Vedham Pudhithu

Vedham Pudhithu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBharathiraja
Screenplay byBharathiraja
Based onSaadhigal Illaiyadi Papa
by K. Kannan
Starring
CinematographyB. Kannan[1]
Edited byP. Mohan Raj
Music byDevendran
Production
company
Janani Art Creations
Release date
  • 27 December 1987 (1987-12-27)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vedham Pudhithu (/vðəm pʊðɪðʊ/ transl. The new Vedas) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and co-written by Bharathiraja. It is based on the play Saadhigal Illaiyadi Papa by K. Kannan, who wrote the film adaptation's dialogues and became known as Vedham Pudhithu Kannan. The film stars Sathyaraj, Saritha and Amala, with Raja, Charuhasan, Nizhalgal Ravi, Janagaraj and Master Dasarathi in supporting roles. It revolves around an atheist whose son falls in love with a Brahmin woman in the same village, leading to catastrophic consequences.

Vedham Pudhithu criticises the caste system, Tamil Brahminism and their hypocrisies. It was released on 27 December 1987, and became controversial for its depiction of Tamil Brahmins, with the Tamil Nadu Brahmins Association calling for its banning. Despite this, it became a critical and commercial success. The film won three Filmfare Awards SouthBest Film – Tamil, Best Director – Tamil and Best Actor – Tamil (Sathyaraj) – and two National Film AwardsBest Film on Other Social Issues and Best Editing (P. Mohan Raj).

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