Bommalattam (1968 film)
| Bommalattam | |
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| File:Bommalattam (1968).jpg Poster | |
| Directed by | Muktha Srinivasan |
| Screenplay by | Cho Ramaswamy |
| Story by | "Madurai" Thirumaran |
| Produced by | V. Ramasamy |
| Starring | Jaishankar Jayalalithaa |
| Cinematography | T. M. Sundarababu B. A. |
| Edited by | L. Balu |
| Music by | V. Kumar |
Production company | |
Release date | 31 May 1968 |
Running time | 165 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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Bommalattam (transl. Puppet Show) is 1968 Indian Tamil language comedy film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by V. Ramasamy. The script was written by Cho Ramaswamy. Music was by V. Kumar. It stars Jaishankar, Jayalalithaa, Nagesh, Major Sundararajan, Cho Ramaswamy and Manorama playing lead roles. V. S. Raghavan, Sachu and O. A. K. Devar played key roles.
Cast
- Jaishankar as Sukumar
- Jayalalithaa as Malathy
- Nagesh as Durai
- Manorama as Chinna Ponnu
- Cho Ramaswamy as Jambajar Jakku
- Sachu as Geetha
- Major Sundararajan as Rathnam/Bal Raj
- V. S. Raghavan as Dr. Dhamodharan
- O. A. K. Thevar as Chithambaram
Soundtrack
Music was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Vaali, Alangudi Somu, Na. Pandurangan and Avinasi Mani.[2][3] For the song "Vaa Vathiyare", Srinivasan wanted the usage of Madras Bashai, but Vaali felt it was hard for him, so M. L. Govind was hired to "provide the apt words to go with it", leading to the birth of lines in the song like "Jambaar Jakku, Na Saidapetta Kokku".[4] That also became Tamil cinema's first gaana song.[5]
| No. | Song | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mayakkathai" | P. Suseela | 3:55 |
| 2 | "Nee Aada Aada Azhagu" | T. M. Soundararajan | 3:20 |
| 3 | "Nalla Naal Parkkavo" | T. M. Soundararajan P. Suseela | 4:11 |
| 4 | "Va Vathyare" (Jambajar Jakku) | Manorama | 3:51 |
| 5 | "Poonai Kannai Kattinal" | Tharapuram Sundararajan & S. Sarala | 3:10 |
References
- ^ a b Cowie, Peter (1977). World Filmography. Tantivy Press. p. 266.
- ^ "bommalattam 1968". tunes.desibantu. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "jeyasankar hits 101 songs". tamiltunes. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (28 August 2016). "The vathyaar dialect". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Vijayakumar, Sindhu (15 May 2017). "Gana is the voice and language of people who are outcasts". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
External links
- Bommalattam at IMDb
- Bommalattam on YouTube
- Bommalattam on YouTube
- Bommalattam on YouTube
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