Puthiya Niyamam | |
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Directed by | A. K. Sajan |
Written by | A. K. Sajan |
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Cinematography | Roby Varghese Raj |
Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
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Production companies | Abaam Movies VG Films International |
Distributed by | Alabama Movies |
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Running time | 132 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Box office | est. ₹8 crore[2] |
Puthiya Niyamam (transl. New Law) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film written and directed by A. K. Sajan.[3] The film stars Mammootty and Nayanthara in the lead roles along with Baby Ananya, Sheelu Abraham, Rachana Narayanankutty, S. N. Swamy, Roshan Mathew, Anil K. Reji, Sendrayan, and Aju Varghese in supporting roles. It was released on 12 February 2016.[4] Nayantara won Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam for her performance in the movie.[5]
The film explores the drug-fueled crimes and consumption of substances, like marijuana and LSD, by the youth.[6] It was dubbed into Tamil and Telugu under the title Vasuki. The film was remade in Kannada as Purushothama (2022).