''Puthiya Aatchi'' () is a 1995 Indian

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-language

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directed by

Velu Prabhakaran Velu Prabakaran is an Indian filmmaker, cinematographer and actor. He is known for his themes highlighting atheism and revolutionary subjects in his films. Career Velu Prabakaran began as a cinematographer before making his directorial debut w ...

. The film stars

Anandaraj Anandaraj (born 10 November 1958) is an Indian actor, He has acted in villain roles in several Tamil films and has appeared in over a three hundred films in different languages including Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. Career Anandar ...

, Radhika and

Sarath Babu Sathyam Babu Dixithulu (31 July 1951 – 22 May 2023), known by his stage name Sarath Babu, was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Tamil and Telugu cinema. He appeared in more than 300 films, including in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and ...

. It was released on 3 March 1995.

Plot

Marappan (

) is the rebel leader of 'Puratchi Padai'. The rebel group only kills corrupted politicians who spoil the poor's lives. A corrupted politician, Valluvadasan (

Radha Ravi Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Ravi mononymously called as Radha Ravi is an Indian actor and politician who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of veteran actor M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and half-brot ...

), misuses their name and he perpetrates murders of innocent people under their name. Vivekanandan (

), an IPS officer, lives happily with his wife ( Radhika) and his son. Vivekanandan is charged to arrest the members of 'Puratchi Padai'.

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs were composed Premi–Sreeni and Manachanallur Giridharan, and the score by Shyam. The lyrics were written by

Vairamuthu Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai, he firs ...

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* {{Velu Prabhakaran 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1990s vigilante films 1995 action films 1995 films Films directed by Velu Prabhakaran Films scored by Shyam (composer) Indian action films Indian vigilante films Tamil-language Indian films