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{{short description|2018 Indian Tamil-language film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Puthiya Bruce Lee
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Mulaiyur A. Sonai
| producer =
| screenplay =
| starring = Bruce John<br>Raziya<br>[[Ashwanth Thilak]]
| music = [[Soundaryan]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Sree Dindigul Venkateshvaraa Pictures
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| released = {{Film date|df=y|2018|5|25}}
| runtime = 117 minutes (1 hour and 57 minutes)
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Puthiya Bruce Lee''''' ({{trans|The New Bruce Lee}}) is a 2018 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[Action film|action]] [[Drama film|drama]] film written and directed by Mulaiyur A. Sonai on his directorial debut. The film stars a [[Bruce Lee]] [[look-alike]] actor named Bruce on his acting debut with another newcomer Raziya and [[Ashwanth Thilak]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/puthiya-bruce-lee-trailer-teaser-hd/articleshow/64031125.cms|title=மீண்டும் வருகிறார் ‘புதிய புரூஸ்லீ’! - Samayam Tamil|date=2018-05-04|work=[[Samayam Tamil]]|access-date=2018-06-10|language=ta}}</ref> The film is considered as a [[Bruceploitation]] as it had the Bruce Lee imitator in the lead role who involved in martial arts related fight scenes for the film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/reel/878194/bruce-lee-died-in-1973-but-indian-filmmakers-refuse-to-let-his-memory-fade|title=Bruce Lee died in 1973, but Indian filmmakers refuse to let his memory fade|last=Ghosh|first=Devarsi|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref> The movie is centered on the legacy of [[Bruce Lee]]'s style of actions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://amp.scroll.in/article/878110/puthiya-brucelee-trailer-this-martial-arts-hero-speaks-in-tamil|title=‘Puthiya Brucelee’ trailer: This martial arts hero speaks in Tamil|author=|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Bruce (himself) lives in a village area close to the mountain ranges with his mother. He acts as a single warrior when it comes to dealing with the crisis and other issues that his village faces, and he single-handedly manages to rescue his village from threats. Most of the people in the village also seek Bruce for assistance when they face problematic situations. On one day, his mother died from a fire accident which happened in his hut where he lived with his mother while his uncle Thennavan Duraisamy takes Bruce along with him to the [[Madurai]] city since his mother's death. But the village people request Thennavan Duraisamy to send back Bruce again to their village to safeguard them. On the other hand, Bruce's uncle faces some troubles over selling his real estate property to his friend due to the interruptions of a business person. The entire story revolves around the young man Bruce who comes from a village to the city in order to fight out for his uncle with his fighting skills to solve his uncle's problem over the property.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/Review/2018/05/26203103/1165899/Puthiya-Brucelee-Movie-Review.vpf|title=புதிய புரூஸ்லி {{!}}{{!}} Puthiya Brucelee Movie Review|website=www.maalaimalar.com|language=ta|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref>

== Cast ==

* Bruce John
* Raziya
* [[Ashwanth Thilak]] as Thilak
* Suresh Narang

== Production ==
The filming process of the film started in 2013 and underwent production delays before its release on 25 May 2018. The director of the film, A. Sonai, who has assisted several film directors, made his maiden directorial venture by bringing back the memories of late veteran martial artist and actor [[Bruce Lee]] with the title ''Puthiya Bruce Lee''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/A-Bruce-Lee-in-Tamil-cinema/articleshow/27533510.cms|title=A Bruce Lee in Tamil cinema!|date=15 January 2017|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> The film's director Sonai revealed that the Bruce Lee look-alike [[Chennai]] based boy Bruce would play the prominent role and told that Bruce John has also trained in martial arts and holds double blackbelt in [[Karate]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/131223/entertainment-kollywood/article/lookalike-lee-puthiya-bruce-lee|title=A lookalike of Lee in 'Puthiya Bruce Lee'|date=2013-12-23|work=deccanchronicle|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en}}</ref> Sonai also mentioned that the plot of the film is incorporated on Bruce Lee's two main important facets of life such as discipline and courage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/regional/-puthiya-bruce-lee-to-introduce-lee-s-doppelganger_147953.html|title=`Puthiya Bruce Lee` to introduce Lee`s doppelganger|date=2013-12-18|work=Zee News|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en}}</ref> The team also hired Suresh Narang as the antagonist for the film, who made his acting debut.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/There-comes-another-Bruce-Lee/articleshow/27461362.cms|title=There comes another Bruce Lee|date=15 January 2017|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2018 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2018 action drama films]]
[[Category:Indian martial arts films]]
[[Category:2018 martial arts films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Bruceploitation films]]

Puthiya Bruce Lee - Revision history

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