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PUTHAM PUDHU KAALAI (2020): Amazon to Release Tamil Language Film Anthology

Putham Pudhu Kaalai

Amazon to Release Tamil Language Film Anthology

Amazon Prime Video is increasing its efforts to penetrate the Tamil language market by announcing the release of Putham Pudhu Kaalai, a Tamil film anthology put together by five widely celebrated directors of Tamil cinema.

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Tamil language film and television is one of the biggest media markets in India, and Tamil content is also poppular in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Western Europe and Australia, where there are large groups of Tamil speakers.

Putham Pudhu Kaalai is an anthology of five Tamil short films featuring stories of love, new beginnings, second chances, and hope, all set and filmed during quarantine featuring famous Tamil directors Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Rajiv Menon and Karthik Subbaraj.

Reunion

Directed by Rajiv Menon (Madras Beats) starring Andrea Jeremiah (Vada Chennai), Leela Samson (OK Kanmani) and Carnatic music vocalist Sikkil Gurucharan.

Coffee, Anyone?

Directed by and starring Suhasini Mani Ratnam (Tribeca-winner Tryst With Destiny), Anu Hasan (Hollyoaks) and Shruti Haasan (Treadstone).

DiMiracle

Directed by Karthik Subbaraj (Petta) featuring Bobby Simha (Agni Devi) and Muthu Kumar (Pattas).

Ilamai Idho Idho

Directed by Sudha Kongara (Amazon original Soorarai Pottru) starring Jayaram (Marconi Mathai), Kalidas Jayaram (Poomaram), Urvashi (Aravindante Athidhikal) and Kalyani Priyadarshan (Varane Avashyamund). This title of this film is taken from a hit song by late SP Balasubrahmanyam for Kamal Haasanstarrer Sakalakala Vallavan (1982).

Avarum Naanum/Avalum Naanum

Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon (Queen) starring M.S. Bhaskar (Sivaji: The Boss) and Ritu Varma (Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal).

Putham Pudhu Kaalai will start streaming on Amazon Prime Video on October sixteenth.

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The languages of southern India — Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada — account for 44% of the country’s film box office and 48% of television film viewing.

While Amazon made news recently, announcing several direct to streaming premium south Indian titles, rival Disney Plus already has a vast library in the southern languages, and Netflix is steadily accumulating south Indian content.

In fact Netflix will be releasing its own short film anthology soon as well titled Paava Kadhaigal. While the streaming platform did not release details of individual shorts, they focus on the theme of “how love, pride and honor influence complex relationships.

The anthology is being produced by ex-Disney India head Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP Movies (Uri: The Surgical Strike) and Ashi Dua Sara’s Flying Unicorn Entertainment (Lust Stories). A streaming date has not been announced.

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Scott Mariner

Scott Mariner is a New York-based film critic and news writer. Although an IT specialist by trade, he’s a pop culture obsessive with an encyclopedic knowledge of film and television tropes and a passion for cultural journalism and critique. When he’s not writing or watching movies, you can usually find him cooking or riding his bike around town.
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