Pattikada Pattanama

Pattikada Pattanama
Poster
Directed by P. Madhavan
Produced by P. Madhavan
Written by Bala Murugan
Based on The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
Starring Sivaji Ganesan
Jayalalitha
Shubha
V. K. Ramasamy
Manorama
Music by M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography P. N. Sundaram
Edited by R. Devarajan
Production
company
Arun Prasad Movies
Distributed by Arun Prasad Movies
Release date
  • 6 May 1972 (1972-05-06)
Running time
 150 mins
Country India
Language Tamil

Pattikada Pattanama (lit. Village or Town?) is a 1972 Indian Tamil language film produced and directed by P. Madhavan and written by Bala Murugan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa in the lead roles with Shubha, Manorama, V. K. Ramasamy and Sukumari in supporting roles. The soundtrack was composed by M.S. Vishwanathan and lyrics were written by Kannadasan. The film deals with Kalpana, an urban woman who gets married to a villager Mookaiyan. After the marriage, differences of opinion arise between the couple as Mookaiyan raises objections about city culture, which leads to their separation. The rest of the film shows whether Kalpana reforms and the couple are united or not.

Pattikada Pattanama was released on 6 May 1972 and became a silver jubilee film. It also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film and Best Actress – Tamil (Jayalalithaa). It was remade in Telugu as Palletoori Bava (1973), in Kannada as Putnanja (1995) and in Hindi as Banarasi Babu (1997).

Plot

Mookkaiyan belongs to a well-to-do family and lives in the village Sozhavandan. He is held in high esteem by the villagers for his prowess. One day, his uncle Chockalingam, Chockalingam's wife Bama and their foreign-educated daughter Kalpana come to Sozhavandan to participate in the Mariamman festival. Kalpana is fascinated by Mookaiyan's prowess; her mother disapproves of Kalpana's emotional reaction while her father is happy. Bama settles a young man of Madurai to marry Kalpana. Moved by the pleas of Chockalingam, Mookaiyan goes to the bridegroom's house and brings back Kalpana, saying that he has the right by birth to marry her.

Married life starts well for Mookaiyan and Kalpana, but before long differences arise because of their different backgrounds. At Kalpana's birthday party, Mookaiyan objects to drinking and dancing by her hippie friends. He beats Kalpana, and she leaves him to join her mother. A lawyer's notice for divorce is received. Mookaiyan futilely tries to make Bama understand the situation. The mother and daughter are adamant and Mookaiyan returns home determined to teach them a lesson.

Kalpana, having been impregnated by Mookaiyan some time earlier, gives birth to a child. In her anxiety to save Kalpana from further involvements, Bama leaves the child in an orphanage. Kalpana is shocked by this act of her mother. By the time she goes to recover the child, Mookaiyan has already taken it away. Kalpana beseeches her father to get the child from Mookaiyan. Unexpectedly, Mookaiyan comes there to deliver an invitation card for his marriage with his cousin Rakkamma. Kalpana and her parents are now repentant.

Kalpana goes alone to Mookaiyan's house and asks her husband to leap over their child and then tie the thali to another girl. To her surprise, Kalpana discovers that the marriage being celebrated is that of a different man named Mookaiyan, while her husband did no injustice to her; she falls at her husband's feet and the family reunites.

Cast

Production

Pattikada Pattanama was produced and directed by P. Madhavan,[1] and based on the William Shakespeare comedy The Taming of the Shrew.[2] Malayalam actress Sukumari appeared as the mother of Jayalalithaa in the film, despite being older than Jayalalithaa by only a few years.[3][4] The film also marked the acting debut of Shubha, and its final length was 4,395 metres (14,419 ft).[5]

Soundtrack

Pattikada Pattanama
Soundtrack album by M. S. Viswanathan
Released 1972 (1972)
Language Tamil

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[6] The song "Ennadi Rakkamma" is set in the carnatic raga known as Shanmukhapriya.[7] It was well received and remains a cult classic. The song was later remixed by D. Imman in the film Vaadaa (2010).[8][9] D. Karthikeyan of The Hindu writing about TMS mentioned that his "folksy number Ennadi Rakkamma Pallakku from Pattikada Pattanama still makes people go crazy with its rustic beats and beautiful rendition and the song is a must in cultural festivals in Madurai".[10]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1Ambikaiye EaswariyeT. M. SoundararajanKannadasan04:24
2Adi Ennadi RakkammaT. M. Soundararajan02:50
3Adi Ennadi Rakkamma (Sad)T. M. Soundararajan03:37
4Kettukodi UrumiT. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari04:27
5Muthu SolaiP. Susheela03:47
6Nalvazhthu Naan SoluvaenT. M. Soundararajan03:29

Release and reception

Pattikada Pattanama was released on 6 May 1972.[11] The film became a commercial success; on the occasion of its silver jubilee, Ganesan presented politician K. Kamaraj with a silver plough.[12] The Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan in a review dated 28 June 1972, praised Ganesan's energetic performance and the outdoor cinematography, but called the film a usual old wine in new bottle story.[13] The Hindu praised Manorama's performance, stating that her character "was in full flow and enthralled everyone by effortlessly rendering Madurai dialect".[14] The film won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film and Best Actress – Tamil (Jayalalithaa),[15] and the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Asian Recorder". Vol. 19. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. p. ci.
  2. ↑ Guy, Randor (18 September 2009). "Arivaali 1963". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Sangeeta (4 July 2008). "Mother of all roles". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Ramachandran, Mythily (2 April 2013). "Sukumari, a tribute". Gulf News. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "filmography p16". Nadigarthilagam.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Pattikada Pattinama Songs". raaga. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Chennai: Pichhamal Chintamani. p. 121. OCLC 295034757.
  8. ↑ "Double delight for Sundar C". The Times of India. 25 September 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  9. ↑ Adi Ennadi Raakkamma (Remix) (Full Song) – Vaada. YouTube. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "TMS, the unsung hero of Tamil film world". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 6 December 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  12. ↑ The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 96, Part 1
  13. ↑ "சினிமா விமர்சனம்: பட்டிக்காடா பட்டணமா" [Movie Review: Pattikada Pattanama]. Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 28 June 1972.
  14. ↑ "Actor Manorama – She ruled the screen". The Hindu. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  15. ↑ The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. 1984. p. 234.
  16. ↑ "20th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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