Kattabomman (film)

For the 1959 film, see Veerapandiya Kattabomman (film).

Kattabomman is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Manivasagam. The film stars Sarathkumar and Vineetha. It was released on 13 November 1993 during Diwali.^[1]

Kattabomman
Poster
Directed by	Manivasagam
Written by	Manivasagam
Produced by	Rajeswari Manivasagam
Starring	Sarathkumar Vineetha
Cinematography	K. B. Dhayalan
Edited by	L. Kesavan
Music by	Deva
Production company	Raja Pushpa Pictures
Release date	13 November 1993 (1993-11-13)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

The village chairman Kalingarayan and his son Rajappa spread terror among the villagers. Kattabomman is an angry man who cannot tolerate injustice. He was brought up by his grandfather and his widowed mother. His family and Kalingarayan's family are in a feud for several years. Kattabomman falls in love with Kalingarayan's daughter Priya and he marries her despite their families' wishes. In anger, his grandfather tells of their past. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

• Sarathkumar as Kattabomman
• Vineetha as Priya
• Nagesh as Kattabomman's grandfather
• Srividya as Devada, Kattabomman's sister-in-law
• Goundamani as Subramani
• Senthil as Pazhani
• Vijayakumar as Ponnurangam, Kattabomman's father
• Sakthivel as Kalingarayan
• Kavitha as Saroja, Kalingarayan's wife
• Uday Prakash as Rajappa
• Poonam Dasgupta as Rani
• S. N. Lakshmi
• Varalakshmi as Kattabomman's mother
• Prasanna Kumar as Iyer Mama
• Vasuki as Azhamu Mami
• Karuppu Subbiah
• Tiruppur Ramasamy as Ramasamy

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Kalidasan.^[2] The song "Priya Priya Oh Priya" is set to the raga Mohanam.^[3]

Song	Singer(s)	Duration
"Enga Then Pandi"	Malaysia Vasudevan, Swarnalatha	4:27
"Koondaivittu"	K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela	4:42
"Palaivanathil"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	5:05
"Priya Priya"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	5:13
"Thulasi Chediyoram"	S. Janaki	4:31

Reception

Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "Kattabomman is a fiasco and the only way to enjoy the film is to close one's eyes and ears".^[4] Thulasi of Kalki wrote that the director made an engine out of all spare parts, one should wait and see whether it would run in horse power or will fade.^[5] K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "The storyline is quite predictable and the five songs are no help [...] Catch this movie if you have absolutely nothing to do or if you are a great fan of the Goundamani-Senthil comedy duo".^[6]