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Indiaglitz wrote:"what could have been a racy and an innovative thriller was plagued by mediocre screenplay which drags the movie in and out. Puthagam the movie is a slow oozing out thriller". Times of India wrote:"'Puthagam' doesn't turn out to the fast-paced read it had the potential to be".
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