''Aadu Puli Aattam'' () is a 1977 Indian

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directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring

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, Sangeetha and

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. Later in 1978, S. P. Muthuraman remade the film in

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as ''Yetthuku Pai Yetthu'', It was a partial remake of ''Aadu Puli Aattum''. A few scenes were remade in Telugu with Telugu actors like Satyanarayana and

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and the rest of the film was dubbed.

Plot

The movie starts with Kamal and Rajini, close associates, playing this game in a bar. When the game is finished, the couple, along with their gang ransack the bar and loot the money. In brief, this is the story of a young man who dreams of becoming a policeman, but decides to oppose the police and heads a gang of thieves. When he discovers that his associates are much worse than thieves, he joins the police and nabs the criminals.

Cast

as Madhan *

as Hema *

as Rajini * Sangeetha as Mary *

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as Inspector of police *

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as Krishnamoorthy Iyer *Jayachandran as Balu *

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as Natraj *Muthaiah as Muthaiah *Aparna *Aanandhi *M. S. Draupadi *

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Production

The film was directed by S. P. Muthuraman, written by Mahendran and produced by M. Santhinarayanan, who began life as a costume-maker before rising to become a film producer. The song "Uravo Pudumai", picturised on Kamal Haasan and Sangeeta, was filmed on the area of

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and

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near Chennai. During a fight scene on

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, Kamal Haasan was injured on set. Haasan fixed his shoulder dislocation with a turkey towel and an iron rod on the sets. He returned to the shot after taking just a 10-minute break. The film is noted for Rajinikanth's famous phrase "Idhu thaan Rajini style" (This is Rajini Style), which he says several times throughout the film. This film was shot in black-and-white. It was given an "U" (unrestricted) certificate by the

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after eight cuts. The final length of the film was .

Soundtrack

All songs written by

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, and 'Poovai' Senguttuvan and composed by

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Release

''Aadu Puli Attam'' was released on 30 September 1977, and became a commercial success.

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* {{S. P. Muthuraman 1970s Tamil-language films 1977 action films 1977 films Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar Indian action films Indian black-and-white films