Aadu Puli Attam (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.[2] 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.[3][4]
| Aadu Puli Aattam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Produced by | M. Santhinarayanan |
| Screenplay by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Story by | Mahendran |
| Starring | Kamal Haasan Sripriya Rajinikanth Sangeetha |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Cinematography | Babu |
| Edited by | R. Vittal N. Damodaran |
Production company | Swarnambika Productions |
Release date | 30 September 1977[1] |
Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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.[5]
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
- Kamal Haasan as Madhan[6]
- Sripriya as Hema
- Rajnikanth as Rajini[6]
- Sangeetha as Mary
- Major Sundarrajan as Inspector of police
- Thengai Srinivasan as Krishnamoorthy iyer
- Jayachandran as Balu
- K. Natraj as Natraj[7]
- Muthaiah as Muthaiah
- T. K. S. Natarajan
- Aparna
- Aanandhi
Soundtrack
All songs written by Kannadasan, Panchu Arunachalam, 'Poovai' Senguttuvan and composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vaanukku Thanthai" | Kannadasan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Maname Solaiyam" | Panchu Arunachalam | Vani Jairam | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Poonguyil Paadudhu" | Poovai Senguttuvan | Vani Jairam | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Uravo Pudumai" | Panchu Arunachalam | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:13 |
References
- Sreekanth, Gayathri (2008). The Name is Rajinikanth. Om Books International. p. 370.
- "எஸ்.பி.முத்துரான், மகேந்திரன், கமல், ரஜினியின் 'ஆடுபுலி ஆட்டம்'; 'வானுக்கு தந்தை எவனோ', 'உறவோ புதுமை நினைவோ இனிமை' பாடல்கள்; அற்புதப் பாடல்களைத் தந்த இசையமைப்பாளர் விஜயபாஸ்கர்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- https://cinemacinemacinemasite.wordpress.com/2017/03/27/geetha-arts-yetthuku-pai-yetthu/
- https://cinemacinemacinemasite.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/collectors-pride-6-kamal-rajni-from-yetthuku-pai-yetthu-1978/
- https://www.in.com/entertainment/kollywood-entertainment/rajini-or-kamal-who-will-be-the-next-celebrated-leader-of-tamil-nadu-91841.htm
- Ramachandran 2014, p. 69.
- https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/3420-kamal-peru-kamal-rajini-peru-rajini-1.html
Bibliography
- Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)