Aattukara Alamelu

Aattukara Alamelu (transl. Goatherd Alamelu) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars Sivakumar and Sripriya. It was released on 10 November 1977 and became a silver jubilee hit. The film was remade in Telugu as Pottelu Punnamma and in Hindi as Mera Rakshak.

Plot

Goatherd Alamelu leads a happy life with her pet goat in a village. Her life changes for the worse when a landlord talks ill of her character and claims to have had an affair with her.

Cast

Production

Sivakumar said it took him "15 years to do the role in [Aattukara Alamelu]". The name of the title character, Alamelu, is a reference to Sripriya's birth name. Chinnappa Thevar wanted Nagesh to direct the film; he refused as he felt he was not the right person to do so.

Soundtrack

The music for this film was composed by Shankar–Ganesh, and the lyrics were written by Ma. Ra.

Release and reception

Aattukara Alamelu was released on 10 November 1977, Diwali day. Film World wrote, "Aattukara Alamelu is a fluke; one misses any worthy element that is a box-office draw besides the performance of the goat!". The film was a silver jubilee hit.

Legacy

Enga Ooru Aattukkaran (1990), which also stars Sripriya, was compared by N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express to Aattukara Alamelu as it also prominently features a goat.

References

External links

• Aattukara Alamelu at IMDb

1. Mera Rakshak
2. Sripriya
3. Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
4. Jai Ganesh
5. R. Thyagarajan (director)
6. Nagesh
7. Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
8. List of Tamil film actresses
9. Sivakumar
10. Shankar–Ganesh
11. Kavitha (actress)
12. Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
13. S. A. Ashokan
14. Jayamalini
15. Thengai Srinivasan
16. List of Tamil films of 1977
17. Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil
18. Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil