Putham Pudhu Kaalai

2020 2h 9m TA

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 18

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Synopsis

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Putham Pudhu Kaalai brings together 5 of the most celebrated directors in Tamil cinema - Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratman, Rajiv Menon, and Karthik Subbaraj to create Amazon Prime Video's first Indian anthology film.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jayaram
Rajiv Padmanabhan (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho")
Urvashi
Lakshmi Krishnan (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho")
Kalidas Jayaram
younger Rajiv Padmanabhan (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho")
Kalyani Priyadarshan
younger Lakshmi Krishnan (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho")
Preethi Nedumaran
Maid (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho")
Krishnakumar Balasubramanian
Arun Krishnan (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho")
Ananya Ramaprasad
Chitra (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho")
R. Madhavan
Narrator (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Suhasini Maniratnam
Writers: Rajiv Menon, Karthik Subbaraj, Reshma Ghatala
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Suhasini Maniratnam, shot by Shreyaas Krishna. 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 G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Jayaram and Urvashi and Kalidas Jayaram carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13087958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Suhasini Maniratnam directs. Shreyaas Krishna behind the camera. G. V. Prakash Kumar scores. Sreekar Prasad cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Directed by Suhasini Maniratnam, shot by Shreyaas Krishna. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Sreekar Prasad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jayaram and Urvashi and Kalidas Jayaram carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt13087958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.