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Enga Ooru Pattukaran (transl. The singer of our town) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Gangai Amaran. The film stars Ramarajan, Rekha and Nishanthi, with Senthamarai, Vinu Chakravarthy, Senthil, Kovai Sarala and S. S. Chandran playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Kalyani Murugan, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 14 April 1987.[1] The film was a huge blockbuster at box office, making it as one of the highest grossing Tamil films of 1987. It gave a breakthrough for Ramarajan and Rekha. After this film, Ramarajan-Gangai Amaran duo were known as one of the successful duos in Tamil cinema then.[2][3]
| Enga Ooru Pattukaran | |
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| Directed by | Gangai Amaran |
| Written by | Sangili Murugan S. Gajendra Kumar (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Kalyani Murugan |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | K. B. Dayalan |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Meenakshi Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Shenbagam (Nishanthi), the daughter of a wealthy landlord (Senthamarai), and Seethan (Ramarajan), an orphan milkman, are in love but they do not express their love directly. Seethan has been brought up by Maruthamuthu (Vinu Chakravarthy). When Shenbagam's father decides to get her married to a rich man, she commits suicide. Seethan becomes distraught after his lover's death. Maruthamuthu steps in and arranges his marriage with the woman Kaveri (Rekha). Seethan marries her but cannot forget Shenbagam.
Cast
- Ramarajan as Seethan
- Rekha as Kaveri
- Nishanthi as Shenbagam
- Senthamarai as Shenbagam and Vadakku Vinayagam's father
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Maruthamuthu
- Senthil as Vadakku Vinayagam
- Kovai Sarala as Sakku
- S. S. Chandran as Sakku's father
- Pasi Sathya as Sakku's mother
- Venniradai Moorthy as Gopi
- S. N. Parvathy as Shenbagam and Vadakku Vinayagam's mother
- Kallapetti Singaram as Panchayat Leader
- Karuppu Subbiah as Robber
- Usilai Mani as Arivumani
- M. N. Nambiar as Kallampattiyan (guest appearance)
- Jaishankar as Manjampatti, Seethan's father (guest appearance)
- Sangili Murugan as Irulappan (guest appearance)
- Dilip as Irulappan's son (guest appearance)
- Gangai Amaran in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran.[4][5] The song "Madurai Marikozhundhu", set in the Carnatic raga Mayamalavagowla,[6] was reused as "Yamaho" in Telugu film Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990) and the song "Shenbagame" was reused as "Pavurama" in the Telugu film Aa Okkati Adakku (1992).[citation needed]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Azhagi Nee Perazhagi" | Mano | 4:58 |
| 2. | "Enga Ooru Pattukaran" | Ilaiyaraaja | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Jinginakku Jinakku" | Mano, S. Janaki | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Madura Marikkozhunthu" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 4:41 |
| 5. | "Paechi Paechi" | Mano | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Shenbagame Shenbagame" (male) | Mano | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Shenbagame Shenbagame" (female) | Asha Bhosle | 7:42 |
| 8. | "Shenbagame Shenbagame" (duet) | Mano, Sunanda | 4:27 |
Reception
The Indian Express criticised the storyline as "static". The reviewer went on to say, "Ilayaraja's brand of soporific tunes mostly in the lower register blend with the unassuming style of the film".[7] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki appreciated the cinematography, music and direction.[8]
References
- "Enga Ooru Pattukaran / எங்க ஊரு பாட்டுக்காரன்". Screen4screen (in English and Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- "Ramarajan is back". IndiaGlitz. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- "Birthday wishes to Gangai Amaran". IndiaGlitz. 8 December 2006. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- "Enga Ooru Pattukkaran Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- "Enga Ooru Pattukaran". JioSaavn. 14 April 1987. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- Kolappan, B. (25 December 2012). "Akademi welcomes the maestro". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- "Unassuming". The Indian Express. 8 May 1987. p. 12. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ஜெயமன்மதன் (26 April 1987). "எங்க ஊரு பாட்டுக்காரன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 67. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
External links
- Enga Ooru Pattukaran at IMDb
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