Puthiya Mugham
2009 2h 17m movie Film India

Puthiya Mugham

പുതിയ മുഖം

Synopsis

പുതിയ മുഖം

Krishnakumar is a resident of an agraharam in Kalpathi. Along with his studies, he pursues a career as a percussionist and teaches the mridangam to local students. He is in love with a girl—the daughter of a family friend. Their relationship is not only approved, but supported by both families. Kichu moves on to the city of Kochi (Ernakulam) to enroll at an engineering college. The villain – Sudhi – is a senior student and the youngest of three brothers; he pursues a real estate business and routine crimes associated with it. In all his villainous endeavours on the campus he is supported by his brothers.

Action + Romance in India

119 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Puthiya Mugham itself).

The 2008–2010 India Window

Puthiya Mugham holds position #102 of 181 India films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    My Name Is Khan

    ★ 8.1 · 2010
  2. 3 Idiots
    #2

    3 Idiots

    ★ 8.0 · 2009
  3. Abhiyum Naanum
    #3

    Abhiyum Naanum

    ★ 7.9 · 2008
  4. Wolverine and the X-Men
    #4

    Wolverine and the X-Men

    ★ 7.6 · 2009
  5. Bhramaram
    #5

    Bhramaram

    ★ 7.6 · 2009
  6. Iron Man: Armored Adventures
    #6

    Iron Man: Armored Adventures

    ★ 7.5 · 2009
  7. Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
    #7

    Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa

    ★ 7.5 · 2010
  8. I Am Kalam
    #8

    I Am Kalam

    ★ 7.3 · 2010

The 2000s India Landscape

2009 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 59 titles released, including Puthiya Mugham. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (454 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 58 other India films in 2009.

The 712th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Audience Engagement

19
Reviews
47th
Review-volume percentile
8th
Popularity percentile

19 audience reviews — more than 47% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 8th percentile among India films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,451 of 1,983 India films indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.6 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Action productions specifically: #432 of 637 (top 68%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageMalayalam
Production CompaniesBethestha Productions
Runtime2h 17m
Release DateJuly 23, 2009
IMDbtt1630255