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| producer = M. Sundar RajanG. M. Ranga RajRaghuvaranAmala Akkineni>AmalaChandrasekhar| music = M. S. Viswanathan| studio = Palayee Amman Art Creations198712|df=y}}| runtime = 130 minutes| country = India| language = Tamil| budget = | gross = }}Koottu Puzhukkal ({{IPA-ta|kuːʈʈuppuɻukkaɭ|pron}} {{translation|Cocooned worms}}) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by R. C. Sakthi. The film stars Raghuvaran and Amala, supported by Chandrasekhar and Y. Vijaya. It is based on the novel of the same name by Anuradha Ramanan. The film was released on 12 September 1987.

Plot

{{More plot|date=December 2022}}Balu is a young politically conscious and helpful autorickshaw driver who has feelings for his neighbour Manga, whose mother Devaki who is involved in illicit affairs with men coerces Manga to join her. Surya is an unemployed BCom graduate from a family of modest means and is dependent on his older brother for money. The older brother often derides them for asking him for money. Meanwhile, Rajam, another resident of the same housing complex is desirous of Surya. Gundurao is the head of another family with three daughters who need to be married. Vedavalli is a young working woman who faces troubles in finding a suitor for marriage, with the father of prospective grooms demanding exorbitant amounts in dowry. The climax reveals whether Raghuvaran succeeds in his love.

Cast

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• Raghuvaran as Surya
• Amala as Manga
• Chandrasekhar as Balu
• Y. Vijaya as Rajam
• C. I. D. Sakunthala as Devaki
• Radha Ravi as Baburam Settu
• Deepa
• Srikanth as House owner
• S. S. Chandran as Gundurao
• Saritha as Vedavalli
• S. N. Lakshmi
• Kamala Kamesh
• Thideer Kannaiah
• K. Rajan as Autorickshaw driver
• Ilavarasi
• Kutty Padmini
• V. Gopalakrishnan
• Charuhasan
• T. S. Raghavendra

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Production

Koottu Puzhukkal is based on the novel of the same name by Anuradha Ramanan.WEB, 15 May 2017, இதே நாளில் அன்று,weblink live,weblink 22 December 2022, 22 December 2022, Dinamalar, ta, Since the film's plot was primarily set in a housing complex, the film was shot at Kamakoti House at T. Nagar. A set was built on the top of the house to show eight houses as per the film's concept.MAGAZINE, மௌஷ்மி, 16 December 1990, நடிக்கும் வீடுகள்...,weblink live,weblink 21 February 2023, 28 December 2022, Kalki (magazine), Kalki, 34–35, Ta, Internet Archive,

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.WEB, Kootup Puzhukkal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan,weblink live,weblink 19 October 2021, 22 December 2022, Macsendisk, WEB, 30 November 2019, Koottu Puzhukkal,weblink live,weblink 16 April 2021, 21 December 2022, JioSaavn, {{Track listing| headline = Track listing| extra_column = Singer(s)| title1 = Nitham Nitham| lyrics1 = Pulamaipithan| extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, M. S. Viswanathan| length1 = 5:19| title2 = Innaikku Nadandha| lyrics2 = Na. Kamarasan| extra2 = K. S. Chithra| length2 = 3:50| title3 = Indha Malligai Poovukku| lyrics3 = Uma Kannadasan| extra3 = P. Susheela| length3 = 4:56| title4 = Desathai Parkaiyile NenjamMuthulingam (poet)>Muthulingam| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam| length4 = 4:38| total_length = 18:43}}

Release and reception

Koottu Puzhukkal was released on 12 September 1987.WEB, Kootu Puzhukkal (1987),weblink live,weblink 20 June 2022, 22 December 2022, Screen 4 Screen, The Indian Express wrote, "It's a poignant film [...] the screenplay flits breathlessly from family to family .. from character to character..  There is a whole gallery....".NEWS, 25 September 1987, Travails,weblink 22 December 2022, The Indian Express, 5, Google News Archive, {{cbignore}} Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote that with each character saying only two lines, the audience should be given free memory to remember them.MAGAZINE, ஜெயமன்மதன், 11 October 1987, கூட்டுப்புழுக்கள்,weblink live,weblink 30 April 2024, 30 April 2024, Kalki (magazine), Kalki, 21, ta, Internet Archive,

References

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External links

• {{IMDb title|2729302}}

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