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{{Infobox film
| name = Puthumugangal Thevai
| image =
| caption =
| director = Manish Babu
| producer = S. A. Abhiman
| writer =
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Shivaji Dev]]
*[[Rajesh Yadav (cinematographer)|Rajesh Yadav]]
*[[Muktha (actress)|Banu]]
}}
| music = Twinz Chan(Twinz Tunes)
| cinematography = Rajesh Yadav<br>Saravanan
| editing =
| studio = Winner Bulls Film
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|12|28}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Puthumugangal Thevai''''' ({{Translation|New faces needed}}) is a 2012 Indian [[drama film|drama]] film directed by Manish Babu and starring [[Shivaji Dev]], [[Rajesh Yadav (cinematographer)|Rajesh Yadav]], and [[Muktha (actress)|Banu]].<ref>{{cite web|author=V Lakshmi, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-11/news-interviews/32619476_1_sivaji-ganesan-film-industry-rajesh |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131017211650/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-11/news-interviews/32619476_1_sivaji-ganesan-film-industry-rajesh |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-17 |title=Bhanu is back with Sivaji now! |date=2012-07-11 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Shivaji Dev]] as Anand
*[[Rajesh Yadav (cinematographer)|Rajesh Yadav]] as Mani
*[[Muktha (actress)|Banu]] as Bindutara
*[[Vishnupriya (actress)|Vishnupriya]]
*[[M. S. Bhaskar]]
*[[Crane Manohar]]
*[[Raj Kapoor (director)|Raj Kapoor]]
*[[Kadhal Dhandapani]]
*[[Delhi Ganesh]]
}}

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by Twinz Chan(Twinz Tunes).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/pudhumughangal-thevai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/541902762 | title=Pudhumughangal Thevai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Twinz Chan(Twinz Tunes)| access-date=26 October 2020 | archive-date=5 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605004556/https://music.apple.com/ca/album/pudhumughangal-thevai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/541902762 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pudhumughangal-thevai/R2KLt2RcDOs_ | title=Pudhumughangal Thevai - Twinz Chan (Twinz Tunes), Shweta Mohan, Haricharan - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn | date=6 July 2012 | access-date=26 October 2020 | archive-date=29 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029081653/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pudhumughangal-thevai/R2KLt2RcDOs_ | url-status=live }}</ref>
*"Karuvizhi" - [[Haricharan]], [[Swetha Mohan]]
*"En Uyiril" - [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Anup (Twinz Chan)
*"Adicha Ghilli" - [[Mukesh Mohamed]], Senthildas, [[Priya Himesh]]
*"Kollywood Kanavu" - [[Suchith Suresan]], Sricharan, [[Achu Rajamani|Achu]]

== Reception ==
A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and stated that "With no great performance from any of the actors, Puthumugangal Thevai ends up just reiterating its name".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/puthumugangal-thevai/movie-review/17818918.cms|title=Puthumugangal Thevai Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Puthumugangal Thevai by Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that "PT isn’t exactly slipshod. Yet, because of a story and screenplay that could have been better devised, it doesn’t appeal".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/pudhumugangal-thevai-needed-not-just-new-faces/article4276451.ece|title=Pudhumugangal Thevai: Needed, not just new faces|newspaper=The Hindu|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|date=5 January 2013|accessdate=12 June 2021|archive-date=17 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417132023/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/pudhumugangal-thevai-needed-not-just-new-faces/article4276451.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/479740218705952/photos/a.479935558686418/552417561438217/ |title=A film within a film |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=25 November 2023 |archive-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605004655/https://www.facebook.com/479740218705952/photos/a.479935558686418/552417561438217/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|13387710}}

[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:2012 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:Films about filmmaking]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:2012 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2012 Indian films]]

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