Pudhayal

For the 1957 film, see Pudhaiyal.

Pudhayal (transl. Treasure) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language heist adventure film directed by Selva. The film stars Mammootty, Arvind Swamy and Sakshi Shivanand.^[1] The score and soundtrack were composed by Vidyasagar.^[2] It was released on 30 January 1997,^[3] and was a box office success.^[4]

Pudhayal
Directed by	Selva
Written by	Selva Nagulan Ponnusamy (dialogues)
Produced by	C. Kabilan
Starring	Mammootty Arvind Swamy Aamani Sakshi Shivanand
Cinematography	B. Balamurugan
Edited by	Venkateswara Rao
Music by	Vidyasagar
Production company	Cheran Cine Makers
Distributed by	K. C. Films Shogun Films
Release date	30 January 1997 (1997-01-30)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Mammootty as Captain Viswanath
• Arvind Swamy as Kodiesvaran
• Sakshi Shivanand as Shobana
• Aamani as Sundari
• Roopa Sri as Anjali
• Goundamani
• Senthil
• Manivannan as Tiruchitrambalam
• Uday Prakash as Madhu
• Alphonsa
• Madhusudhan Rao

Production

Arvind Swami said he accepted the film because he felt he suited the role offered to him. He said, "Since the character was a sort of an idiot, I had to play it accordingly... right down to my garish costumes".^[5]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar. Lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.^[6][7] The song "Baba Baba" is based on "Bohemian Ballet" by the French group Deep Forest.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ochamma Ochamma"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma Ramanan, Unni Menon
2.	"Poothirukkum Vaname"	Hariharan, Uma Ramanan
3.	"Enakkum Unakkum"	Gopal Rao, Swarnalatha
4.	"Dheem Thakka"	Mano, S. Janaki
5.	"Baba Baba"	Gopal Rao, Vidyasagar