Aattukara Alamelu

Aattukara Alamelu
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
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 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]

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]".[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]

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

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]

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. ^ "Aattukara Alamelu, The R Thyagarajan Directorial, Which Starred a Goat". News18. 10 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f ராம்ஜி, வி. (10 November 2022). "வசூல் மழையில் நனைந்த அலமேலுவின் ஆடு!". Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^ Parameswaran, Prathibha (12 February 2005). "Portrait of an actor". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. ^ "மறக்க முடியுமா? - ஆட்டுக்கார அலமேலு". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 13 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ நாகேஷ் (21 March 2004). "இதெல்லாம் ஒரு கதையா?" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 65–67. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ "Aatukkara Alamelu Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Aattukkara Alamelu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  9. ^ "தீபாவளி ரிலீஸ்!". Kungumam (in Tamil). 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. ^ Ramachandran, T.M., ed. (1978). "Special Supplement on Tamil Cinema Today". Film World. Vol. 14. p. 35. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  11. ^ "1977 வருடத்திய படங்கள் | பேசும் படம் விமர்சனம்". Pesum Padam (in Tamil). April 1978. pp. 49–51.
  12. ^ Krishnaswamy, N. (17 August 1990). "Enga Ooru Aattukkaran". The Indian Express. p. 7. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Google News Archive.