Paayum Puli

Paayum Puli (1983)

When a smuggler kills his sister, a mentally impaired man vows to deliver justice and joins a martial arts school.

Date of release
1983-01-14
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (4)
Runtime
2h 10m
Genres
Drama, Action, Romance
Director
S. P. Muthuraman

Casting

Interesting facts

Paayum Puli is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language martial arts film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, written by Panchu Arunachalam and produced by AVM Productions. The film, inspired from the 1978 film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, stars Rajinikanth and Radha, alongside Jaishankar, Silk Smitha and R. N. Sudarshan, with K. Balaji making a cameo appearance. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while cinematography and editing were handled by Babu and R. Vittal respectively. Paayum Puli was released on 14 January 1983, coinciding with Pongal, and became a commercial success.

Production

Director S. P. Muthuraman and writer Panchu Arunachalam, cashing on the popularity of Bruce Lee and his martial arts films, designed the story of Paayum Puli with Judo Rathnam being hired as the action choreographer. and it was inspired by the 1978 film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. AVM Productions initially wanted A. C. Thirulokachandar to play the antagonist, but he declined the offer.

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