| Poovinnu Puthiya Poonthennal | |
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| Directed by | Fazil |
| Written by | Fazil |
| Produced by | Swargachitra Appachan |
| Starring | Mammootty Suresh Gopi Sujitha Nadiya Moidu |
| Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
| Edited by | T. R. Sekhar |
| Music by | Kannur Rajan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Poovinnu Puthiya Poonthennal is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Fazil. The film stars Mammootty and Suresh Gopi. It features Sujitha, Nadiya Moidu, Babu Antony, Thilakan, Lalu Alex, Maniyanpilla Raju, Sukumari and Siddique in supporting roles. The film was produced by Swargachitra Appachan under the banner of Swargachitra. It revolves around a drunkard widower who helps a deaf and mute boy find his parents' killers. The film features original songs composed by Kannur Rajan, cinematography was done by Anandakuttan.[1][2][3]
The film was released on 12 September 1986 on Onam. Despite being a box office failure, the film received critical acclaim. Poovinnu Puthiya Poonthennal was remade into six other languages — in Tamil as Poovizhi Vasalile, in Telugu as Pasivadi Pranam, in Kannada as Aapadbandhava, in Hindi as Hatya, in Bangladeshi as Khotipuron and in Sinhalese as Veda Barinam Vedak Nehe - becoming the first Malayalam film to be remade into six different languages and only the second Indian film to do so after Anuraga Aralithu. The film also is the first Malayalam film to be remade into a foreign language.[4][5]
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