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{{Infobox film
| image = Koottu Puzhukkal.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[R. C. Sakthi]]
| screenplay = R. C. Sakthi
| based_on = {{based on|''Koottu Puzhukkal''|[[Anuradha Ramanan]]}}
| producer = M. Sundar Rajan<br />G. M. Ranga Raj
| starring = [[Raghuvaran]]<br />[[Amala Akkineni|Amala]]<br />[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| studio = Palayee Amman Art Creations
| released = {{Film date|1987|9|12|df=y}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Koottu Puzhukkal''''' ({{IPA|ta|kuːʈʈuppuɻukkaɭ|pron}} {{translation|Cocooned worms}}) is a 1987 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film written and directed by [[R. C. Sakthi]]. The film stars [[Raghuvaran]] and [[Amala Akkineni|Amala]], supported by [[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]] and [[Y. Vijaya]]. It is based on the novel of the same name by [[Anuradha Ramanan]]. The film was released on 12 September 1987.

== Plot ==
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Balu is a politically conscious and helpful [[Auto rickshaw|autorickshaw]] driver who has feelings for his neighbour Manga, whose mother Devaki who is involved in illicit affairs with men coerces Manga to join her. Surya is an unemployed [[Bachelor of Commerce|BCom]] graduate from a family of modest means and is dependent on his older brother for money. The older brother often derides them for asking him for money. Meanwhile, Rajam, another resident of the same housing complex is desirous of Surya. Gundurao is the head of another family with three daughters who need to be married. Vedavalli is a young working woman who faces troubles in finding a suitor for marriage, with the father of prospective grooms demanding exorbitant amounts in dowry. The climax reveals whether Raghuvaran succeeds in his love.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Raghuvaran]] as Surya
* [[Amala Akkineni|Amala]] as Manga
* [[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]] as Balu
* [[Y. Vijaya]] as Rajam
* [[C. I. D. Sakunthala]] as Devaki
* [[Radha Ravi]] as Baburam Settu
* [[Unni Mary|Deepa]]
* [[Srikanth (actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as House owner
* [[S. S. Chandran]] as Gundurao
* [[Saritha]] as Vedavalli
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]]
* [[Kamala Kamesh]]
* [[Thideer Kannaiah]]
* [[K. Rajan (producer)|K. Rajan]] as Autorickshaw driver
* [[Ilavarasi]]
* [[Kutty Padmini]]
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]]
* [[Charuhasan]]
* [[T. S. Raghavendra]]
* [[Mohini (Tamil actress)|Mohini]] as Surya's sister
}}

== Production ==
''Koottu Puzhukkal'' is based on the novel of the same name by [[Anuradha Ramanan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 May 2017 |title=இதே நாளில் அன்று |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/news/tamil-nadu-news/news/1771244 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222115516/https://www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=1771244 |archive-date=22 December 2022 |access-date=22 December 2022 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref> Since the film's plot was primarily set in a housing complex, the film was shot at Kamakoti House at [[T. Nagar]], [[Chennai|Madras]]. A set was built on the top of the house to show eight houses as per the film's concept.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=மௌஷ்மி |date=16 December 1990 |title=நடிக்கும் வீடுகள்... |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1990-12-16/page/n35/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230221060026/https://archive.org/details/kalki1990-12-16/page/n35/mode/2up |archive-date=21 February 2023 |access-date=28 December 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=34–35 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kootup Puzhukkal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/kootup-puzhukkal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019203756/https://macsendisk.com/product/kootup-puzhukkal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=19 October 2021 |access-date=22 December 2022 |website=Macsendisk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2019 |title=Koottu Puzhukkal |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/koottu-puzhukkal/8HVXxkUOgCo_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416021345/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/koottu-puzhukkal/8HVXxkUOgCo_ |archive-date=16 April 2021 |access-date=21 December 2022 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref> The song "Nitham Nitham En" is set in Pahadi raga.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ஏழிசை எம்எஸ்வி {{!}} பயோகிராபி |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/msv/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626130400/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/msv/ |archive-date=26 June 2020 |access-date=7 July 2024 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=Ta}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Nitham Nitham
| lyrics1 = [[Pulamaipithan]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| length1 = 5:19
| title2 = Innaikku Nadandha
| lyrics2 = [[Na. Kamarasan]]
| extra2 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length2 = 3:50
| title3 = Indha Malligai Poovukku
| lyrics3 = Uma Kannadasan
| extra3 = [[P. Susheela]]
| length3 = 4:56
| title4 = Desathai Parkaiyile Nenjam
| lyrics4 = [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]]
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length4 = 4:38
| total_length = 18:43
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Koottu Puzhukkal'' was released on 12 September 1987.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 September 1987 |title=கூட்டுப்புழுக்கள் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_11_143/4.jp2/0,0,6267,8550/6267,8550/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251222002258/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_11_143/4.jp2/0,0,6267,8550/6267,8550/0/default.jpg |archive-date=22 December 2025 |access-date=22 December 2025 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "It's a poignant film [...] the screenplay flits breathlessly from family to family .. from character to character.. There is a whole gallery....".<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 September 1987 |title=Travails |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870925&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=22 December 2022 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=5 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote that with each character saying only two lines, the audience should be given free memory to remember them.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |date=11 October 1987 |title=கூட்டுப்புழுக்கள் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1987-10-11/page/n21/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240430111535/https://archive.org/details/kalki1987-10-11/page/n21/mode/2up |archive-date=30 April 2024 |access-date=30 April 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=21 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:1987 Tamil-language films]]
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[[Category:Films based on Tamil novels]]
[[Category:Films directed by R. C. Sakthi]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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