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{{Infobox film
| name = Pugaippadam
| image = Pugaippadam poster.jpg
| director = Rajesh Lingam
| producer = N. C. Manekandan
| writer = Rajesh Lingam
| starring = {{ubl|[[Priya Anand]]|Yamini|Mrinalini|Nandha|Shivam|[[Amzath Khan]]|[[Arish Kumar|Harish]]}}
| music = [[Gangai Amaran]]
| cinematography = [[Vijay Armstrong]]
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]
| studio = {{ubl|Boyz Studio|Mayabazaar Cinemas}}
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|1|1}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Pugaippadam''''' ({{trans|Photograph}}) is a 2010 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by Rajesh Lingam. The cast includes [[Priya Anand]], Mrinalini, Yamini, Nandha, Shivam, [[Amzath Khan]] and [[Arish Kumar|Harish]]. The music was composed by [[Gangai Amaran]] with cinematography by [[Vijay Armstrong]] and editing by [[B. Lenin]] The film released on January 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14925504|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104202117/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14925504|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-01-04|title=Friday Fury- January 1, 2010|publisher=[[Sify]]|accessdate=2010-01-01}}</ref>

== Synopsis ==
Krishna, Nandha, Bala, Guru, Krithika Rao alias KK and Gowri become friends in college. Shiney George joins their circle of friends, and soon, Shiney and Krishna fall in love. Gowri has been in love with Guru since they met. However, Guru refuses her advances, saying that they should not break their friendship. He and Krishna later fail a few exams. Afterward, Shiney slaps Krishna, and Guru fights with her. The group splits between boys and girls. They reunite after the interrogation of the lecturers. The group helps Guru and Krishna clear their debts and get jobs. Shiney's father also accepts his daughter's love. Krishna and Shiney reveal their love to their friends. However, that night, Bala commits suicide.

In the hospital, Gowri says that Bala died for Shiney because he was in love with her. Bala had admired Shiney from their first meeting and loved her when she supported him at the time of ragging. He told Gowri about these feelings that morning and decided to tell his friends before telling Shiney. The plan went awry when Shiney slapped Krishna and the friendship broke up. Guru became angry and rushed to the college.

In the college, Shiney and Krishna say that they will not marry because they feel guilty about Bala's death. Krithika says that it is only possible that they die together. Nandha tells her that they never would have been complete without their friend, whom they have lost forever. He also adds that if they all knew about anyone's love earlier, then they would not have lost Bala, meaning that they were not loyal to themselves and their friendship. After this, everybody cries and leaves the scene one by one.

== Cast ==

* [[Priya Anand]] as Shiney George
* Mrinalini as Gowri
* Yamini as Krithika Rao (KK)
* Nandha as Nandha
* Shivam as Guru
* [[Amzath Khan]] as Krishna
* [[Arish Kumar|Harish]] as Bala
* [[Venkat (Telugu actor)|Venkat]]
* [[Vinu Chakravarthy]]
* [[Shanmuga Sundaram]]
* [[G. Gnanasambandam]]
* [[Neelima Rani]]

== Production ==
The film was announced in May 2008. The director was an associate of [[Selvaraghavan]]. The cast was almost entirely newcomers. The male lead, Amjad, was associated with Radio One. [[Priya Anand]], whose second film ''[[Vaamanan]]'' was released before ''Pugaippadam'' was introduced.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Priya Anand’s debut was supposed to be Pugaippadam - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/priya-anands-debut-was-supposed-to-be-pugaippadam/articleshow/64491324.cms|access-date=2021-08-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Orator and professor [[G. Gnanasambandam]] played an important role.

== Release ==
=== Box office ===
The film opened in only a few centers across [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] to a below average opening. The film grossed {{INR}}170,670 in the opening weekend and failed commercially.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies-jan-04/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-pugaippadam.html |title=Pugaippadam – Behindwoods.com – Tamil Top Ten Movies – Kandha Kottai Vettaikaran Aadhavan Yogi Renikunta |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref>

=== Reception ===
The film received mixed reviews. Behindwoods.com claimed that the film "does manage to live up to the liveliness and energy that we associate with a campus movie" with the first half being "colorful and enjoyable with humor mixed at places", also giving praise to the "touching" climax.<ref name="behindwoods1">{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/thunichal.html |title=Thunichal – Tamil Movie Reviews – Thunichal Arun Vijay Ramana Shiva Manjal Malai Malai Majeed Premji Amaran |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref> ''Sify'' gave the film a verdict of 'average' and wrote that "Let us hope Rajesh Lingam finds a more racy script in his next outing".<ref>[https://www.sify.com/movies/pugaipadam-review--pclxyOfhjdhjg.html sify.com]</ref> ''Rediff'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stas and wrote that "If only Rajesh Lingam had kept the initial chemistry between the characters intact, we'd have had a cult classic. As it is, Pugaippadam now works only in parts".<ref>http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/jan/04/south-review-pugaippadam.htm</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by music director [[Gangai Amaran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-08-04/pugaipadam-27-05-08.html |title=Pugaipadam from the Selvaraghavan's stable – Behindwoods.com Manikandan Ninaithu Ninaithu Parthen Jawahar Yaardi Nee Mohini Amjad Na Muthu Kumar director Rajesh Gangai Amaran Tamil Movies Latest News Bollywood News Kollywood Latest News picture image gallery stills wallpapers |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref>
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{{tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
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| title1 = Pennilamae Onnumilae
| extra1 = [[Krish (singer)|Krish]], Balaji, MK
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| title2 = Oru Kudayil Payanam
| extra2 = [[Venkat Prabhu]], [[Prashanthini]]
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| title3 = Vaan Nilavudhaan
| extra3 = [[Vijay Yesudas]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Idhu Kanavo Idhu Nijamo
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balusubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
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| title5 = Odaikanum Odaikunam
| extra5 = [[Haricharan]], [[Vijay Yesudas]]
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=4315658}}

[[Category:2010 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian buddy films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Gangai Amaran]]

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