Puthiya Niyamam
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| Directed by | A. K. Sajan |
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| Written by | A. K. Sajan |
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| Cinematography | Roby Varghese Raj |
| Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
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Abaam Movies
VG Films International |
| Distributed by | Alabama Movies |
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132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | est. ₹17.3 crore |
Puthiya Niyamam (English: New Law) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam revenge drama film written and directed by A. K. Sajan. The film stars Mammootty and Nayantara in the lead roles, along with Baby Ananya, Sheelu Abraham, Aju Varghese, Rachana Narayanankutty and S. N. Swamy in supporting roles. The film was released on 12 February 2016.
The film explores the drug fueled crimes and consumption of substances like marijuana and LSD by the youth.
Louis Pothen is a television film critic, an artist, a divorce lawyer and also participates in a live TV channel named "Kathrika". His wife Vasuki Iyer is a Kathakali artist and they live together along with their school going daughter. They live away from their parents since their marriage was an inter-caste one.
Vasuki is raped by her two neighbors and their cloth presser. Vasuki is frightened to discuss with her husband about her being raped. Vasuki with DCP Jeena Bhai's telephonic assistance kills her rapists. Vasuki assures DCP that she would never have any contacts with her in the future and if they meet accidentally, would behave like strangers.
It is revealed that Louis was informed by Swami of his wife being raped. Swami had witnessed Vasuki being raped from his house but did not have the courage to save Vasuki since the rapists were notorious and drug addicts. Louis through a mobile software (which can transform a male voice to a female voice) mimicked DCP Jeena Bhai and guided Vasuki to murder her rapists . Louis never reveals the truth to Vasuki and decides to keep it as a secret so that they could lead a happy married life.
In July 2015, it was reported that Mammootty and Nayantara would play an inter-caste couple in A. K. Sajan's forthcoming film. The film was reported to be initially planned with Suresh Gopi in lead. It was also reported that Sajan initially wrote the script with Renji Panicker in mind for the lead role, with Muthumani as heroine. But after hearing the script, Renji noted that the script demands a "larger scale" production and suggested Mammootty for the lead role. As per Ranji's suggestion when Sajan approached Mammootty, the offer was immediately accepted by him. Regarding the characters, A. K. Sajan says, "Mammootty's character in the film, Louis Pothen, almost mirrors his real life personality. He's an easy-going lawyer, who is also a film critic and has a socialist leaning. However, Nayanthara's character Vasuki is diametrically opposite."
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