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Bommalattam (1968 film)

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'Bommalattam' is 1968 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by V. Ramasamy. The script was written by Cho Ramaswamy. Music was by V. Kumar. It stars Jaishankar, Jayalalithaa, Nagesh, Major Sundarrajan, Cho Ramaswamy and Manorama. V. S. Raghavan, Sachu and O. A. K. Thevar play key roles. The film was released on 31 May 1968.

Plot



Cast



* Jaishankar as Sukumar

* Jayalalithaa as Malathi

* Nagesh as Durai

* Manorama as Chinna Ponnu

* Cho Ramaswamy as Jaambazaar Jaggu

* Sachu as Geetha

* Venniradai Moorthy as Sukumar's father

* Major Sundarrajan as Rathnam/Bal Raj

* V. S. Raghavan as Dr. Dhamodharan

* O. A. K. Thevar as Chithambaram

* K. K. Soundar as Rathnam's henchman

Soundtrack



Music was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Vaali, Alangudi Somu, Na. Pandurangan and Avinasi Mani. For the song "Vaa Vathiyare", Srinivasan wanted the usage of Madras Bashai, 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 gaana 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



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

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