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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Puthiya Mugham<br />
| image = Puthiya Mukham.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster <br />
| director = [[Diphan]]<br />
| producer = Anil Mathew<br />S. Murugan<br />
| writer = M. Sindhuraj<br />
| starring = [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]]<br />[[Bala (actor)|Bala]]<br />[[Priyamani]]<br />[[Meera Nandan]]<br />
| music = [[Deepak Dev]]<br />
| cinematography = Bharani K. Dharan<br />
| editing = Samjith Mohammed<br />
| studio = Bethestha Productions<br />
| distributor = Time Ads Release<br />
| country = India<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|7|24}}<br />
| runtime = 137 minutes<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
}}<br />
'''''Puthiya Mugham'''''{{efn|Spelt as ''Puthiya Mughom'' on the CBFC certificate.}} ({{Translation|New face}}) is a 2009 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Diphan]] and written by M. Sindhuraj.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/prithviraj-is-back-with-iputhiya-mughami-imagegallery-malayalam-jd1ru5hgdafsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411024307/https://www.sify.com/movies/prithviraj-is-back-with-iputhiya-mughami-imagegallery-malayalam-jd1ru5hgdafsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2022|title = Prithviraj is back with Puthiya Mugham|website=[[Sify]] }}</ref> The film stars [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Bala (actor)|Bala]] and [[Priyamani]]. The music was composed by [[Deepak Dev]], with cinematography and editing done by Bharani K. Dharan and Samjith Mohammed.<br />
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''Puthiya Mugham'' was a major commercial success at the box office and was noted for making Prithviraj Sukumaran a superstar in [[Malayalam cinema]]. It was remade in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Ziddi (2013 film)|Ziddi]]'' (2013), while the film was dubbed in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] with the same name and in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Yama Mudhuru''.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Krishnakumar alias Kichu, a resident of an [[agraharam]] in Kalpathy, pursues a career as a percussionist and teaches the [[mridangam]] to local students. Kichu is in love with Sreedevi, who is the daughter of Kichu's family friend and their relationship is supported by both families. Kichu moves to the city of [[Kochi, India|Kochi]] to enroll in an engineering college. Sudhi, a senior student and the younger brother of gangster brothers Mahi and Giri, looks after his brothers' crime dealings and, in turn, his brothers support all his endeavours on the campus. Anjana, who is [[Sub-Inspector|SI]] Shivaraman's daughter, joins the engineering college and Sudhi falls in love with her.<br />
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Sudhi tries to win her love by concealing and temporarily stopping all his illegal activities, but Kichu wins the heart of everyone in the college. Sudhi suspects that Anjana is attracted to Kichu and sends his brothers with an official proposal to Anjana's family. They accept the proposal and force the reluctant Anjana to agree. However, Anjana stipulates a condition that Sudhi would have to wait for 4 years for the marriage and Anjana will have freedom for these 4 years. The ''freedom'' of Anjana and the way she exercises it makes Sudhi jealous and suspicious. Sudhi wants to scare Kichu out of the college and arranges an attack on him at the college hostel.<br />
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Kichu apparently receives a blow to his head and attacks his own friend, who tried to rescue him. Kichu is admitted in a hospital and a doctor reveals that Kichu is suffering from a [[flashback (psychology)|flashback phenomenon]]. When Kichu was young, he had witnessed the death of his younger brother, who was hit by a bus and traumatic incidents like this will turn him violent. Following this, Sreedevi's family disapproves of the marriage and his own family does not want him to go to college anymore, but his father urges him to go back and achieve something in life. Kichu arrives back at college, where he thrashes up Sudhi and his friends. Sudhi's brothers turn in for help, but Kichu mortally wounds Mahi and sends him into [[coma]].<br />
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Policeman Shivaraman, who is in cahoots with Mahi and Giri, arrests Kichu and takes him to the police station. Kichu learns that he is going to be transported to the sub-jail, where his execution is planned. Kichu turns violent and storms the police station, where he gets hit by a policeman and apparently falls unconscious, but is only a ruse. Kichu is rushed to the hospital, where he escapes from the police. Sudhi kidnaps Anjana and a final showdown ensues at an abandoned construction site. A heated argument and close-combat ensue, which lead to Sudhi's death and Kichu walks away with Anjana, who has now fallen for Kichu.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
*[[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] as Krishna Kumar "Kichu"<br />
**Bharath Satheeshan as Young Kichu <br />
*[[Bala (actor)|Bala]] as Sudhi <br />
*[[Priyamani]] as Anjana Shivaraman (voiceover by [[Devi S.]])<br />
*[[Sudheesh]] as Varghese <br />
*[[Vishnupriyan]] as Venki<br />
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Fr. Peter Thekkan<br />
*[[Nedumudi Venu]] as Ramankutty Iyer <br />
*[[Shobha Mohan]] as Savithri<br />
*[[Meera Nandan]] as Sreedevi<br />
*[[Vijayaraghavan]] as Shivaraman<br />
*[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Mahindran {{a.k.a}} Mahi<br />
*[[Shammi Thilakan]] as Giri<br />
*[[Jagadish]] as Harishankar<br />
*[[Sona Nair]] as Vanaja<br />
*[[Guinness Pakru]] as Canteen Rajan<br />
*[[Jaffar Idukki]] as Canteen Suni<br />
*[[Thara Kalyan]] as Anjana's aunt<br />
*Manka Mahesh as Bharathi, Anjana's mother<br />
*[[Kalaranjini]] as Mahi's wife<br />
*[[Kalashala Babu]] as Sreenivasan<br />
*[[Anil Murali]] as Sandeep, Sreedevi's brother<br />
*[[Oviya]] as Meera<br />
*[[Seema G. Nair]] as Sudhi's kin<br />
*[[Chali Pala]] as Ex-MLA Vishwambaran<br />
*[[Dinesh Panicker]] as Doctor Shanavas<br />
*[[Surabhi Lakshmi]] as Rohini<br />
*Joy John Antony as Kuruvila<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{infobox album<br />
| name = Puthiya Mugham: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| longtype = to ''Puthiya Mugham''<br />
| artist = [[Deepak Dev]]<br />
| cover = Puthiya Mukham (album cover).webp<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 24 July 2009<br />
| recorded = 2009<br />
| venue = Cochin<br />
| studio = {{flatlist|<br />
*Lal Media, Cochin<br />
*Stickers & Crew Films<br />
}}<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 26:30<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| label = [[Satyam Audios]]<br />
| producer = [[Deepak Dev]] <br />
| prev_title = [[Sadhu Miranda]]<br />
| prev_year = 2008<br />
| next_title = [[Drona 2010]]<br />
| next_year = 2010<br />
| misc =<br />
{{External media<br />
| audio1 =<br />
{{YouTube|z0eFuJVnrqw|Video Song}}<br />
| audio2 ={{YouTube|a7WSKFNji6A|Audio Jukebox (Satyam Audios)}}}}<br />
{{Singles<br />
| name = Puthiya Mugham<br />
| type = soundtrack<br />
| single1 = Picha Vacha Naal<br />
| single1date = 24 July 2009<br />
| single2 = Kaane Kaane<br />
| single2date = 24 July 2009<br />
| single3 = Rahasyamaay<br />
| single3date = 24 July 2009}}}}<br />
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The music was composed by [[Deepak Dev]], with lyrics written by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri|Kaithapram]]. The album features five tracks released on 24 July 2009 by [[Satyam Audios]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://milliblog.com/2009/07/22/music-review-puthiya-mugham-malayalam-deepak-dev/|title=Music review: Puthiya Mugham (Malayalam – Deepak Dev) – Milliblog!}}</ref> [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] made his debut as a playback singer through this film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/prithvi-made-me-a-singer-deepak-dev/articleshow/35163930.cms|title=Prithvi made me a singer: Deepak Dev|date=15 May 2014|work=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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{{track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 26:30<br />
| title1 = Kaane Kaane <br />
| note1 = ''Title song''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/watch-basil-josephs-hilarious-rendition-of-prithviraj-sukumarans-puthiya-mugham-song/articleshow/110076775.cms|title=Watch: Basil Joseph's hilarious rendition of Prithviraj Sukumaran’s 'Puthiya Mugham' song|date=13 May 2024|work= The Times of India}}</ref><br />
| extra1 = [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]]<br />
| length1 = 3:20<br />
| title2 = Picha Vacha Naal<br />
| extra2 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]<br />
| length2 = 4:31<br />
| title3 = Rahasyamaay<br />
| extra3 = [[KK (singer)|KK]], [[Shilpa Rao]]<br />
| length3 = 5:01<br />
| title4 = Thattum Muttum <br />
| extra4 = [[Jassie Gift]], Sindhu Rajaram, Deepak Dev<br />
| length4 = 5:12<br />
| title5 = Yadukula Murali<br />
| extra5 = Dr. Krishna Kumar<br />
| length5 = 5:14<br />
| title6 = Sweety Pie Darling<br />
| extra6 = [[SuVi]], Prithviraj<br />
| length6 = 3:12<br />
}}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
=== Critical response ===<br />
Paresh C Palicha of ''[[Rediff.com|Rediff]]'' gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Director Diphan's effort to present a new face of Prithviraj does not work because of the over dependence on violence."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/malayalam-review-puthiya-mukham/20090727.htm|title=Puthiya Mukham: Violence doesn't work|first=Paresh C.|last=Palicha|website=Rediff}}</ref><br />
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=== Box office ===<br />
''Puthiya Mugham'' became a commercial success at the box office and also heightened Prithviraj to superstardom in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Moviebuzz|title=2009- A Flashback!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/2009-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfrf1bghdasi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126195849/http://www.sify.com/movies/2009-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfrf1bghdasi.html|archivedate=26 November 2016|url-status=dead|website=[[Sify]]|date=2 January 2010}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
[[Shankar Mahadevan]] won the award of Best Singer at the Annual Malayalam Movie Awards. At the 2009 [[Asianet Film Awards]], [[Deepak Dev]] received the award of [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] for his songs in the film, while Shankar Mahadevan won the award of [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Male Playback|Best Male Playback Singer]].<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
{{Noteslist}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1630255|Puthiya Mugham}}<br />
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