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	'''''Aadu Puli Aattam''''' ({{trans\|[[Lambs and Tigers\|The Goat and Tiger Game]]}}) is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil-language]] [[action film]] directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]], starring [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Rajinikanth]], [[~~Sangeetha~~ (Telugu actress)\|Sangeetha]] and [[Sripriya]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=30 September 2020 \|title=எஸ்.பி.முத்துரான், மகேந்திரன், கமல், ரஜினியின் 'ஆடுபுலி ஆட்டம்'; 'வானுக்கு தந்தை எவனோ', 'உறவோ புதுமை நினைவோ இனிமை' பாடல்கள்; அற்புதப் பாடல்களைத் தந்த இசையமைப்பாளர் விஜயபாஸ்கர் \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/585389-43-years-of-aadu-puli-aattam.html \|access-date=5 October 2020 \|website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|language=ta}}</ref> Later in 1978, S. P. Muthuraman remade the film in [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] as ''Yetthuku Pai Yetthu'', It was a partial remake of Aadu Puli Aattum. A few scenes were remade in Telugu with Telugu actors like [[Kaikala Satyanarayana\|Satyanarayana]] and [[Allu Ramalingaiah]] and the rest of the movie was dubbed.<ref>https://cinemacinemacinemasite.wordpress.com/2017/03/27/geetha-arts-yetthuku-pai-yetthu/</ref><ref>https://cinemacinemacinemasite.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/collectors-pride-6-kamal-rajni-from-yetthuku-pai-yetthu-1978/</ref>		'''''Aadu Puli Aattam''''' ({{trans\|[[Lambs and Tigers\|The Goat and Tiger Game]]}}) is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]], starring [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Rajinikanth]], [[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)\|Sangeetha]] and [[Sripriya]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=30 September 2020 \|title=எஸ்.பி.முத்துரான், மகேந்திரன், கமல், ரஜினியின் 'ஆடுபுலி ஆட்டம்'; 'வானுக்கு தந்தை எவனோ', 'உறவோ புதுமை நினைவோ இனிமை' பாடல்கள்; அற்புதப் பாடல்களைத் தந்த இசையமைப்பாளர் விஜயபாஸ்கர் \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/585389-43-years-of-aadu-puli-aattam.html \|access-date=5 October 2020 \|website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|language=ta}}</ref> Later in 1978, S. P. Muthuraman remade the film in [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] as ''Yetthuku Pai Yetthu'', It was a partial remake of Aadu Puli Aattum. A few scenes were remade in Telugu with Telugu actors like [[Kaikala Satyanarayana\|Satyanarayana]] and [[Allu Ramalingaiah]] and the rest of the movie was dubbed.<ref name="indianexpress">{{Cite web \|date=7 January 2020 \|title=Movies that define 'the actor' Rajinikanth \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/films-that-define-the-actor-rajinikanth-6202142/ \|access-date=26 June 2021 \|website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>

	~~This is one of Rajinikanth's early appearance in Tamil in which he plays main villain. The movie is noted for Rajinikanth's famous phrase~~ "~~Idhu thaan Rajini style~~" ~~(This is Rajini Style), which he says several times throughout the movie.<ref~~>~~[https://~~web~~.archive.org/web/20180105024247/~~https://~~www.in~~.com/entertainment/~~kollywood-entertainment~~/~~rajini-or-kamal-who~~-~~will~~-be-the-~~next~~-~~celebrated~~-~~leader~~-~~of-tamil-nadu-91841.htm~~ ]</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	*[[Sripriya]] as Hema		*[[Sripriya]] as Hema
	*[[Rajnikanth]] as Rajini{{sfn\|Ramachandran\|2014\|p=69}}		*[[Rajnikanth]] as Rajini{{sfn\|Ramachandran\|2014\|p=69}}
	*[[~~Sangeetha~~ (Telugu actress)\|Sangeetha]] as Mary		*[[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)\|Sangeetha]] as Mary
	*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Inspector of police		*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Inspector of police
	*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Krishnamoorthy iyer		*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Krishnamoorthy iyer
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	*[[K. Natraj]] as Natraj<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Archived copy \|url=https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/3420-kamal-peru-kamal-rajini-peru-rajini-1.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121342/https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/3420-kamal-peru-kamal-rajini-peru-rajini-1.html \|archive-date=19 January 2019 \|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref>		*[[K. Natraj]] as Natraj<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Archived copy \|url=https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/3420-kamal-peru-kamal-rajini-peru-rajini-1.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121342/https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/3420-kamal-peru-kamal-rajini-peru-rajini-1.html \|archive-date=19 January 2019 \|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref>
	*Muthaiah as Muthaiah		*Muthaiah as Muthaiah
	*[[T. K. S. Natarajan]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Veteran actor T K S Natarajan no more \|date=5 May 2021 \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/veteran-actor-t-k-s-natarajan-no-more-982534.html \|access-date=14 May 2021 \|website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>
	*Aparna		*Aparna
	*Aanandhi		*Aanandhi
			*[[T. K. S. Natarajan]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Veteran actor T K S Natarajan no more \|date=5 May 2021 \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/veteran-actor-t-k-s-natarajan-no-more-982534.html \|access-date=14 May 2021 \|website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>
			*[[Nanjil Nalini]]<ref>{{Cite web \|date=30 January 2020 \|title=Nanjil Nalini's lifelong commitment to acting \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/nanjil-nalinis-lifelong-commitment-to-acting/article30691945.ece \|access-date=26 June 2021 \|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

			== Production ==
			The film was directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]], written by [[Mahendran (filmmaker)\|Mahendran]] and produced by M. Santhinarayanan, who began life as a costume maker before rising to become a film producer. The song "Uravo Pudumai", picturised on Kamal Haasan and Sangeeta, was filmed on the area of [[Kundrathur]] and [[Thiruneermalai]] near Chennai.<ref name="hindutamil">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/183923-42.html \|title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 42: ஆடு புலி ஆட்டம் \|last=Muthuraman \|first=S. P. \|date=20 January 2016 \|work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|language=ta \|access-date=19 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202070824/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/183923-42.html \|archive-date=2 December 2019 \|author-link=S. P. Muthuraman}}</ref> During a fight scene on [[Anna Salai\|Mount Road]] Kamal Haasan was injured on set. Kamal fixed his shoulder dislocation with a turkey towel and an iron rod on the sets. He returned to the shot after taking just a 10-minute break.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=18 November 2019 \|title=There is no other actor who is as accomplished as Kamal Haasan: Rajinikanth \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-rajinikanth-ungal-naan-6125585/ \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> The movie is noted for Rajinikanth's famous phrase "Idhu thaan Rajini style" (This is Rajini Style), which he says several times throughout the movie.<ref name="indianexpress" />

			This film was shot in black-and-white. It was given an "U" (Unrestricted) certificate by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]]. The final length of the film was {{Convert\|3947.05\|metres\|feet}}.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=24 June 1978 \|title=Weekly Gazette of India, 1978-06-24, Weekly \|url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1978-06-24.O-1111-1978-0025-48514/page/n21/mode/2up?q=Aadu+Puli+Aattam \|access-date=26 June 2021 \|publisher=[[The Gazette of India]] \|pages=1260}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
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	\| title1 = Vaanukku Thanthai		\| title1 = Vaanukku Thanthai
	\| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], ~~[[Vani Jairam]]~~		\| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], L. R. Anjali
	\| lyrics1 = [[Kannadasan]]		\| lyrics1 = [[Kannadasan]]
	\| length1 = 4:22		\| length1 = 4:22
	\| title2 = Maname Solaiyam		\| title2 = Maname Solaiyam
	\| extra2 = Vani Jairam		\| extra2 = [[Vani Jairam]]
	\| lyrics2 = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]		\| lyrics2 = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
	\| length2 = 4:21		\| length2 = 4:21
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	== Release ==		== Release ==
	''Aadu Puli Attam'' was released on 30 September 1977,<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Sreekanth \|first=Gayathri \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=K2xIAQAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Aadu+puli \|title=The Name is Rajinikanth \|publisher=Om Books International \|year=2008 \|isbn=9788187108443 \|page=370}}</ref> and became a commercial success.<ref~~>{{Cite news \|url~~=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/183923-42.html \|title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 42: ஆடு புலி ஆட்டம் \|last=Muthuraman \|first=S. P. \|date=20 January 2016 \|work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|language=ta \|access-date=19 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202070824/https://www.hindutamil~~.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/183923-42.html \|archive-date=2 December 2019 \|author-link=S. P. Muthuraman}}<~~/~~ref~~>		''Aadu Puli Attam'' was released on 30 September 1977,<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Sreekanth \|first=Gayathri \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=K2xIAQAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Aadu+puli \|title=The Name is Rajinikanth \|publisher=Om Books International \|year=2008 \|isbn=9788187108443 \|page=370}}</ref> and became a commercial success.<ref name="hindutamil" />

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{Infobox film
| name = Aadu Puli Aattam
| image = Aadu Puli Attam film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| producer = M. Santhinarayanan
| story = [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]]
| screenplay = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Kamal Haasan]] <br /> [[Sripriya]] <br /> [[Rajinikanth]] <br /> [[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]]
| music = [[Vijaya Bhaskar]]
| cinematography = Babu
| editing = R. Vittal <br /> N. Damodaran
| studio = Swarnambika Productions
| released = 30 September 1977
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Aadu Puli Aattam''''' ({{trans|[[Lambs and Tigers|The Goat and Tiger Game]]}}) is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[action film]] directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]], starring [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Rajinikanth]], [[Sangeetha (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]] and [[Sripriya]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 September 2020 |title=எஸ்.பி.முத்துரான், மகேந்திரன், கமல், ரஜினியின் 'ஆடுபுலி ஆட்டம்'; 'வானுக்கு தந்தை எவனோ', 'உறவோ புதுமை நினைவோ இனிமை' பாடல்கள்; அற்புதப் பாடல்களைத் தந்த இசையமைப்பாளர் விஜயபாஸ்கர் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/585389-43-years-of-aadu-puli-aattam.html |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref> Later in 1978, S. P. Muthuraman remade the film in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Yetthuku Pai Yetthu'', It was a partial remake of Aadu Puli Aattum. A few scenes were remade in Telugu with Telugu actors like [[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] and [[Allu Ramalingaiah]] and the rest of the movie was dubbed.<ref>https://cinemacinemacinemasite.wordpress.com/2017/03/27/geetha-arts-yetthuku-pai-yetthu/</ref><ref>https://cinemacinemacinemasite.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/collectors-pride-6-kamal-rajni-from-yetthuku-pai-yetthu-1978/</ref>

This is one of Rajinikanth's early appearance in Tamil in which he plays main villain. The movie is noted for Rajinikanth's famous phrase "Idhu thaan Rajini style" (This is Rajini Style), which he says several times throughout the movie.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180105024247/https://www.in.com/entertainment/kollywood-entertainment/rajini-or-kamal-who-will-be-the-next-celebrated-leader-of-tamil-nadu-91841.htm ]</ref>

== Plot ==
The movie starts with Kamal and Rajini, close associates, playing this game in a bar. When the game is finished, the couple, along with their gang ransack the bar and loot the money.

In brief, this is the story of a young man who dreams of becoming a policeman, but decides to go against the police due to circumstances and heads a gang of thieves. When he comes to know that his associates are much worse than thieves, he joins the police and nabs the criminals.

== Cast ==

*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Madhan{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=69}}
*[[Sripriya]] as Hema
*[[Rajnikanth]] as Rajini{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=69}}
*[[Sangeetha (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]] as Mary
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Inspector of police
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Krishnamoorthy iyer
*Jayachandran as Balu
*[[K. Natraj]] as Natraj<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/3420-kamal-peru-kamal-rajini-peru-rajini-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121342/https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/3420-kamal-peru-kamal-rajini-peru-rajini-1.html |archive-date=19 January 2019 |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref>
*Muthaiah as Muthaiah
*[[T. K. S. Natarajan]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veteran actor T K S Natarajan no more |date=5 May 2021 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/veteran-actor-t-k-s-natarajan-no-more-982534.html |access-date=14 May 2021 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>
*Aparna
*Aanandhi

== Soundtrack ==
All songs written by [[Kannadasan]], [[Panchu Arunachalam]], 'Poovai' Senguttuvan and composed by [[Vijaya Bhaskar]].

{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Vaanukku Thanthai
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]]
| lyrics1 = [[Kannadasan]]
| length1 = 4:22
| title2 = Maname Solaiyam
| extra2 = Vani Jairam
| lyrics2 = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| length2 = 4:21
| title3 = Poonguyil Paadudhu
| extra3 = Vani Jairam
| lyrics3 = Poovai Senguttuvan
| length3 = 2:58
| title4 = Uravo Pudumai
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| lyrics4 = Panchu Arunachalam
| length4 = 4:13
}}

== Release ==
''Aadu Puli Attam'' was released on 30 September 1977,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sreekanth |first=Gayathri |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=K2xIAQAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Aadu+puli |title=The Name is Rajinikanth |publisher=Om Books International |year=2008 |isbn=9788187108443 |page=370}}</ref> and became a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/183923-42.html |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 42: ஆடு புலி ஆட்டம் |last=Muthuraman |first=S. P. |date=20 January 2016 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta |access-date=19 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202070824/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/183923-42.html |archive-date=2 December 2019 |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 |location=New Delhi |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |orig-year=2012}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0402738}}

{{S. P. Muthuraman}}

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