. Pandidurai. A few years later, Rajaratnam marries Devaki and they then have a son. Like his father, Rajaratnam becomes a police officer. In Shanthi Nagar, Govindan, who is now known as Kocha, controls the city and the people are afraid of him and his henchmen. His adopted father Pandidurai transfers Rajaratnam to Shanthi Nagar.

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan as D.I.G. Pandidurai
• Sathyaraj as M. G. Rajaratnam (MGR)
• Rupini as Devaki
• Gautami as Mary
• Vijayakumar as Kocha / Govindan
• Janagaraj as Pattabi
• Rajesh Kumar as Joni, Kocha's son
• Nassar
• Charle
• LIC Narasimhan as Samuel
• K. Natraj
• Ponnambalam
• Oru Viral Krishna Rao
• Idichapuli Selvaraj
• Ennatha Kannaiya
• Sethu Vinayagam
• Gundu Kalyanam
• Baby Sujitha
• Kuyili
• Disco Shanti
• Anuja
• Jai Ganesh as Jeevadurai (guest appearance)

Production

Puthiya Vaanam, a remake of the 1987 Hindi film Hukumat,^[2] is the 275th film of Ganesan.^[3] Its title is derived from a song from Anbe Vaa (1966).^[4] The name of Sathyaraj's character, M. G. Rajaratnam or MGR, is an allusion to that film's lead actor M. G. Ramachandran.^[5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Hamsalekha.^[6][7]

Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
'Manidha Innum'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Ilandevan	2:49
'Mynaa Mynaa'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja, Sunanda	Muthulingam	4:39
'Oore Kedithavane'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja	Gangai Amaran	4:08
'Oru Paadal Solgiren'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malaysia Vasudevan	R. V. Udayakumar	4:36
'Raakuyile'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	R. V. Udayakumar	4:58

Reception

The Indian Express wrote, "Under enterprising young filmmaker Udayakumar's direction, debutant cameraman Ravi Yadav imparts a glow and sheen to the frames [..]".^[5] P. S. S. of Kalki praised the acting of Ganesan, Sathyaraj, Rupini, the humour of Janagaraj and Charle, Hamsalekha's music and cinematography but felt Gauthami was underutilized and concluded that all the commercial ingredients have been made in equal proportions.^[8]