Pithamagan

– Pithamagan whirls around four characters. Chithan (Vikram) who is orphaned at a young age, devoid of..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.40 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 19 Minutes
Release Year:
2003
Original Name:
பிதாமகன்
Pithamagan (2003) - Also known as பிதாமகன்

Pithamagan whirls around four characters. Chithan (Vikram) who is orphaned at a young age, devoid of all human contacts lives on his animal instincts and ekes out a living as a graveyard caretaker.He seems to exhibit behaviour consistent with autism spectrum disorders. Gomathy (Sangeetha), a petty ganja seller, who pities Chithan’s condition, gets him a job at the ganja fields of the main villain.

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Release Date:

24 Oct 2003

Language:

Tamil

Director:

Bala

Writer:

Bala

Main Actors:

Vikram, Suriya, Laila, Sangeetha

Plot:

Chittan (Vikram) is born to a vagrant in a cemetery, who dies soon after. Raised with no contact to the outside world except with dead bodies, he grows up inept at social interaction. An acquaintance with a neighborhood drug dealer Gomathi (Sangitha) gets him a job as a handyman in a cannabis farm. Chittan ends up in jail where he makes his first real friendship - with a conman Shakti (Surya). When Chitthan and Sakthi try to step out of their lives of illicit activities, the local drug-lord interferes.

Awards:

9 wins & 1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.4/10