Pattikada Pattanama

Pattikada Pattanama (transl. Village or Town?) is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film produced and directed by P. Madhavan and written by Bala Murugan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa. The film deals with Kalpana, an urban woman who marries a villager Mookaiyan. After marriage, differences of opinion arise between the couple as Mookaiyan raises objections about city culture, leading to their separation. The rest of the film shows whether Kalpana reforms and the couple are united or not.

Pattikada Pattanama
Theatrical release poster
Directed byP. Madhavan
Produced byP. Madhavan
Story byBala Murugan
Based onThe Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Jayalalithaa
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyP. N. Sundaram
Edited byR. Devarajan
Production
company
Arun Prasad Movies
Release date
  • 6 May 1972 (1972-05-06)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pattikada Pattanama was released on 6 May 1972. The film was commercially successful, running for over 175 days in theatres, thereby becoming 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).

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,[5] and based on the William Shakespeare comedy The Taming of the Shrew.[6][7] Malayalam actress Sukumari appeared as the mother of Jayalalithaa in the film, despite being older than Jayalalithaa by only a few years.[8][9] The film also marked the acting debut of Shubha in Tamil. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram and the editing by R. Devarajan.[10] The film's final length was 4,395 metres (14,419 ft).[10]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[11] The song "Ennadi Rakkamma" is set in the carnatic raga known as Shanmukhapriya.[12] It was well received and remains a cult classic. The song was later remixed by D. Imman in the film Vaadaa (2010).[13][14] D. Karthikeyan of The Hindu writing about T. M. Soundararajan 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".[15]

All lyrics are written by Kannadasan.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ambikaiye Easwariye"KannadasanT. M. Soundararajan4:24
2."Adi Ennadi Rakkamma"KannadasanT. M. Soundararajan2:50
3."Adi Ennadi Rakkamma" (sad)KannadasanT. M. Soundararajan3:37
4."Kettukodi Urumi"KannadasanT. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari4:27
5."Muthu Solai"KannadasanP. Susheela3:47
6."Nalvazhthu Naan Soluvaen"KannadasanT. M. Soundararajan3:29

Release and reception

Pattikada Pattanama was released on 6 May 1972.[16] The film became a commercial success, running for over 175 days in theatres, thereby becoming a silver jubilee film.[17] On the occasion of its silver jubilee, Ganesan presented politician K. Kamaraj with a silver plough.[18] 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.[19] The Hindu praised Manorama's performance, stating that her character "was in full flow and enthralled everyone by effortlessly rendering Madurai dialect".[20] The film won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film and Best Actress – Tamil (Jayalalithaa),[21] and the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.[5]

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