Puriyaadha Pudhir
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Puriyadha Puthir is a 1990 thriller film directed by K. S. Ravikumar
K. S. Ravikumar
K. S. Ravikumar is an Indian film director and actor, primarily working in Tamil cinema. He has directed numerous films ranging from comedy and drama to action thrillers. His film Dasavathaaram went on to gross $16 million worldwide in the first four weeks and eventually became one of the...
. The film, which took 30 days to make, cost the producer's only 29 lakhs.. The film is a remake of 1973 Hind hit Dhund
Dhund (1973 film)
Dhund is a 1973 Hindi movie produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film is based on Agatha Christie's play, The Unexpected Guest, and stars Sanjay Khan, his then flame Zeenat Aman, Danny Denzongpa, Deven Verma, Madan Puri, Navin Nischol and Ashok Kumar...
Plot
RahmanRahman
-People:*Rahman , Arabic male name*Abdur Rahman, Arabic male theophoric name meaning Servant of Allah-See also:* Rehman * Raman * Ramen, a Japanese noodle...
escapes from prison and comes to Rekha's house. He finds that her husband is murdered. Rahman
Rahman
-People:*Rahman , Arabic male name*Abdur Rahman, Arabic male theophoric name meaning Servant of Allah-See also:* Rehman * Raman * Ramen, a Japanese noodle...
asks Rekha to hide him from the police. As Rekha knows him from her college days, she believes him to be innocent.
The next day, when he asks Rekha why she murdered her husband (Raghuvaran
Raghuvaran
Raghuvaran was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South India. He became famous for his portrayal of villain and character roles in Tamil films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films...
), she tells him about her past. Raghuvaran hated beautiful women as he was harassed badly by his stepmother. Hence, he used to ill-treat Rekha. Her childhood friend Babu (Anand Babu), a disco dancer, advised Raghuvaran not to do so, but to no avail. Hence Babu was very angry with him. One day, after giving another dose of torture to Rekha, Raghuvaran went upstairs. Later, Rekha found him to be murdered. She did not know who the murderer was.
In an interesting plot twist, a police officer also gets involved. One day in the bar, where Babu was dancing, one of Raghuvaran's former aides was found murdered and the knife used to kill him was in Babu's hands. At this point, everyone involved is taken to police custody, and the murderer's identity is revealed at the end.