''Pattikada Pattanama'' () is a 1972 Indian

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-language

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film produced and directed by

P. Madhavan Palakrishnan Madhavan (1 January 1928 – 6 December 2003) was an Indian film director and producer in Tamil cinema in the 1960s and 1970s. Madhavan has directed 49 films and produced 39 films under the banner ''Arun Prasad Movies''. Career ...

and written by Bala Murugan. The film stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji G ...

and

Jayalalithaa Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016) was an Indian politician and actress who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years over six terms between 1991 and 2016. From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2 ...

. The film deals with Kalpana, an urban woman who marries a villager Mookaiyan. After marriage, differences of opinion arise between the couple as Mookaiyan raises objections about city culture, leading to their separation. The rest of the film is whether Kalpana reforms and the couple reunite or not. ''Pattikada Pattanama'' is based on the

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comedy ''

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''. It was released on 6 May 1972. The film was commercially successful, running for over 175 days in theatres, thereby becoming a silver jubilee film. It is the only black and white Tamil film to cross the mark in collections in the history of

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. It also won the

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, and two

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: Best Film – Tamil and Best Actress – Tamil (Jayalalithaa).

Plot

Mookkaiyan belongs to a well-to-do family and lives in the village

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. He is held in high esteem by the villagers for his prowess. One day, his uncle Chockalingam, Chockalingam's wife Bama and their foreign-educated daughter Kalpana come to Sholavandan to participate in the

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festival. Kalpana is fascinated by Mookaiyan's prowess; her mother disapproves of Kalpana's emotional reaction while her father is happy. Bama settles a young man of Madurai to marry Kalpana. Moved by the pleas of Chockalingam, Mookaiyan goes to the bridegroom's house and brings back Kalpana, saying that he has the right by birth to marry her. Married life starts well for Mookaiyan and Kalpana, but before long differences arise because of their different backgrounds. At Kalpana's birthday party, Mookaiyan objects to drinking and dancing by her

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friends. He beats Kalpana, and she leaves him to join her mother. A lawyer's notice for divorce is received. Mookaiyan futilely tries to make Bama understand the situation. The mother and daughter are adamant and Mookaiyan returns home determined to teach them a lesson. Kalpana, having been impregnated by Mookaiyan some time earlier, gives birth to a child. In her anxiety to save Kalpana from further involvements, Bama leaves the child in an orphanage. Kalpana is shocked by this act of her mother. By the time she goes to recover the child, Mookaiyan has already taken it away. Kalpana beseeches her father to get the child from Mookaiyan. Unexpectedly, Mookaiyan comes there to deliver an invitation card for his marriage with his cousin Rakkamma. Kalpana and her parents are now repentant. Kalpana goes alone to Mookaiyan's house and asks her husband to leap over their child and then tie the '' thali'' to another girl. To her surprise, Kalpana discovers that the marriage being celebrated is that of a different man named Mookaiyan, while her husband did no injustice to her; she falls at her husband's feet and the family reunites.

Cast

as Mookkaiya Servai/Mukesh *

as Kalpana * Shubha as Rakkamma *

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as Mookkaiya's grandmother * V. K. Ramasamy as Sokkalingam *

Sukumari Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tam ...

as Bama *

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as Minor * Manorama as Vellaiyammal *

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as Butler Kanthasamy *

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as the

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man * Pakoda Kadhar as Puliyotharai *

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as Thivitti * Veeraragavan as Rathnam * Papji as Sankar

Production

''Pattikada Pattanama'' was produced and directed by

, and based on the

comedy ''

.''

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actress

appeared as the mother of

in the film, despite being older than Jayalalithaa by only a few years. Manorama, in portraying her character, spoke in

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dialect. The film marked the acting debut of Shubha in Tamil. Cinematography was handled by

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and the editing by R. Devarajan. The film's final length was .

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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, and lyrics were written by

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. The song "Ennadi Rakkamma" is set in the

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known as

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. It was well received and remains a cult classic. The song was later remixed by

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in ''

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'' (2010). D. Karthikeyan of ''

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'' writing about T. M. Soundararajan mentioned that his "folksy number Ennadi Rakkamma Pallakku from ''Pattikada Pattanama'' still makes people go crazy with its rustic beats and beautiful rendition and the song is a must in cultural festivals in Madurai". The song "Kettukodi" was remixed by Kavi Periyathambi in '' Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam'' (2012).

Release and reception

''Pattikada Pattanama'' was released on 6 May 1972, and distributed by

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. The film became a commercial success, running for over 175 days in theatres, thereby becoming a silver jubilee film. Politician

K. Kamaraj Kumaraswami Kamaraj (15 July 1903 – 2 October 1975, hinduonnet.com. 15–28 September 2001), popularly known as Kamarajar was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the Chief Minister of Madras State (Tamil Nadu) ...

praised the film, saying it demonstrated the need to practice one's culture and the traditions of "one wife for one husband". The Tamil magazine ''

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'' in a review dated 28 June 1972, praised Ganesan's energetic performance and the outdoor cinematography, but called the film a usual old wine in new bottle story. The film won two

: Best Film – Tamil and Best Actress – Tamil (Jayalalithaa), and the

References

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External links

* {{The Taming of the Shrew 1970s Tamil-language films 1972 films 1972 romantic comedy films Best Tamil Feature Film National Film Award winners Films based on The Taming of the Shrew Films directed by P. Madhavan Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Indian films based on plays Indian romantic comedy films