''Pullakuttikaran'' () is a 1995 Indian

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-language

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, written and directed by Parthiban. The film stars himself in the lead role, alongside

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, while

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and

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portray supporting roles along with Malayalam actor

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featuring in his first Tamil film. The music for the film was composed by

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and the film was released on 14 July 1995.

Plot

Parthiban who takes care of orphaned children in a van gets his livelihood by stealing money. Sangeetha falls in love with him after seeing his cleverness in taking money when he pretended to portray a pickpocket in a stage play. Sangeetha ties the sacred thread herself and starts leading her life as Parthiban's wife. Parthiban feels reluctant to accept her as his wife but later relents. Both have one thing in common with the evil minister (Chandrasekhar). Sangeetha had escaped from the forced marriage to his dim-witted brother (Prakash Raj) who does it to every woman. When Parthiban pretends to help Chandrasekhar in his elections, he changes his money to the other political party and thereby making him lose votes and support. Chandrasekhar who felt cheated joined hands with the opponent political party and killed Parthiban's innocent wife (Urvashi). In the end, Chandrasekhar searching for Parthiban and Sangeetha, Parthiban kills Chandrasekhar and escapes with his family in a train with the world assuming that he is no more.

Cast

* Parthiban as Veeraiyan *

as Ammu *

as Azhagu *

* Vaagai Chandrasekhar *

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* R. S. Sivaji

Production

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was introduced as an assistant director through the film.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by

and lyrics written by

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Reception

Thulasi of ''

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'' wrote Parthiban sends home with no tears and no blanket, with a slight sadness. A salute for making me laugh so far. Sir, why we need all the logic!. M. Prabhaharan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director for his work in the film, which also marked his debut.

References

External links

* {{R. Parthiban 1990s action drama films 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1995 action drama films Films directed by R. Parthiban Films scored by Deva (composer) Indian action drama films Tamil-language Indian films