Bommalattam (1968 film) explained
Bommalattam is 1968 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by V. Ramaswamy. The screenplay was written by Cho Ramaswamy from a story by Madurai Thirumaran. It stars Jaishankar, Jayalalithaa, Nagesh, Major Sundarrajan, Cho Ramaswamy and Manorama. V. S. Raghavan, Sachu and O. A. K. Thevar play key roles. The film was released on 31 May 1968.[2]
Soundtrack
Music was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Vaali, Alangudi Somu, Na. Pandurangan and Avinasi Mani.[3] For the song "Vaa Vathiyare", Srinivasan wanted the usage of Madras Bashai, but Vaali felt it was hard for him, so M. L. Govind was hired to "provide the apt words to go with it", leading to the birth of lines in the song like "Jambajar Jakku, Na Saidapetta Kokku".[4] That also became Tamil cinema's first gaana song.[5] "Vaa Vathiyare", Written by Vaali sung by Manorama became popular, and in 1991 HMV released a compilation album under the same title, featuring songs sung by Manorama.[6]
| Song | Singer(s) | lyrics | Length |
|---|
| "Mayakkathai" | | | 3:55 |
| "Nee Aada Aada Azhagu" | | | 3:20 |
| "Nalla Naal Parkkavo" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | | 4:11 |
| "Va Vathyare" (Jambajar Jakku) | | | 3:51 |
| "Poonai Kannai Kattinal" | Tharapuram Sundararajan & S. Sarala | Na.Pandurangan | 3:10 | |
Reception
Kalki appreciated the animated opening titles, but criticised the film's title for lacking relevance to the story.[7]
Notes and References
- Book: World Filmography . Tantivy Press . 1968 . 978-0-904208-36-8 . Cowie . Peter . Peter Cowie . 266.
- Web site: 6 December 2016 . ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல் . live . https://archive.today/20200624160449/https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/06/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-2610816.html . 24 June 2020 . 11 July 2022 . . ta.
- Web site: Bommalaattam . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150512022801/http://gaana.com/album/bommalaattam . 12 May 2015 . 18 September 2021 . Gaana.
- News: Ramanujam . Srinivasa . 28 August 2016 . The vathyaar dialect . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171031075700/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/The-vathyaar-dialect/article14594724.ece . 31 October 2017 . 31 October 2017 . The Hindu.
- News: Vijayakumar . Sindhu . 15 May 2017 . Gana is the voice and language of people who are outcasts . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180225053213/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/gana-is-the-voice-and-language-of-people-who-are-outcasts/articleshow/58670293.cms . 25 February 2018 . 20 May 2019 . The Times of India.
- News: Pradeep . K. . 30 June 2008 . 50 years of Manorama . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200725165612/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/50-years-of-Manorama/article15384181.ece . 25 July 2020 . 8 August 2021 . The Hindu.
- 23 June 1968 . பொம்மலாட்டம் . dead . https://archive.today/20220725110544/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1968/jun/23-06-1968/p41.jpg . 25 July 2022 . 14 March 2022 . . 41 . ta.
