Aattukara Alamelu

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Aattukara Alamelu
Aattukara Alamelu.jpg
Poster
Directed byR. Thyagarajan
Screenplay bySandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Produced bySandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
StarringSivakumar
Sripriya
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Dhandayudhapani Films
Release date
  • 10 November 1977 (1977-11-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Aattukara Alamelu (transl. Goatherd Alamelu) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Thyagarajan. It stars Sivakumar and Sripriya. The film was produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar for Dhandayudhapani Films. The film was remade in Telugu as Pottelu Punnamma and in Hindi as Mera Rakshak.[1][2]

Plot[]

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[]

Production[]

Sivakumar said it took him "15 years to do the role in [Aattukara Alamelu]".[3] The name of the title character, Alamelu, is a reference to Sripriya's birth name.[4]

Soundtrack[]

The music for this film was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[5]

# Song Singers Length
1 "Aathula Meen" P. Susheela 03:44
2 "Dhaagam Theerndhadi" P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan 03:58
3 "Paruththi Edukkaiyile" P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan 04:25
4 "Then Koodu Thirumagal" P. Susheela 04:04

Release and reception[]

Aattukara Alamelu was released on 10 November 1977, Diwali day.[6][7] 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!".[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Chinnappa Devar family scion speaks about dad, granddad & films with Rajini". News Today. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Mera Rakshak". MySwar. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Portrait of an actor". The Hindu. 12 February 2005. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. ^ "மறக்க முடியுமா? - ஆட்டுக்கார அலமேலு". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 13 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Aatukkara Alamelu Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ "தீபாவளி ரிலீஸ்!". Kungumam (in Tamil). 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Aattukara Alamelu (1977)". Screen4Screen. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. ^ Ramachandran, T.M., ed. (1978). "Special Supplement on Tamil Cinema Today". Film World. Vol. 14. p. 35.

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