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Pudhupettai

Pudhupettai

Survival of the Fittest.

20067.52h 59m

Overview

The story of ‘Kokki’ Kumar, a carefree teenager from a Chennai slum who runs away from home in the wake of his mother’s death, gets recruited into a local gang and quickly evolves into the dreaded, psychotic right-hand man of a dirty politician.

Directed by Selvaraghavan
Written by Selvaraghavan, Balakumaran, Na. Muthu Kumar
Produced by K. Muralidharan, V. Swaminathan, G. Venugopal
Box OfficeBudget: $3.4MRevenue: $5.0M

Top Cast

Dhanush

Dhanush

'Kokki' Kumar

Sneha

Sneha

Krishnaveni

N. Azhagamperumal

N. Azhagamperumal

Thamizhselvan

Sonia Agarwal

Sonia Agarwal

Selvi

Nithish Veera

Nithish Veera

Mani

Prudhviraj

Prudhviraj

Murthy

Bala Singh

Bala Singh

Anbu

Thennavan

Thennavan

Selvam

Aadukalam Murugadoss

Aadukalam Murugadoss

Anbu's Henchman

Boxer Dheena

Boxer Dheena

Anbu's Henchman

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Themes & Keywords

gangsterintensesmall time criminal entering politics

About Pudhupettai

Pudhupettai is a action, drama, crime film released in 2006 exploring themes of gangster, intense, small time criminal entering politics. Directed by Selvaraghavan, it stars Dhanush, Sneha, N. Azhagamperumal. The story of ‘Kokki’ Kumar, a carefree teenager from a Chennai slum who runs away from home in the wake of his mother’s death, gets recruited into a local gang and quickly evolves into the dreaded, psychotic right-hand man of a dirty politician.

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