''Puthu Paatu'' () is a 1990 Indian

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

-language film written and directed by

Panchu Arunachalam Panchanathan Arunachalam (22 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian writer, director, producer and lyricist who worked in the Tamil cinema. He was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle. He also worked as a lyricist in the Tami ...

, and produced by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ...

who also composed the music. The film stars

Ramarajan Kumaresan Ramaiyya better knows as Ramarajan (born 18 October 1960) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and politician. He is referred as Makkal Nayagan for acting and directing films on village-based subjects. Career Ramarajan sta ...

, Vaidegi, Suma and Rajeev. It was released on 17 October 1990.

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Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

. The song "Ich Liebe Dich" is entirely in German. "Nethu Oruthara Oruthara" is a fusion song, blending electronic funk with

Carnatic music Carnatic music (known as or in the Dravidian languages) is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and southern Odisha. It is o ...

instruments.

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* {{IMDb title 1990 films 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films Films directed by Panchu Arunachalam Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films set in Germany Films shot in Ooty Tamil-language Indian films