''Pettredutha Pillai'' () is a 1993 Indian

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directed by Poornachandran, with lyrics, music and story by T. Rajendar. The film starred

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and

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with an extensive cast, which also featured Rajendar's two sons,

Silambarasan Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar (born 3 February 1984), popularly known as Simbu or by his initials as STR, is an Indian actor, producer, and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is the eldest son of director T. Rajendar. ...

and Kuralarasan. The film was released on 10 April 1993.

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by T. Rajendar who also wrote lyrics for all songs.

Reception

Malini Mannath of ''

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'' wrote, "Petredutha Pillai .has all trappings of a T. Rajender film. The treatment is not very subtle, the artistes over react and the film is prosy."

References

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* {{Authority control 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1993 drama films 1993 films Films scored by T. Rajendar Films with screenplays by T. Rajendar Indian drama films Tamil-language Indian films