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Kuruthipunal (River of Blood) is a 1995 Tamil buddy cop action thriller film directed by veteran cinematographer P. C. Sreeram. The film stars Kamal Haasan in the lead role, with Arjun and Nassar in supporting roles. The film featured songs and the background score was composed by Mahesh Mahadevan. Produced by Kamal Hassan, the story is a remake of Govind Nihalani's Hindi film Drohkaal, The film met with critical acclaim upon release and became a trendsetter for action films during that period of time. The film was India's official entry for the 68th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film category, but was not nominated.
Kuruthipunal (lit. The River of Blood) is a Tamil novel written by Indira Parthasarathy. A revolutionary nove, it was based on the Kilvenmani massacre that took place in Thanjavur district in 1968. The novel won the Sahitya Akademi for its author in 1977. The novel inspired Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum, a 1983 Tamil film, which in turn won a National Award. The novel has been translated into multiple langues including English, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Gujarati and Malayalam.
' Kuruthipunal' may refer to:
- Kuruthipunal (novel), a novel by Indira Parthasarathy
- Kuruthipunal (film), a 1995 film by P. C. Sreeram starring Kamal Haasan and Arjun Sarja