MANI RATNAM AND COMPOSER A.R. RAHMAN UNVEIL THE TRAILER OF AMAZON ORIGINAL TAMIL FILM PUTHAM PUDHAI KAALAI

Jyothi Venkatesh

Putham Pudhu Kaalai brings together 5 of the most celebrated directors in Tamil cinema – Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Rajiv Menon, and Karthik Subbaraj to create Amazon Prime Video’s first Indian anthology film.Putham Pudhu Kaalai premieres on October 16 in over 200 countries and territories. Renowned Indian film director Mani Ratnam along with music maestro A.R. Rahman unveiled the eagerly awaited trailer for the Amazon Original Tamil Film Putham Pudhu Kaalai, an anthology of five short films.

Each film is centred on a unique theme of love, new beginnings, second chances, and a glimmer of hope- set and filmed in the times of the nationwide lockdown. The anthology marks the union of celebrated directors from the Tamil Cinema Industry including Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Sudha Kongara, Rajiv Menon, Gautam Menon, and Karthik Subbaraj presenting 5 short films with a distinctive storyline, characterization and narrative; however, are seamlessly woven into the common theme of New Beginnings.

These Short films include:

Ilamai Idho Idho directed by Sudha Kongara (Soorarai Pottru) starring Jayaram (Uttama Villain),Kalidas Jayaram (Poomaram) and Urvashi (Soorarai Pottru), Kalyani Priyadarshan (Hero)

Avarum Naanum/Avalum Naanum, directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon (Yennai Arindhaal) starring M.S. Bhaskar (Sivaji: The Boss) and Ritu Varma (Pelli Choopulu)

Coffee, Anyone? directed by and starring Suhasini Mani Ratnam (Sindhu Bhairavi), Anu Hasan (Indira)), Shruti Haasan (Treadstone)

Reunion directed by Rajiv Menon (Kandukondain Kandukondain) starring, Andrea (Vada Chennai), Leela Samson (OK Kanmani) and Sikkhil Gurucharan.

Miracle directed by Karthik Subbaraj (Petta) featuring Bobby Simha (Petta), Muthu Kumar (Pattas)

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the Global Premiere of Putham Pudhu Kaalai on October 16, 2020 Exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

Watch the trailer here: