Pudhea Paadhai (1989)
Pudhea Paadhai; often spelled as Pudhiya Paadhai) is a 1989 Tamil film written and directed by R. Parthiban. Parthiban's directorial debut, it features himself in the lead role as an inhumane ruffian who gets reformed by his rape victim, portrayed by Seetha. The film released to critical acclaim and emerged a box-office success, while also winning several accolades including two National Film Awards, and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. It was remade into Hindi as Benaam Badsha starring Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla in lead roles which did above average business at the box-office.
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