Pattikkaattu Raja Explained

Pattikkaattu Raja
Director:	K. Shanmugam
Producer:	N. S. Rajendran
Starring:	Sivakumar Jayasudha Kamal Haasan Fatafat Jayalaxmi Sripriya
Cinematography:	P. N. Sundaram
Editing:	M. S. Mani
Music:	Shankar–Ganesh
Studio:	Ravi Combines
Runtime:	144 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Pattikkaattu Raja 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]

Plot

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

• Sivakumar as Annasamy / Raja^[2]
• Jayasudha as Usha
• Kamal Haasan as Mahesh^{[3] [4]}
• Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Sarasu
• Sripriya as Meenu^[5]
• Thengai Srinivasan as Meganathan
• Manorama as Alamelu
• S. N. Lakshmi as Thangam
• S. A. Ashokan as Tiger
• Pandari Bai as Maria (Guest Appearance)
• T. K. Bagavathy

Soundtrack

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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Notes and References

1. Web site: 12 July 2020 . ஜுலை 12ம் தேதியில் வெளிவந்த படங்கள்… . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220821040453/https://screen4screen.com/news/12-july-movies . 21 August 2022 . 21 August 2022 . Screen 4 Screen . Ta.
2. Web site: 14 August 2020 . கொங்கு தேன் 16- ஓரம் பாரமா, கொஞ்சம் சோறு! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210115201324/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/569828-kongu-then-sivakumar.html . 15 January 2021 . 14 January 2021 . . ta.
3. Web site: 4 November 2020 . கே.ஜே.ஜேசுதாஸ், சிவாஜிக்குப் பாடிய 'மலரே... குறிஞ்சி மலரே...' ; 45 ஆண்டுகளாகியும் இன்னும் மணக்குது 'டாக்டர் சிவா' பாட்டு! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111232451/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/598276-45-years-of-malare-kurinji-malare.html . 11 January 2021 . 10 January 2021 . . ta.
4. Web site: 22 August 2019 . எம்ஜிஆர் 4, சிவாஜி 8, கமல் 10 – 75ம் வருட ப்ளாஷ்பேக் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210114073522/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/512470-mgr-sivaji-kamal.html . 14 January 2021 . 14 January 2021 . . ta.
5. News: 23 January 2018 . நாகின் படத்தைப் பார்த்துவிட்டு ஸ்ரீபிரியா தயாரித்த படம் நீயா . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180216043025/https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2018/01/23222653/1141834/cinima-history-sripriya.vpf . 16 February 2018 . 14 January 2021 . . ta.
6. Web site: Pattikkaattu Raja Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220821040453/https://mossymart.com/product/pattikkaattu-raja-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ . 21 August 2022 . 21 August 2022 . Mossymart.
7. Web site: 25 September 2020 . '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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210115081639/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/583513-s-p-balasubramaniam.html . 15 January 2021 . 14 January 2021 . . ta.
8. 1975 . பட்டிக்காட்டு ராஜா . live . https://archive.today/20231213061731/https://archive.org/details/cftri.kumudham0000unse/page/n543/mode/2up . 13 December 2023 . 13 December 2023 . . ta . Internet Archive.