diff --git a/bug-673415.patch b/bug-673415.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5592ec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bug-673415.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+diff -rup lohit-malayalam-2.4.4/Lohit-Malayalam.sfd lohit-malayalam-2.4.4_mod/Lohit-Malayalam.sfd
+--- lohit-malayalam-2.4.4/Lohit-Malayalam.sfd	2009-09-21 16:14:28.000000000 +0530
++++ lohit-malayalam-2.4.4_mod/Lohit-Malayalam.sfd	2011-02-08 15:51:32.907158237 +0530
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ OS2Version: 1
+ OS2_WeightWidthSlopeOnly: 0
+ OS2_UseTypoMetrics: 1
+ CreationTime: 1159524182
+-ModificationTime: 1253263612
++ModificationTime: 1297160483
+ PfmFamily: 17
+ TTFWeight: 400
+ TTFWidth: 5
+@@ -344,14 +344,13 @@ EndShort
+ LangName: 1033 "" "" "Regular" "FontForge 1.0 : Lohit Malayalam : 19-7-2006" "" "Version 2.4.4" 
+ GaspTable: 1 65535 2
+ Encoding: UnicodeBmp
+-Compacted: 1
+ UnicodeInterp: none
+ NameList: Adobe Glyph List
+-DisplaySize: -24
++DisplaySize: -36
+ AntiAlias: 1
+ FitToEm: 1
+-WinInfo: 0 42 9
+-BeginChars: 65725 300
++WinInfo: 8322 38 14
++BeginChars: 65725 301
+ 
+ StartChar: .notdef
+ Encoding: 65536 -1 0
+@@ -10412,7 +10411,7 @@ StartChar: glyph162
+ Encoding: 65619 -1 167
+ Width: 705
+ GlyphClass: 2
+-Flags: HW
++Flags: W
+ LayerCount: 2
+ Fore
+ SplineSet
+@@ -19746,5 +19745,38 @@ SplineSet
+  -311 -33 -311 -33 -229 -34 c 0,21,22
+ EndSplineSet
+ EndChar
++
++StartChar: uni20B9
++Encoding: 8377 8377 300
++Width: 624
++VWidth: 0
++Flags: HWO
++LayerCount: 2
++Fore
++SplineSet
++358 499 m 0,0,1
++ 359 508 359 508 359 513 c 1,2,-1
++ 59 513 l 1,3,-1
++ 85 576 l 1,4,-1
++ 346 576 l 1,5,6
++ 340 588 340 588 331 598 c 0,7,8
++ 280 653 280 653 165 653 c 2,9,-1
++ 59 653 l 1,10,-1
++ 85 716 l 1,11,-1
++ 583 716 l 1,12,-1
++ 557 653 l 1,13,-1
++ 367 653 l 1,14,15
++ 406 630 406 630 420 576 c 1,16,-1
++ 583 576 l 1,17,-1
++ 557 513 l 1,18,-1
++ 429 513 l 1,19,20
++ 429 357.613 429 357.613 171 339 c 1,21,-1
++ 507 -1 l 1,22,-1
++ 407 -1 l 1,23,-1
++ 70 336 l 1,24,-1
++ 70 395 l 1,25,26
++ 345.891 393 345.891 393 358 499 c 0,0,1
++EndSplineSet
++EndChar
+ EndChars
+ EndSplineFont
diff --git a/lohit-malayalam-fonts.spec b/lohit-malayalam-fonts.spec
index 2246e68..44e91f0 100644
--- a/lohit-malayalam-fonts.spec
+++ b/lohit-malayalam-fonts.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:           %{fontname}-fonts
 Version:        2.4.4
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 Summary:        Free Malayalam font
 
 Group:          User Interface/X
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ BuildRequires: fontforge >= 20080429
 BuildRequires:  fontpackages-devel
 Requires:       fontpackages-filesystem
 Patch1: bug-549319-578036.patch
+Patch1: bug-673415.patch
 Obsoletes: lohit-fonts-common < %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ This package provides a free Malayalam truetype/opentype font.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{fontname}-%{version} 
 %patch1 -p1 -b .1-fix-font-conf
+%patch2 -p1 -b .2-rupee-sign
 
 %build
 make
@@ -52,6 +54,9 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}
 %doc ChangeLog COPYRIGHT COPYING AUTHORS README ChangeLog.old
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 08 2011 Pravin Satpute <psatpute@redhat.com> - 2.4.4-6
+- resolved bug 673415, rupee sign
+
 * Fri Apr 16 2010 Pravin Satpute <psatpute@redhat.com> - 2.4.4-5
 - fixed bug 578036, .conf fix