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Filmi Score
Good
13 reviews
59
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Critics call this anthology pleasant but uneven, praising Avarum Naanum and Subbaraj's closing segment while several find Coffee, Anyone? melodramatic and other shorts underdeveloped.
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Summary
Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 59 from 13 critic reviews, is rated 13+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
Putham Pudhu Kaalai brings together 5 of the most celebrated directors in Tamil cinema - Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratman, Rajiv Menon, and Karthik Subbaraj to create Amazon Prime Video's first Indian anthology film.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Karthik Subbaraj & Rajiv Menon & Suhasini Maniratnam & Sudha Kongara Prasad & Gautham Vasudev Menon · written by Karthik Subbaraj & Rajiv Menon & Suhasini Maniratnam & Sudha Kongara Prasad & Mani Ratnam & Adhithya K R & Arjun Nadesan & Krishnaswamy Ramkumar & Keerthiswaran & Reshma Ghatala & Shruti Ramachandran & Francis Thomas · music Govindh Vasantha & Nivas Prasanna & Satish Raghunathan & G. V. Prakash Kumar
Karthik SubbarajWriter · Director
Rajiv MenonWriter · Director · Cinematography
Suhasini ManiratnamWriter · Director
Sudha Kongara PrasadWriter · Director
Gautham Vasudev MenonDirector
Mani RatnamWriter
Adhithya K RWriter
Arjun NadesanWriter
Krishnaswamy RamkumarWriter
KeerthiswaranWriter
Reshma GhatalaWriter
Shruti RamachandranWriter
Francis ThomasWriter
Govindh VasanthaMusic
Nivas PrasannaMusic
Satish RaghunathanMusic
G. V. Prakash KumarMusic
Selvakumar SKCinematography
Niketh BommiCinematography
Shreyaas KrishnaCinematography
P. C. SreeramCinematography
Sreekar PrasadEditing
AnthonyEditing
Vivek HarshanEditing
SangathamizhanEditing
T. S. SureshEditing
JayaramLead
Urvashi
Kalidas Jayaram
Kalyani Priyadarshan
Preethi Nedumaran
Krishnakumar Balasubramanian
Ananya Ramaprasad
R. Madhavan
M. S. Bhaskar
Ritu Varma
Krithika Bala
Anu Hasan
Full crew
LyricsKaber Vasuki
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Summary
Putham Pudhu Kaalai brings together 5 of the most celebrated directors in Tamil cinema - Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratman, Rajiv Menon, and Karthik Subbaraj to create Amazon Prime Video's first Indian anthology film.
Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 59 from 13 critic reviews, is rated 13+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.What the critics said
13 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 13 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Janani K · 16 Oct 2020
Putham Pudhu Kaalai Movie Review: Fun, relatable and an emotional concoction of stories Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 76
70
Ranjani Krishnakumar · 16 Oct 2020
Krishnakumar praises two segments for their emotional intelligence and craft and calls the anthology delightful in parts, but faults its narrow… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
70
Sowmya Rajendran · 16 Oct 2020
Rajendran favours Avarum Naanum and Ilamai Idho Idho for their performances, finds Coffee, Anyone? melodramatic and Reunion occasionally… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
68
Nandini Ramnath · 16 Oct 2020
Ramnath finds Suhasini's segment the strongest and affecting, praises Rajiv Menon's and Sudha Kongara's shorts, but calls Gautham Menon's… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
66
Karthik Keramalu · 16 Oct 2020
Keramalu enjoys Ilamai Idho Idho, Reunion and Miracle, but finds Avarum Naanum manipulative and Coffee, Anyone? pompous, closing that the… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
66
Srinivasa Ramanujam · 15 Oct 2020
Ramanujam praises most segments' performances and craft, calling Sudha Kongara's short charming and the direction and music strong, while flagging… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
63
16 Oct 2020
Sify calls the anthology 'very average' overall, singling out Reunion as the best segment with strong performances from Sikkhil Gurucharan and Anu… Read it there →
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62
M Suganth · 9 Oct 2020
Putham Pudhu Kaalai Movie Review: Putham Pudhu Kaalai is a parts-better-than-whole anthology Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5
Filmi’s reading 60
60
Vivek M.V. · 17 Oct 2020
Putham Pudhu Kaalai review: Karthik Subbaraj steals the show Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 60
60
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 15 Oct 2020
Rangan repeatedly calls most shorts 'pleasant but generic' despite several sharp individual moments, exempting Gautham Menon's segment as earning… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
52
Saibal Chatterjee · 16 Oct 2020
Putham Pudhu Kaalai Review: Amazon Prime's Tamil Anthology Is Easy On The Mind And Eye Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 50
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Karthik Kumar · 16 Oct 2020
Kumar finds most shorts disconnected from the lockdown theme, singling out Coffee, Anyone? as the weakest and conveniently plotted segment while… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
48
Shubhra Gupta · 16 Oct 2020
Putham Pudhu Kaalai review: Amazon anthology fails to deliver Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 32
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How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 13 readings; 5 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Putham Pudhu Kaalai: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Putham Pudhu Kaalai's OTT release date?
Putham Pudhu Kaalai arrived on OTT on 16 Oct 2020 on Prime Video in India.
Where can I watch Putham Pudhu Kaalai?
Putham Pudhu Kaalai is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Putham Pudhu Kaalai?
Putham Pudhu Kaalai has a Filmi Score of 59 (Good), the mean of 13 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 32 (The Indian Express) to 76 (India Today). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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