Enga Pattan Sothu

Enga Pattan Sothu (transl. My inheritance) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language Western film produced, written, directed and photographed by M. Karnan. The film stars Jaishankar, Sivakumar and Rajakokila. It was released on 24 January 1975, and emerged a commercial success.^[1]

Enga Pattan Sothu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	M. Karnan
Screenplay by	M. Karnan
Story by	Vijaychitra Films Unit
Produced by	M. Karnan
Starring	Jaishankar Sivakumar Rajakokila
Cinematography	M. Karnan
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Production company	Vijaychitra Films
Release date	24 January 1975 (1975-01-24)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Jaishankar^[2]
• Sivakumar^[3]
• Rajakokila^[4]
• S. A. Ashokan
• Thengai Srinivasan
• A. Karunanidhi
• Master Raghuraman
• A. Sakunthala
• Raj Mallika^[4]

Production

Enga Pattan Sothu is the fourth and final Western film directed by Karnan. Unlike the earlier three (Kalam Vellum, Ganga and Jakkamma) which were in black-and-white, it was shot in Eastman Color Negative.^[5][6][7]

Themes

Critic Swarnavel Eswaran Pillai compared Enga Pattan Sothu to Karnan's previous Western films for the narrative being fuelled by the death of a family member of the protagonist.^[8] R. C. Jayanthan, writing for Hindu Tamil Thisai, noted the film's similarities to those made by Sergio Leone.^[9]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aatha Meenu Karaiyil Yeruthu"	T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
2.	"Madhuvile Pazhaiyathu"	Vani Jairam
3.	"Podu Noothukku Nooru"	Vani Jairam, Kovai Soundararajan

Release and reception

Enga Pattan Sothu was released on 24 January 1975.^[11] Ananda Vikatan applauded Karnan's cinematography and the stunts, but criticised the story.^[12]