One. Priya Anand, whose second film Vaamanan was released before Pugaippadam was introduced. Orator and professor G. Gnanasambandam played an important role. Release Box office The film opened in only a few centers across Chennai, Tamil Nadu to a below average opening. The film grossed 170,670 in the opening weekend and failed commercially. Reception The film received mixed reviews. Behindwoods.com claimed that the film "does manage to live up to the liveliness and energy that we associate with a campus movie" with the first half being "colorful and enjoyable with humor mixed at places", also giving praise to the "touching" climax. Sify gave the film a verdict of 'average' and wrote that "Let us hope Rajesh Lingam finds a more racy script in his next outing". Rediff gave the film a rating of two out of five stas and wrote that "If only Rajesh Lingam had kept the initial chemistry between the characters intact, we'd have had a cult classic. As it is, Pugaippadam now works only in parts". Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by music director Gangai Amaran. References External links 2010 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s buddy drama films Indian buddy drama films Films scored by Gangai Amaran