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.[1][2]

Aattukara Alamelu
Poster
Directed byR. Thyagarajan
Screenplay bySandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Produced bySandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
StarringSivakumar
Sripriya
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Release date
  • 10 November 1977 (1977-11-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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]".[4] The name of the title character, Alamelu, is a reference to Sripriya's birth name.[5] Chinnappa Thevar wanted Nagesh to direct the film; he refused as he felt he was not the right person to do so.[6]

Soundtrack

The music for this film was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[7][8]

SongSingersLength
"Aathula Meen" P. Susheela 03:44
"Dhaagam Theerndhadi" P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan 03:58
"Paruththi Edukkaiyile" P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan 04:25
"Then Koodu Thirumagal" P. Susheela 04:04

Release and reception

Aattukara Alamelu was released on 10 November 1977, Diwali day.[3][9] 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!".[10] The film was a silver jubilee hit.[11]

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.[12]

References
  1. "Chinnappa Devar family scion speaks about dad, granddad & films with Rajini". News Today. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. "Aattukara Alamelu, The R Thyagarajan Directorial, Which Starred a Goat". News18. 10 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ராம்ஜி, வி. (10 November 2022). "வசூல் மழையில் நனைந்த அலமேலுவின் ஆடு!". Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. Parameswaran, Prathibha (12 February 2005). "Portrait of an actor". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. "மறக்க முடியுமா? - ஆட்டுக்கார அலமேலு". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 13 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. நாகேஷ் (21 March 2004). "இதெல்லாம் ஒரு கதையா?". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 65–67. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  7. "Aatukkara Alamelu Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. "Aattukkara Alamelu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  9. "தீபாவளி ரிலீஸ்!". Kungumam (in Tamil). 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. Ramachandran, T.M., ed. (1978). "Special Supplement on Tamil Cinema Today". Film World. Vol. 14. p. 35. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  11. "1977 வருடத்திய படங்கள் | பேசும் படம் விமர்சனம்". Pesum Padam (in Tamil). April 1978. pp. 49–51.
  12. Krishnaswamy, N. (17 August 1990). "Enga Ooru Aattukkaran". The Indian Express. p. 7. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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