''Pattathu Rani'' is a 1967 Indian

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-language film directed by S. Ramanathan and written by Javar Seetharaman. The film stars

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and Kalpana. It was released on 13 January 1967.

Plot

Cast

* Kalpana *

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Production

''Pattathu Rani'' was produced by Sunbeam and G. K. Combines, directed by S. Ramanathan, and written by Javar Seetharaman. Cinematography was handled by G. Vittal Rao and editing by Paul Duraisingam.

Music

The music was composed by

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, and the lyrics were written by Vaali, Alangudi Somu and Thanjaivanan.

Release

''Pattathu Rani'' was released on 14 January 1967, during the festive occasion of

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, and was distributed by Venkatachalapathy Pictures. '' Kalki'' criticised the film's outdated story.

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* {{IMDb title, 1404073 1960s Indian films 1960s Tamil-language films Tamil-language Indian films 1967 films Films directed by S. Ramanathan Films scored by T. K. Ramamoorthy