Pithamagan
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Film poster
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| Directed by | Bala |
| Produced by | V. A. Durai |
| Written by | Bala |
| Based on | Nandavanathil Oru Aandi |
| Starring |
Vikram Suriya Laila Sangeetha Simran |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Balasubramaniem |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Distributed by | Evergreen Movies International |
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Release date
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24 October 2003 |
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Running time
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158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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| Soundtrack album to Pithamagan by Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Language | Tamil |
| Label | Five Star Audio |
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja |
Pithamagan (English: Son of Ancestors) is a 2003 Indian Tamil language crime drama film written and directed by Bala. The film stars Vikram, Suriya, Laila and Sangeetha in the lead and Simran making a cameo as herself. Produced by V. A. Durai, the film has cinematography by Balasubramaniem, lyrics are by Vaali, Pazhani Bharathi and Na. Muthukumar, dance has been choreographed by Brindha, editing by Suresh Urs, fights by Stun Siva and art direction by A. C. Pillai. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilayaraaja. The film plot is based on Jayakanthan's Nandhavanathil Oru Andi, the story of an undertaker. Upon release, the film met with critical acclaim and Vikram won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Chithan.This movie declared as a "Super hit"at box office and it grossed around 33 crore.
Owing to the success, the film was dubbed into Telugu and released as Sivaputrudu (The son of Siva) on 2 April 2004. The film was also remade in Kannada as Anatharu (2007) with Upendra and Darshan playing the roles of Vikram and Suriya respectively.
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