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{{Short description|2022 anthology web television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa poster.jpg
| caption = Release poster
| genre = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]] [[Anthology]]
| writer = [[Balaji Mohan]] [[Halitha Shameem]] [[Madhumitha (director)|Madhumitha]] Sabarivasan Shanmugam S. Guhapriya Richard Anthony Praveena Shivram
| director = Balaji Mohan Halitha Shameem Madhumitha Surya Krishna Richard Anthony
| starring = {{Plain list|*[[Nadhiya]]
*[[Joju George]]
*[[Arjun Das]]
*[[Aishwarya Lekshmi]]
*[[Lijomol Jose]]
*[[Sananth]]
*[[Teejay Arunasalam]]
*[[Gouri G. Kishan]]
*[[Dhilip Subbarayan]]
*[[Arun Kurian]]
*Nirmal Pillai
}}
| theme_music_composer = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| num_episodes = 5
| music =
| open_theme = "Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa – Title Track"
| composer = [[Sean Roldan]] Goutham Vasu Venkatesan [[Karthikeya Murthy]] Kaber Vasuki [[Pradeep Kumar (musician)|Pradeep Kumar]]
| cinematography = [[Preetha Jayaraman]] Vikas Vasudevan
| editor = [[T. S. Suresh]]
| company = Mindscreen Cinemas Phoenix Inspired Hammock Productions Wallwatcher Films Room 101 Productions
| network = [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2022|01|14|df=y}}
}}

'''''Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa''''' ({{Translation|Won't a brand new dawn rise?}}) is a 2022 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[anthology series]], consisting of five episodes directed by [[Balaji Mohan]], [[Halitha Shameem]], [[Madhumitha (director)|Madhumitha]], Surya Krishna and Richard Anthony. The series features an ensemble cast of [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]], [[Arjun Das]], [[Dhilip Subbarayan]], [[Gouri G. Kishan]], [[Joju George]], [[Lijomol Jose]], [[Nadhiya]], Nirmal Pillai, [[Sananth]] and [[Teejay Arunasalam]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-13 |title=Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa: Balaji Mohan, Madhumita, Halitha Shameem and others reveal their silver linings during lockdown |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-interview-7719794/ |access-date=2022-01-13 |website=The Indian Express |archive-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113054023/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-interview-7719794/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A successor to the anthology film ''[[Putham Pudhu Kaalai]]'' (2020), the series was set and shot during the second wave of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinemascape 2022: Tamil movie industry hopes to get back to its feet |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jan/01/cinemascape-2022-tamil-movie-industry-hopes-to-get-back-to-its-feet-2401743.html |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=The New Indian Express |date=January 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110112434/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jan/01/cinemascape-2022-tamil-movie-industry-hopes-to-get-back-to-its-feet-2401743.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa' trailer: Amazon anthology series returns for a second edition |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1014004/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-trailer-amazon-anthology-series-returns-for-a-second-edition |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=[[Scroll.in]] |date=4 January 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110122936/https://scroll.in/reel/1014004/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-trailer-amazon-anthology-series-returns-for-a-second-edition |url-status=live }}</ref> The series premiered on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on 14 January 2022, coinciding with the [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] festival.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-04 |title='Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa': Aishwarya Lekshmi, Arjun Das star in new Tamil anthology |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-aishwarya-lekshmi-arjun-das-star-in-new-tamil-anthology/article38105793.ece |access-date=2022-01-09 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=9 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109153028/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-aishwarya-lekshmi-arjun-das-star-in-new-tamil-anthology/article38105793.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-07 |title=Coming to Amazon Prime: 'Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa,' 'Unpaused: Naya Safar' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/coming-to-amazon-prime-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-unpaused-naya-safar/article38165512.ece |access-date=2022-01-10 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110122924/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/coming-to-amazon-prime-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-unpaused-naya-safar/article38165512.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Premise ==
The five-episode series is set during the [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdown restrictions]], followed by the second wave of [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Directors of 'Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa...' tell us how anthologies are here to stay! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/directors-of-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-tell-us-how-anthologies-are-here-to-stay/articleshow/88808493.cms |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=The Times of India |date=10 January 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110112434/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/directors-of-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-tell-us-how-anthologies-are-here-to-stay/articleshow/88808493.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Plot ==
'''Mugakavasa Mutham''' - Police constables Murugan and Kuyuli undertake a heartwarming adventure to reunite two lovers. This adventure gives Murugan an opportunity to pursue his own love interest.

'''Loners''' - After going through a breakup in the pandemic, Nalla serendipitously meets Dheeran at a virtual wedding. What follows is a series of deep, meaningful conversations that enables them to develop a bond virtually and be alone together.

'''Mouname Paarvayaai''' - Yashoda and Murali have not spoken to each other in years despite living in the same house, in the shadow of their unforgotten love. When Yashoda begins to show symptoms of the virus, Murali takes care of her, which brings them together.

'''The Mask''' - Arjun, an IT professional working from home, struggles to tell his overbearing parents about his secret relationship. An out-of-the-blue rendezvous with an old friend, Velu, alters the course of both their lives and inspires self-acceptance like never before.

'''Nizhal Tharum Idham''' - When 30-year-old Shobi receives the news of her father's death, she travels to Pondicherry, her hometown. There, she discovers what it means to feel alive again through the redemptive power of the acceptance of grief.

== Cast ==
{| class=wikitable
|-
! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" | ''Mugakavasa Mutham''
! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" | ''Loners''
! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" | ''Mouname Paarvayaai''
! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" | ''The Mask''
! style="background:#ffffff; width:20%" | ''Nizhal Tharum Idham''
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Teejay Arunasalam]] as Murugan
*[[Gouri G. Kishan]] as Kuyili
*Saraswathi Menon as Manasa
*Sharada Subramanian as Hemalatha
*Anbu Thasan as Lokesh
*Vignesh as Guru
*[[Kalloori Vinoth]] as Farook

| valign="top" |
*[[Lijomol Jose]] as Nallathangaal
* [[Arjun Das]] as Dheeran
*Abhinaya as RJ Abhinaya
*Bala Vignesh as Nallathangaal's ex-boyfriend

| valign="top" |
* [[Nadhiya]] as Yashoda
*[[Joju George]] as Murali
*Rithika as Yashoda's daughter

| valign="top" |
*[[Sananth]] as Arjun
*[[Dhilip Subbarayan]] as Velu
*[[Arun Kurian]] as Paul
*[[Daya Shankar Pandey]] as Arjun's father
*[[Tulasi (actress)|Tulasi]] as Prameela
*Anand Murali as a waiter

| valign="top" |
* [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]] as Shobi
*Nirmal Pillai as Eric
*[[Viji Chandrasekhar]] as Rita
*Veera as Muzzammil
*[[Bava Chelladurai]] as Arokiyadass
*Roshni Kalyanakumar as Sarina
*Nishanth Naidu as Pawan
*Niraimathi as Lourde
|}

== Episodes ==
{| class="wikitable" style="background:#ffffff;"
!Title
!Director
!Writers
!Cinematographer
!Music
!Editor
|-
|''Mugakavasa Mutham''
|[[Balaji Mohan]]
|Balaji Mohan
|[[Om Prakash (cinematographer)|Om Prakash]]
|[[Sean Roldan]]
|[[Prasanna GK]]
|-
|''Loners''
|[[Halitha Shameem]]
|Halitha Shameem
|raghav adithya
|Goutham Vasu Venkatesan
|Halitha Shameem
|-
|''Mouname Paarvayaai''
|[[Madhumitha (director)|Madhumitha]]
|Madhumitha, Sabarivasan Shanmugam
|[[Preetha Jayaraman]]
|[[Karthikeya Murthy]]
|[[T. S. Suresh]]
|-
|''The Mask''
|Surya Krishna
|S. Guhapriya
|Yamini Yagnamurthy
|[[Kaber Vasuki]]
|[[Ruben (film editor)|Ruben]]
|-
|''Nizhal Tharum Idham''
|Richard Anthony
|Richard Anthony, Praveena Shivram
|Vikas Vasudevan
|[[Pradeep Kumar (musician)|Pradeep Kumar]]
|Sangathamizhan E.
|}

== Production ==
A successor to the [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[anthology drama]] ''[[Putham Pudhu Kaalai]]'' (2020) was announced on 30 December 2021, by [[Amazon Prime Video]], which exclusively produced and distributed the film to the streaming platform.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=2022-01-03 |title=Amazon Prime Video to premiere new Tamil anthology on 14 January |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/amazon-prime-video-to-premiere-new-tamil-anthology-on-14-january-11641186821613.html |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=mint |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110122935/https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/amazon-prime-video-to-premiere-new-tamil-anthology-on-14-january-11641186821613.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa' Directors On How Anthologies Are Here To Stay |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-directors-of-amazon-original-series-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-tell-us-how-anthologies-are-here-to-stay/409072 |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=Outlook India |date=10 January 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110182701/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-directors-of-amazon-original-series-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-tell-us-how-anthologies-are-here-to-stay/409072 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was titled as ''Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaathaa'', whose teaser was released on the same day.<ref name=":0" /> The anthology consists of five short films directed by [[Balaji Mohan]], [[Halitha Shameem]], [[Madhumitha (director)|Madhumitha]], Surya Krishna and Richard Anthony. Unlike its predecessor, which was made in a feature film format, the anthology was made as a five-episode web television series.<ref name=":0" /> Aparna Purohit, creative head of Amazon Prime Video in India, had stated, "This anthology tells deeper, personal stories. Both the anthologies prove that art can thrive in the toughest of periods".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa: Stories of hope, resilience and human spirit |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jan/06/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-stories-of-hope-resilience-andhuman-spirit-2403521.html |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=The New Indian Express |date=6 January 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110072559/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jan/06/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-stories-of-hope-resilience-andhuman-spirit-2403521.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cyril |first=Grace |date=4 January 2022 |title=Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa trailer out. Tamil anthology is a beautiful mix of 5 heartwarming stories |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-trailer-out-tamil-anthology-is-a-beautiful-mix-of-5-heartwarming-stories-1895887-2022-01-04 |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=[[India Today]] |archive-date=4 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104132749/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-trailer-out-tamil-anthology-is-a-beautiful-mix-of-5-heartwarming-stories-1895887-2022-01-04 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]], [[Sean Roldan]], Goutham Vasu Venkatesan, [[Karthikeya Murthy]], Kaber Vasuki, [[Pradeep Kumar (musician)|Pradeep Kumar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 10 January 2022
| recorded = 2021–2022
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Original Series]] [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 19:07
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Amazon Music]]
| producer =
}}
The music and original score for the short films is composed by [[Sean Roldan]], Goutham Vasu Venkatesan, [[Karthikeya Murthy]], [[Kaber Vasuki]] and [[Pradeep Kumar (musician)|Pradeep Kumar]]. [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] who worked on its predecessor, scored music for the title track of the film.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-01-10 |title=Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa music: Composer GV Prakash Kumar hopes audience like it as much as he did while making it |url=https://www.desimartini.com/shows/ott/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-music-composer-gv-prakash-kumar-hopes-audience-like-it-as-much-as-he-did-while-making-it/5be230efee575/ |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=Desimartini |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110122931/https://www.desimartini.com/shows/ott/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-music-composer-gv-prakash-kumar-hopes-audience-like-it-as-much-as-he-did-while-making-it/5be230efee575/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was released on 10 January 2022, with a promotional music video being uploaded to [[YouTube]].<ref name=":1" /> The soundtrack album consisting of six tracks were released on the same day.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-01-10 |title=Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa Music Album: It's a unique mix of young, renowned and upcoming artists |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-music-album-its-unique-mix-young-renowned-and-upcoming-artists-988670 |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=PINKVILLA |archive-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111093207/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-music-album-its-unique-mix-young-renowned-and-upcoming-artists-988670 |url-status=live }}</ref> It featured lyrics written by Kaber Vasuki, [[Halitha Shameem]], [[Balaji Mohan]] and Sabarivasan Shanmugam.<ref name=":2" />

''[[The New Indian Express]]'' stated that "the album brings out the essence of the anthology of five heartwarming and buoyant stories".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music of 'Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa' anthology released |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jan/08/music-of-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-anthology-released-2404581.html |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=The New Indian Express |date=8 January 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110122925/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2022/jan/08/music-of-putham-pudhu-kaalai-vidiyaadhaa-anthology-released-2404581.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A cover version of the title track was performed by the students of [[IIT Madras]], during the annual cultural festival [[Saarang]]. Their rendition was individually released on 12 January.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-12 |title=IIT Madras students recreate GV Prakash Kumar's title track for Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa… |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/Cinema/2022/01/12103039/1338414/IIT-Madras-students-recreate-GV-Prakash-Kumars-title-.vpf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113054023/https://www.dtnext.in/News/Cinema/2022/01/12103039/1338414/IIT-Madras-students-recreate-GV-Prakash-Kumars-title-.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 January 2022 |access-date=2022-01-13 |website=[[DT Next]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 19:07
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa – Title Track
| extra1 = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]], [[Yamini Ghantasala]]
| lyrics1 = Kaber Vasuki
| length1 = 3:10
| title2 = Mugamoodi
| extra2 = Kaber Vasuki
| lyrics2 = Kaber Vasuki
| length2 = 4:30
| title3 = Kitta Varudhu
| extra3 = [[Sean Roldan]]
| lyrics3 = [[Balaji Mohan]]
| length3 = 2:28
| title4 = Whistler
| extra4 = [[Karthikeya Murthy]]
| lyrics4 = Sabarivasan Shanmugam
| length4 = 2:30
| title5 = Nizhal Tharum Idham
| extra5 = [[Pradeep Kumar (musician)|Pradeep Kumar]]
| lyrics5 = Kaber Vasuki
| length5 = 3:35
| title6 = Thanimai Ennum
| extra6 = Goutham Vasu Venkatesan, Amritha Susanthika
| lyrics6 = [[Halitha Shameem]]
| length6 = 2:52
| title8 =
| length8 =
| title9 =
| length9 =
| title10 =
| length10 =
| music6 = Goutham Vasu Venkatesan
| music4 = [[Karthikeya Murthy]]
| music3 = [[Sean Roldan]]
| music2 = Kaber Vasuki
| music1 = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| all_writing =
| music5 = [[Pradeep Kumar (musician)|Pradeep Kumar]]
| title7 =
| length7 =
}}

== Release ==
''Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa'' premiered through the streaming platform [[Amazon Prime Video]], on the occasion of [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] festival (14 January) 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=K. |first=Janani |date=30 December 2021 |title=South films to watch online on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar in January 2022 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/south-films-to-watch-online-on-netflix-amazon-prime-hotstar-in-january-2022-1894051-2021-12-30 |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=[[India Today]] |archive-date=30 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230080223/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/south-films-to-watch-online-on-netflix-amazon-prime-hotstar-in-january-2022-1894051-2021-12-30 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-04 |title=7 brand new movies & shows to watch on Amazon Prime Video this January 2022 that will start your year on a high note |url=https://www.gqindia.com/binge-watch/collection/7-brand-new-movies-shows-watch-amazon-prime-video-january-2022-will-start-year-high-note/ |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=GQ India |archive-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111091849/https://www.gqindia.com/binge-watch/collection/7-brand-new-movies-shows-watch-amazon-prime-video-january-2022-will-start-year-high-note/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Balaji Mohan}}
{{Amazon Prime Video original series}}

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Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa - Revision history

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