Aadu Puli Attam (1977 film)

Aadu Puli Aattam (transl. The Goat and Tiger Game) is a 1977 Tamil-language Indian action film directed by S. P. Muthuraman made in Black-and-white, starring Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Sangeetha and Sripriya in lead roles. Later in 1978, S. P. Muthuraman remade the film in Telugu as Yetthuku Pai Yetthu, It was a partial remake of Aadu Puli Aattum. A few scenes were remade in Telugu with Telugu actors like Satyanarayana and Allu Ramalingaiah and the rest of the movie was dubbed.[2][3]

Aadu Puli Aattam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. P. Muthuraman
Produced byM. Santhinarayanan
Screenplay byS. P. Muthuraman
Story byMahendran
StarringKamal Haasan
Sripriya
Rajinikanth
Sangeetha
Music byVijaya Bhaskar
CinematographyBabu
Edited byR. Vittal
N. Damodaran
Production
company
Swarnambika Productions
Release date
30 September 1977[1]
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

This is one of Rajinikanth's early appearance in Tamil in which he plays main villain. The movie is noted for Rajinikanth's famous phrase "Idhu thaan Rajini style" (This is Rajini Style), which he says several times throughout the movie.[4]

Plot

The movie starts with Kamal and Rajini, close associates, playing this game in a bar. When the game is finished, the couple, along with their gang ransack the bar and loot the money.

In brief, this is the story of a young man who dreams of becoming a policeman, but decides to go against the police due to circumstances and heads a gang of thieves. When he comes to know that his associates are much worse than thieves, he joins the police and nabs the criminals.

Cast

Soundtrack

All songs written by Kannadasan, Panchu Arunachalam, 'Poovai' Senguttuvan and composed by Vijaya Bhaskar

No Title Singer(S) Length
1 Uravo Puthumai S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:13
2 Vaanukku Thanthai S. P. Balasubrahmanyam , L. R. Anjali 4:22
3 Maname Solaiya Vani Jairam 4:21
4 Poonguyil Paaduthu Vani Jairam 2:58
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References
  1. Sreekanth, Gayathri (2008). The Name is Rajinikanth. Om Books International. p. 370.
  2. https://cinemacinemacinemasite.wordpress.com/2017/03/27/geetha-arts-yetthuku-pai-yetthu/
  3. https://cinemacinemacinemasite.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/collectors-pride-6-kamal-rajni-from-yetthuku-pai-yetthu-1978/
  4. https://www.in.com/entertainment/kollywood-entertainment/rajini-or-kamal-who-will-be-the-next-celebrated-leader-of-tamil-nadu-91841.htm
  5. Ramachandran 2014, p. 69.
  6. https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/3420-kamal-peru-kamal-rajini-peru-rajini-1.html

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