Uthama Puthiran

2010 2h 59m TA

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 20

DramaComedyAction

Synopsis

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Siva is asked to help a friend in a love marriage. Siva kidnaps Pooja on a mistaken identity from the marriage hall. When Pooja is kidnapped, her uncles and their henchmen follow them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dhanush
Sivaramakrishnan / Dhandapani
Genelia D'Souza
Pooja Padmanadhan
Vivek
'Emotional' Ekambaram
K. Bhagyaraj
Raghupathi/Washington Vetrivel
Ashish Vidhyarthi
Periyamuthu Gounder
Jayaprakash Reddy
Chinnamuthu Gounder
Sundarrajan
Sundaram
Karunas
Janaki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mithran Jawahar
Writers: Gopi Mohan, Kona Venkat, Gopi Mohan
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 179 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mithran Jawahar, shot by Balasubramaniem. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vijay Antony. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor M. Thyagarajan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Dhanush and Genelia D'Souza and Vivek carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1830890 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mithran Jawahar directs. Balasubramaniem behind the camera. Vijay Antony scores. M. Thyagarajan cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 179 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Directed by Mithran Jawahar, shot by Balasubramaniem. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Vijay Antony. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor M. Thyagarajan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dhanush and Genelia D'Souza and Vivek carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1830890 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.