Pattikkaattu Raja (transl. Village king) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film, starring Sivakumar and Jayasudha. Kamal Haasan, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Sripriya and Thengai Srinivasan play supporting roles. Pandari Bai makes a guest appearance. The film was released on 12 July 1975.[1]

Pattikkaattu Raja
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Shanmugam
Written byK. Shanmugam
Produced byN. S. Rajendran
Starring
CinematographyP. N. Sundaram
Edited byM. S. Mani
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Ravi Combines
Release date
  • 12 July 1975 (1975-07-12)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Annasamy is an uneducated villager who wants to marry his cousin Sarasu. She is a college student in the city and his uncle insists on Sarasu's approval before going ahead with the wedding. Annasamy heads to the city to find her and befriends Usha in the process. Together they find Sarasu who secretly married club singer Mahesh and has been abandoned by him. Annasamy is determined to get them reunited but learns that Mahesh is now in love with Meenu. They also learn that Sarasu has a heart ailment that will require expensive surgery and her illness is the reason Mahesh left her. In a bid to earn this money, Annasamy agrees to work for the police by posing as the wanted criminal Raja as the two look exactly alike. Tiger is the head of a large criminal organisation and is looking for an expensive and rare jewel encrusted crown. Raja and Meenu both work for him though both have questionable allegiances. There are several different factions operating to gain the crown and many spies within each. In the midst of this, Raja realises he's being impersonated and convinces everyone he is the real Annasamy. As the characters try to get their hands on the crown, more confusions rise.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh, with lyrics by Vaali.[6]

Song Singers
"Kettukadi Chinnakutti" T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
"Ennodu Vanthan" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
"Unnai Naan Paarthathu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam[7]
"Club Dance" Instrumental
"Kannan Yaaradi" P. Susheela
"Konjum Kili Vanthathu" P. Susheela

Reception

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References

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  1. ^ "ஜுலை 12ம் தேதியில் வெளிவந்த படங்கள்…". Screen 4 Screen (in Tamil). 12 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "கொங்கு தேன் 16- ஓரம் பாரமா, கொஞ்சம் சோறு!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 14 August 2020. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ^ "கே.ஜே.ஜேசுதாஸ், சிவாஜிக்குப் பாடிய 'மலரே... குறிஞ்சி மலரே...' ; 45 ஆண்டுகளாகியும் இன்னும் மணக்குது 'டாக்டர் சிவா' பாட்டு!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 4 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. ^ "எம்ஜிஆர் 4, சிவாஜி 8, கமல் 10 – 75ம் வருட ப்ளாஷ்பேக்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 22 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. ^ "நாகின் படத்தைப் பார்த்துவிட்டு ஸ்ரீபிரியா தயாரித்த படம் நீயா". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 23 January 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Pattikkaattu Raja Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  7. ^ "'உன்னை நான் பார்த்தது வெண்ணிலா மேடையில்', 'ராதா காதல் வராதா?', 'அவள் ஒரு நவரச நாடகம்', 'பொட்டுவைத்த முகமோ', 'தேன்சிந்துதே வானம்', 'நந்தா நீ என் நிலா'; - ஏகப்பட்ட வெரைட்டி... எழுபதுகளில் எஸ்.பி.பி. பாடல்கள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  8. ^ "பட்டிக்காட்டு ராஜா". Kumudam (in Tamil). 1975. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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