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.
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).
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 audience reviews — more than 47% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 8th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
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 Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Bethestha Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 17m |
| Release Date | July 23, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1630255 |













