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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Pudhalvan<br />
| image = <br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = Selva Vinayagam<br />
| producer = P. Vijayagowri<br />
| writer = [[P. Kalaimani]] <small>(dialogues)</small><br />
| story = [[Paruchuri Brothers]]<br />
| screenplay = Selva Vinayagam<br />
| starring = [[Ramki]]<br>[[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]]<br />
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]<br />
| cinematography = Ravindhar<br />
| editing = P. Venkateswara Rao<br />
| distributor = P. N. R. Pictures<br />
| studio = Vijaya Gowri Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1997|12|26}}<br />
| runtime = 105 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Pudhalvan''''' is a [[Tamil films of 1997|1997]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[crime film]] directed by Selva Vinayagam, who had previously directed the films ''[[Kottai Vaasal]]'' (1992) and ''[[Aranmanai Kaavalan]]'' (1994). The film features [[Ramki]] and [[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]] in lead roles, with [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]], newcomer Raghavi, Mohan Natarajan, S. N. Vasanth and [[Raja Ravindra|Raja Raveendar]] playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and was released on 26 December 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Pudhalvan/7753|title=Find Tamil Movie Pudhalvan|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429092404/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Pudhalvan/7753|archive-date=2012-04-29 |accessdate=2015-02-19|publisher=jointscene.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/pudhalvan-movie/12101|title=Pudhalvan (1997)|accessdate=2015-02-19|publisher=gomolo.com}}</ref> The film was a remake of Telugu film ''[[Doshi Nirdoshi]]'' (1990).<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Siva ([[Ramki]]) is an honest police inspector who was brought up by the judge Sathyamoorthy ([[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]) when his mother died. Sathyamoorthy has two sons: Ramesh (S. N. Vasanth) and Raja (Raja Raveendar). The influential smuggler Mudaliar (Mohan Natarajan) often clashes with Siva and Sathyamoorthy. Siva and the jolly college student Priya ([[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]]) fall in love with each other, later they get married with Sathyamoorthy's blessing.<br />
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One day, Raja rapes Mudaliar's daughter. The next day, Raja is found dead and Siva conducts the investigation. Ramesh admits to his father that he killed Raja. Sathyamoorthy decides to protect Ramesh at all costs, while Siva wants to send Ramesh to jail. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
*[[Ramki]] as Inspector Siva<br />
*[[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]] as Priya<br />
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Sathyamoorthy<br />
*[[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] as Parvathi<br />
*[[Rani (Tamil actress)|Rani]]<br />
*[[Meesai Murugesan]]<br />
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]<br />
*[[Halwa Vasu]]<br />
*Mohan Natarajan as Mudaliar<br />
*S. N. Vasanth as Ramesh<br />
*[[Raja Ravindra|Raja Raveendar]] as Raja<br />
*Soundar as Soundar<br />
*[[Thideer Kannaiah]]<br />
*Raghavi<br />
*Manager Cheena<br />
*Vincent Roy<br />
*Anuja<br />
*M. G. Raja Gopal<br />
*R. K.<br />
*Musthafa<br />
*Mukilan<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Pudhalvan<br />
| type = [[soundtrack]]<br />
| artist = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1997<br />
| recorded = 1997<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 24:11<br />
| label =<br />
| producer = Deva<br />
| prev_title =<br />
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}}<br />
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vairamuthu]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration<br />
|-<br />
|1 || "Cellular Phone" || [[Anuradha Sriram]], Chorus || 5:07<br />
|-<br />
|2 || "Kannaana Kanna" || Krishna Sundar || 4:59<br />
|-<br />
|3 || "Kumari Ponnu" || Krishna Sundar, [[Swarnalatha]] || 5:02<br />
|-<br />
|4 || "MBBS Naan" || Swarnalatha || 4:20<br />
|-<br />
|5 || "Sattangal Veru" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || 4:43<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:1997 films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]<br />
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]<br />
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s action drama films]]</div>imported>Kailash29792