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Aattukara Alamelu
1977 film by R. Thyagarajan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aattukara Alamelu (transl. Goatherd Alamelu) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars Sivakumar and Sripriya. It was released on 10 November 1977 and became a silver jubilee hit. The film was remade in Telugu as Pottelu Punnamma and in Hindi as Mera Rakshak.[1][2]
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Plot
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Goatherd Alamelu leads a happy life with her pet goat in a village. Her life changes for the worse when a landlord talks ill of her character and claims to have had an affair with her.
Cast
- Sivakumar as Vijay[3]
- Sripriya as Alamelu
- Jai Ganesh as Balu[3]
- Suruli Rajan as Velu[3]
- S. A. Ashokan as Dharmalingam[3]
- Kavitha as Radha[3]
- Major Sundarrajan as Aarumugam
- Thengai Srinivasan as "Nattu Vaithiyar" Nallamuthu
- Nagesh as Varadhachary
- Jayamalini
Production
Sivakumar said it took him "15 years to do the role in [Aattukara Alamelu]".[4] The name of the title character, Alamelu, is a reference to Sripriya's birth name.[5] Chinnappa Thevar wanted Nagesh to direct the film; he refused as he felt he was not the right person to do so.[6]
Soundtrack
The music for this film was composed by Shankar–Ganesh, and the lyrics were written by Ma. Ra.[7][8]
Release and reception
Aattukara Alamelu was released on 10 November 1977, Diwali day.[3][9] Film World wrote, "Aattukara Alamelu is a fluke; one misses any worthy element that is a box-office draw besides the performance of the goat!".[10] The film was a silver jubilee hit.[11]
Legacy
Enga Ooru Aattukkaran (1990), which also stars Sripriya, was compared by N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express to Aattukara Alamelu as it also prominently features a goat.[12]
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