Pudhupettai
Seen it?2006 | 179 min | Action, Drama, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for anyone fascinated by the criminal underworld and politics junkies. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal. Fans of Kick-Ass or The Departed should feel right at home. Power and ambition drive every scene.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Big, sprawling and full of spectacle, at 2 hr 59 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 59 min.
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you prefer quiet, talky stories.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide on a $3 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 130K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Selvaraghavan
- Dhanush'Kokki' Kumar
- SnehaKrishnaveni
- N. AzhagamperumalThamizhselvan
- Sonia AgarwalSelvi
- Nithish VeeraMani
- PrudhvirajMurthy
- Bala SinghAnbu
- ThennavanSelvam
- Aadukalam MurugadossAnbu's Henchman
- Boxer DheenaAnbu's Henchman