Puthiya Mukham
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Puthiya Mukham is a 2009 Malayalam action film
directed by Diphan and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. The shooting locations were Kochi, Palakkad
, and Malaysia. The music was
composed by Deepak Dev
, and the cinematography was by Bharani K. Dharan, who mainly works in Telugu cinema
. The film was a commercial success and was one of the successful films of 2009.
) is a resident of an agraharam
in Kalpathi
. Along with his studies, he pursues a career as a percussionist and teaches the mridangam to local students. He is in love with a girl—the daughter of a family friend. Their relationship is not only approved, but supported by both families.
Kichu moves on to the city of Kochi (Ernakulam
) to enroll at an engineering college. The villain - Sudhi (Bala
) - is a senior student and the youngest of three brothers (the others being Sai Kumar and Shammi Thilakan); he pursues a real estate business and routine crimes associated with it. In all his villainous endeavours on the campus he is supported by his brothers.
The main support for the villain family from 'the system' is a police officer (Vijayaraghavan).
The story takes its form when Anjana (Priyamani
), the daughter of the police officer, joins the engineering college. Sudhi is in love with her and to win her love plays the gentleman, concealing and temporarily stopping all his villainous activities.
Kichu, as is expected, wins the heart of the girls in the college from almost day one. Sudhi suspects that Anjana is attracted to Kichu.
So he moves fast and sends his brother with an official proposal to Anjana's family. Her parents accept the proposal and force the reluctant daughter to agree to it. But she stipulates a condition: there will be no marriage immediately. Sudhi has to wait for four years (until the course ends) for the marriage; she will have her freedom for these four years.
The 'freedom' of Anjana and the way she exercises it make jealous and suspicious. He wants to scare Kichu out of the college. He arranges an attack on him at the college hostel. Kichu is severely wounded. At the end of the attack, when apparently he receives a blow on his head, Kichu appears to turn mad and attacks his own friend who tried to rescue him.
He is admitted to a hospital and it is revealed that he has what the doctor in the movie says a 'Flashback Phenomenon'. He had to witness the death of his younger brother, while young, hit by a bus, and traumatic incidents like this will turn him violent.
His prearranged marriage has been disapproved by his would-be's family following this.
His own family doesn't want him to go to the college anymore. But his father (Nedumudy Venu) supports him and urges him to go back to the college and asks him to win his life.
What happens after this is an unbelievable change in the character of Kichu. A hitherto simpleton now turns a super hero.
The villain welcomes him back at the college with an attack. Kichu, the now fearless super hero, gives a difficult-to-believe show of stunts.
Sudhi's brothers turn in for help. Kichu sends the eldest brother Sai Kumar to hospital, mortally wounded. He is put in the ICU for observation and is reportedly in a coma.
The villain's ally, Vijaya Rakhavan, arrests Kichu and takes him to the police station. Here Kichu learns that he is going to be transported to the sub jail where his murder is planned.
Kichu turns violent and storms the police station. He is hit by a policeman from behind and he apparently falls unconscious, but it is only an act.
He is rushed to the hospital, where he makes his escape.
The villains kidnap Anjana. In the final stunt at a construction site of a multistoried building, Kichu beats numerous stuntmen and tells Sudhi the truth about Kichu and how he wants to see Sudhi become a good person towards Kichu. But Sudhi, who is still angry, denies and tells Kichu that he doesn't want a life. So Kichu lets go of his hand and Sudhi dies. Kichu walks away with Anjana as the credits start to roll.
Fast paced editing by Samjith Mhd is a noticeable factor. The title animation by Aroonz also adds an original touch.
. The songs "Picha Vecha Naal" (Shankar Mahadevan
) and "Thattum Muttum Thalam" (Jassie Gift
, Deepak Dev
, Sindhuja) were chart toppers on Malayalam television/radio stations.
Shankar Mahadevan
grabbed the Best Singer award for the song "Picha Vecha Naal" at the Annual Malayalam Movie Awards (AMMA) held in Gulf. At the 2009 Asianet Film Awards
, Deepak Dev
received the Best Music Director Award for his songs in the movie, while Shankar Mahadevan
won the Best Male Playback Singer Award for the song "Picha Vecha Naal".
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
directed by Diphan and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. The shooting locations were Kochi, Palakkad
Palakkad
Palakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District...
, and Malaysia. The music was
composed by Deepak Dev
Deepak Dev
Deepak Devraj, better known as Deepak Dev is an Indian music composer, best known for his compositions in Malayalam cinema, with films such as Chronic Bachelor, Symphony, Udayananu Tharam, Naran, and Puthiya Mukham.-Early years:...
, and the cinematography was by Bharani K. Dharan, who mainly works in Telugu cinema
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...
. The film was a commercial success and was one of the successful films of 2009.
Plot
Krishnakumar(Prithviraj SukumaranPrithviraj Sukumaran
Prithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema....
) is a resident of an agraharam
Agraharam
An Agraharam or Agrahara is the name given to the Brahmin quarter of a heterogenous village or to any village inhabited by Brahmins...
in Kalpathi
Kalpathi
Kalpathi or Kalpathy also known as Dakshin Kasi or the Varanasi of the South is an early Tamil Brahmin settlement in the Palakkad District of Kerala state, south India...
. Along with his studies, he pursues a career as a percussionist and teaches the mridangam to local students. He is in love with a girl—the daughter of a family friend. Their relationship is not only approved, but supported by both families.
Kichu moves on to the city of Kochi (Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
) to enroll at an engineering college. The villain - Sudhi (Bala
Bala (actor)
Bala is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He acted in several Tamil films which were unsuccessful, and later entered Malayalam film industry. He got engaged to his friend Idea Star Singer fame Amrutha Suresh in September 2009...
) - is a senior student and the youngest of three brothers (the others being Sai Kumar and Shammi Thilakan); he pursues a real estate business and routine crimes associated with it. In all his villainous endeavours on the campus he is supported by his brothers.
The main support for the villain family from 'the system' is a police officer (Vijayaraghavan).
The story takes its form when Anjana (Priyamani
Priyamani
Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer, better known by her stage name Priyamani is an Indian film actress and model who has appeared in several Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films...
), the daughter of the police officer, joins the engineering college. Sudhi is in love with her and to win her love plays the gentleman, concealing and temporarily stopping all his villainous activities.
Kichu, as is expected, wins the heart of the girls in the college from almost day one. Sudhi suspects that Anjana is attracted to Kichu.
So he moves fast and sends his brother with an official proposal to Anjana's family. Her parents accept the proposal and force the reluctant daughter to agree to it. But she stipulates a condition: there will be no marriage immediately. Sudhi has to wait for four years (until the course ends) for the marriage; she will have her freedom for these four years.
The 'freedom' of Anjana and the way she exercises it make jealous and suspicious. He wants to scare Kichu out of the college. He arranges an attack on him at the college hostel. Kichu is severely wounded. At the end of the attack, when apparently he receives a blow on his head, Kichu appears to turn mad and attacks his own friend who tried to rescue him.
He is admitted to a hospital and it is revealed that he has what the doctor in the movie says a 'Flashback Phenomenon'. He had to witness the death of his younger brother, while young, hit by a bus, and traumatic incidents like this will turn him violent.
His prearranged marriage has been disapproved by his would-be's family following this.
His own family doesn't want him to go to the college anymore. But his father (Nedumudy Venu) supports him and urges him to go back to the college and asks him to win his life.
What happens after this is an unbelievable change in the character of Kichu. A hitherto simpleton now turns a super hero.
The villain welcomes him back at the college with an attack. Kichu, the now fearless super hero, gives a difficult-to-believe show of stunts.
Sudhi's brothers turn in for help. Kichu sends the eldest brother Sai Kumar to hospital, mortally wounded. He is put in the ICU for observation and is reportedly in a coma.
The villain's ally, Vijaya Rakhavan, arrests Kichu and takes him to the police station. Here Kichu learns that he is going to be transported to the sub jail where his murder is planned.
Kichu turns violent and storms the police station. He is hit by a policeman from behind and he apparently falls unconscious, but it is only an act.
He is rushed to the hospital, where he makes his escape.
The villains kidnap Anjana. In the final stunt at a construction site of a multistoried building, Kichu beats numerous stuntmen and tells Sudhi the truth about Kichu and how he wants to see Sudhi become a good person towards Kichu. But Sudhi, who is still angry, denies and tells Kichu that he doesn't want a life. So Kichu lets go of his hand and Sudhi dies. Kichu walks away with Anjana as the credits start to roll.
Fast paced editing by Samjith Mhd is a noticeable factor. The title animation by Aroonz also adds an original touch.
Cast
- Prithviraj SukumaranPrithviraj SukumaranPrithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema....
(Krishnakumar/Kichu) - BalaBala (actor)Bala is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He acted in several Tamil films which were unsuccessful, and later entered Malayalam film industry. He got engaged to his friend Idea Star Singer fame Amrutha Suresh in September 2009...
(Sudhi) - PriyamaniPriyamaniPriya Vasudev Mani Iyer, better known by her stage name Priyamani is an Indian film actress and model who has appeared in several Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films...
(Anjana) - Meera NandanMeera Nandan- Career :She started her career with the popular Musical reality show Idea Star Singer on Asianet Television by Co - hosting the show with Ranjini Hariadas in the year 2007...
(Sreedevi)
Soundtrack
Songs in the movie were composed by Deepak DevDeepak Dev
Deepak Devraj, better known as Deepak Dev is an Indian music composer, best known for his compositions in Malayalam cinema, with films such as Chronic Bachelor, Symphony, Udayananu Tharam, Naran, and Puthiya Mukham.-Early years:...
. The songs "Picha Vecha Naal" (Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...
) and "Thattum Muttum Thalam" (Jassie Gift
Jassie Gift
Jassie Gift is a Malayalam film music composer and singer from Thiruvananthapuram, India. He became famous after his song "Lajjavathiye" in the film 4 the people.-Biography:...
, Deepak Dev
Deepak Dev
Deepak Devraj, better known as Deepak Dev is an Indian music composer, best known for his compositions in Malayalam cinema, with films such as Chronic Bachelor, Symphony, Udayananu Tharam, Naran, and Puthiya Mukham.-Early years:...
, Sindhuja) were chart toppers on Malayalam television/radio stations.
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...
grabbed the Best Singer award for the song "Picha Vecha Naal" at the Annual Malayalam Movie Awards (AMMA) held in Gulf. At the 2009 Asianet Film Awards
Asianet Film Awards
The Asianet Film Awards is the most prominent award ceremony for Malayalam films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. The awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence in the Malayalam...
, Deepak Dev
Deepak Dev
Deepak Devraj, better known as Deepak Dev is an Indian music composer, best known for his compositions in Malayalam cinema, with films such as Chronic Bachelor, Symphony, Udayananu Tharam, Naran, and Puthiya Mukham.-Early years:...
received the Best Music Director Award for his songs in the movie, while Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...
won the Best Male Playback Singer Award for the song "Picha Vecha Naal".
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (min:sec) | Lyrics | Notes |
| 1 | "Kaane Kaane" | Prithviraj Prithviraj Sukumaran Prithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.... |
3:14 | Kaithapram | Plays with the opening credits |
| 2 | "Picha Vacha Naal" | Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... |
4:31 | Kaithapram | |
| 3 | "Thattum Muttum Thalam" | Jassie Gift Jassie Gift Jassie Gift is a Malayalam film music composer and singer from Thiruvananthapuram, India. He became famous after his song "Lajjavathiye" in the film 4 the people.-Biography:... , Deepak Dev Deepak Dev Deepak Devraj, better known as Deepak Dev is an Indian music composer, best known for his compositions in Malayalam cinema, with films such as Chronic Bachelor, Symphony, Udayananu Tharam, Naran, and Puthiya Mukham.-Early years:... , Sindhuja |
5:12 | Kaithapram | |
| 4 | "Yadukula Murali" | Krishnakumar | 5:10 | Kaithapram | |
| 5 | "Rahasyamay" | KK, Shilpa Rao Shilpa Rao Shilpa Rao is an Indian female playback singer.-Early life:She was born on 11 April 1984 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Her father S. V. Rao, who held a degree in music, introduced her to music... |
4:59 | Kaithapram |
External links
- http://www.cinepicks.com/malayalam/gallery/puthiya-mukham/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/prithviz/sets/72157615784348214/
- http://www.strikersncrew.blogspot.com/