Nattamai
| Nattamai | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. S. Ravikumar |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
| Written by |
K. S. Ravikumar Erode Soundar |
| Starring |
Sarath Kumar Meena Kushboo Goudamani Senthil Sanghavi |
| Music by | Sirpy |
| Cinematography | Ashok Rajan |
| Editing by | K. Thanikachalam |
| Studio | Super Good Films |
| Distributed by | Super Good Films |
| Release dates | 2 November 1994 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office |
 11 crore |
Nattamai (English: Village Chief) is a 1994 Tamil film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It starred Sarath Kumar, Meena and Kushboo in the lead roles. The film became a blockbuster among 1994 Deepavali releases and completed a 175-day run at the box office.[1] It is considered to be one of the most popular Tamil films of the 1990s and in general. The tagline Nattamai, theerpa maathi sollu became popular after release.[2] It became a trendsetter for many big budget films in later years. The Goundamani-Senthil comic duo was one of the most popular aspects about the film.
Sarath Kumar earned both the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Tamil for his performance in the film. The film was later remade in Bollywood as Bulandi starring Anil Kapoor, in Tollywood as Pedarayudu starring Mohan Babu, in Kannada as Simhadriya Simha with Super Star Dr.Vishnu Vardhan.
Cast
- Sarath Kumar as Nattamai (Shanmugam) and Pasupathi
- Meena as a Pasupathi's wife, MEENA
- Kushboo as Nattamai's wife, Lakshmi
- Raja Ravindra as Selvaraj
- Sanghavi
- Manorama
- Goundamani
- Senthil
- Ponnambalam
- Pandu as Nattamai's assistant
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Pasupathi's father-in-law
- Vaishnavi
- Raani
- Subhasree
- Vijayakumar as Periya Nattamai
- Erode Soundar
- S. P. Rajkumar as deaf man
- Kovai Senthil
- Mahendran
Controversy
In his early days as an actor, R. Sarathkumar was considered to be close to AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa.[3] However, Sarath's proximity to Jayalalithaa landed him in deep trouble when the film 'Nattamai', which was still running in Tamil Nadu theatres, was aired by Jayalalithaa's television channel JJ TV, using a U-matic tape, which Sarathkumar gave her for personal viewing at her residence. What the understanding between Jayalalithaa and Sarathkumar was we will never know. However, this caused a furore in the film industry as the producer R. B. Choudary threatened action against Sarathkumar for misusing a tape given to him for personal viewing. An embarrassed Sarathkumar explained that he was taken by surprise and that he never expected Jayalalithaa to give it to the channel for telecast. He sought an explanation from both Jayalalitha and JJ TV, but without success. The ruling party reacted predictably, using every forum to attack Sarathkumar.[4]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack is composed by Sirpy and lyrics written by Vairamuthu.
- Naattamai Paadham Patta - Malaysia vasudevan, Jensy
- Kotapaakum Kozhundhu Vettalaiyum - Mano, S.Janaki
- Meenaponnu - Mano, Sujatha
- Naan Uravukaaran - Mohd. Aslam
Remakes
| Year | Film | Language | Cast | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Peddarayudu | Telugu | Mohan Babu | Ravi Raja Pinisetty |
| 2000 | Bulandi | Hindi | Anil Kapoor, Rekha, Raveena Tandon | T. Rama Rao |
| 2002 | Simhadriya Simha | Kannada | Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Meena, Bhanu Priya | S. Narayan |
References
- ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E5JlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yJ4NAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=1838%2C3762683
- ↑ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/village-presidents/sarath-kumar.html
- ↑ "Star wars". India Today. 1995-10-31. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ↑ G. C. Shekhar (1995-12-31). "Jayalalitha's unlucky stars". India Today. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
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