''Bommalattam'' () is 1968 Indian

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, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by V. Ramaswamy. The screenplay was written by

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from a story by Madurai Thirumaran. It stars

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and Manorama.

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, Sachu and

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play key roles. The film was released on 31 May 1968.

Plot

Cast

as Sukumar *

as Malathi *

as Durai * Manorama as Chinna Ponnu *

as Jaambazaar Jaggu * Sachu as Geetha *

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as Sukumar's father *

as Rathnam/Bal Raj *

as Dr. Dhamodharan *

as Chithambaram *

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as Rathnam's henchman

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

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and lyrics were written by Vaali, Alangudi Somu, Na. Pandurangan and Avinasi Mani. For the song "Vaa Vathiyare", Srinivasan wanted the usage of

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, but Vaali felt it was hard for him, so M. L. Govind was hired to "provide the apt words to go with it", leading to the birth of lines in the song like "Jambaar Jakku, Na Saidapetta Kokku". That also became Tamil cinema's first

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song. "Vaa Vathiyare", sung by Manorama became popular, and in 1991 HMV released a compilation album under the same title, featuring songs sung by Manorama.

Reception

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'' appreciated the animated opening titles, but criticised the film's title for lacking relevance to the story.

References

External links

* {{Muktha Srinivasan 1960s Tamil-language films 1968 comedy films 1968 films Films directed by Muktha Srinivasan Indian black-and-white films Indian comedy films