Pudhupettai

Pudhupettai
Film poster
Directed bySelvaraghavan
Screenplay bySelvaraghavan
Balakumaran (Dialogue)
Story bySelvaraghavan
Produced byK. Muralidharan
V. Swaminathan
G. Venugopal
StarringDhanush
Sonia Agarwal
Sneha
CinematographyArvind Krishna
Edited byKola Bhaskar
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
company
Release date
  • 26 May 2006 (2006-05-26)
Running time
179 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pudhupettai (transl. New Hood) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by Selvaraghavan starring his brother Dhanush in the lead role, while Sonia Agarwal and Sneha play supporting roles. It follows the story of a slum-dwelling student from Pudhupettai who rises to become a dreaded gangster in North Chennai as a means of survival.

The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with cinematography by Arvind Krishna and editing by Kola Bhaskar. The film released on 26 May 2006. Initially upon release, it had an average opening at the box office. However, it attained cult status in subsequent years.