Pudhiya Bhoomi is a 1968 Tamil-language Action Drama film written by S. S. Thennarasu and directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced by P. K. V. Shankaran and Aarumugam under the banner of J. R. Movies. A successful surgeon Kadheeravan (MGR) is kidnapped one day by henchmen of dreaded dacoit Kanakeyam (Nambiar), and led to a secret location to treat their ailing boss. After fixing up the patient, Kadheeravan escapes, but crashes his car and ends up unconscious in a remote village. He is nursed back to life by Kanamma (Jaya), who he eventually falls in love with, and moves to the village permanently for. Neither of them know that Kanamma is the dacoit's daughter.. Remake of Shakti Samanta's Saawan ki Ghata, this has some hardcore nationalistic bombast, not surprisingly made at a stage when MGRs political career was about to fly. Written by Joyojeet Pal. Pudhiya bhoomi stars M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa, M. N. Nambiar, M.g. Ramachandran, J Jayalalitha, M.n. Nambiar and Ramapriya. The screenplay is written by V. C. Guhanathan. The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. Cinematography was done by P. N. Sundaram and editing by R.Devarajan. The movie has a running time of 165 mins. It was released on 14th September 1968. The Film was successful at box office. Pudhiya Bhoomi was made on a budget of ₹20 lakh and it was a super hit at box office gross of ₹50 lakh. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Jayanthi Films.