Aattukara Alamelu
1977 film by R. Thyagarajan
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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]
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| Directed by | R. Thyagarajan |
| Screenplay by | Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar |
| Produced by | Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar |
| Starring | Sivakumar Sripriya |
| Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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
- Sivakumar as Vijay[3]
- Sripriya as Alamelu
- Jai Ganesh as Balu[3]
- Suruli Rajan as Velu[3]
- S. A. Ashokan as Dharmalingam[3]
- Kavitha as Radha[3]
- Major Sundarrajan as Aarumugam
- Thengai Srinivasan as "Nattu Vaithiyar" Nallamuthu
- Nagesh as Varadhachary
- Jayamalini
Production
Soundtrack
The music for this film was composed by Shankar–Ganesh, and the lyrics were written by Ma. Ra.[7][8]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "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
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]