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{{Infobox film
| image = Pattampoochi 1975 poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[A. S. Prakasam]]
| writer = A. S. Prakasam
| producer = P. Sreenivasan
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Kamal Haasan]]
* [[Jayachitra]]
* [[Nagesh]]
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]
}}
| cinematography = J. G. Vijayam
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]
| music = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]
| studio = Sri Prakash Productions
| released = {{Film date|1975|02|21|df=y}}
| runtime = 148 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Pattampoochi''''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ə|t|t|ɑː|m|p|uː|tʃ|i}} {{translation|Butterfly}}) is a 1975 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[A. S. Prakasam]], starring [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Jayachitra]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 December 2014 |title=தண்ணி கருத்திருச்சு... |url=http://www.dinamalar.com/supplementary_detail.asp?id=23290&ncat=19&Print=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203054038/http://www.dinamalar.com/supplementary_detail.asp?id=23290&ncat=19&Print=1 |archive-date=3 February 2017 |access-date=18 May 2021 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref> The film marked the debut of Haasan as a leading actor,<ref name="cast" /> and the directorial debut of Prakasam.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2020 |title=கமலை நாயகனாக அறிமுகப்படுத்திய தயாரிப்பாளர் காலமானார் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/555755-producer-raghunathan-passed-away.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125164242/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/555755-producer-raghunathan-passed-away.html |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=25 January 2024 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=9 August 1974 |title=வசனகர்த்தா டைரக்டராகிறார் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_2_100/4.jp2/full/8516,/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251107011108/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_2_100/4.jp2/full/8516,/0/default.jpg |archive-date=7 November 2025 |access-date=7 November 2025 |work=Navamani |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref> It was released on 21 February 1975.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2023 |title=48 வருடங்களுக்கு முன் இதேநாளில் தமிழில் நாயகனாக அறிமுகமான கமல் - எந்தப் படம் தெரியுமா? |url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-48-years-ago-on-this-day-kamal-made-his-debut-as-a-hero-in-the-tamil-film-pattampoochi-895659.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303060910/https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-48-years-ago-on-this-day-kamal-made-his-debut-as-a-hero-in-the-tamil-film-pattampoochi-895659.html |archive-date=3 March 2023 |access-date=3 March 2023 |website=[[News18]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=September 2021}}

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as 'Sandiyar' Siva<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 February 2020 |title=காதலெனும் 'தவறான வார்த்தை' தமிழ் சினிமா மூலம் காவியமான கதை! |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/bonding-of-love-with-tamil-cinema |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112054010/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/bonding-of-love-with-tamil-cinema |archive-date=12 January 2021 |access-date=10 January 2021 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref>
* [[Jayachitra]] as Meena<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2017 |title=Jayachithra is back in town |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/141017/jayachithra-is-back-in-town.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112000335/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/141017/jayachithra-is-back-in-town.html |archive-date=12 January 2021 |access-date=10 January 2021 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>
* [[Nagesh]] as Vadivelu
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Vedhasalam
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Kumari (guest appearance)
* [[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Bashyam
* [[Pakoda Kadhar]]
* [[P. R. Varalakshmi]]
* [[Shanmugasundaram]]
* Rathnakumar
* S. S. Sounder
}}

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 1975 |title=Pattaam Poochchi |url=https://www.saregama.com/album/pattaam-poochchi_15519 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202134722/https://www.saregama.com/album/pattaam-poochchi_15519 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=[[Saregama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pattaam Poochi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/pattaam-poochi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303060924/https://macsendisk.com/product/pattaam-poochi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record/ |archive-date=3 March 2023 |access-date=3 March 2023 |website=Macsendisk |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| "Ethanai Malargal" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[S. Janaki]] || [[Kannadasan]]
|-
| "Kaniyum Kiliyum" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=3|[[Pulamaipithan]]
|-
| "Madhana Kamaraja" || P. Susheela
|-
| "Pasi Edukkum Neram" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
|-
| "Sakkarai Pandhalil" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || Kannadasan
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Pattampoochi'' was released on 21 February 1975,<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 November 2019 |title=சகலவல்ல நாயகரே! கமல்-60 |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/news/tamil-nadu-news/news/2404931 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106002743/https://www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=2404931 |archive-date=6 November 2019 |access-date=9 June 2021 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref> and became a success.<ref name="cast">{{Cite web |date=25 May 2020 |title=Kamal's first producer passes away |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/kollywood/kamals-first-producer-passes-away-624427 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227161238/https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/kollywood/kamals-first-producer-passes-away-624427 |archive-date=27 February 2023 |access-date=28 August 2020 |website=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref> Kanthan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised both the title and screenplay to be different, performances of Haasan and Jayachithra while also praising the film for breaking stereotypes of Tamil cinema by portraying the film's lead actor as traitor but felt the film's initial pace died down after the interval.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=16 March 1975 |title=பட்டாம்பூச்சி |url=https://ibb.co/g6Ggynq |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713134717/https://ibb.co/g6Ggynq |archive-date=13 July 2023 |access-date=13 July 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=23 |language=Ta}}</ref> ''[[Kumudam]]'' wrote a big drawback is that even if the youth plays in the style of ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'' for a while, it eventually gets boring.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=பட்டாம்பூச்சி |url=https://archive.org/details/cftri.kumudham0000unse/page/n327/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240409083756/https://archive.org/details/cftri.kumudham0000unse/page/n327/mode/2up |archive-date=9 April 2024 |access-date=14 December 2023 |magazine=[[Kumudam]] |pages=82–83 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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

[[Category:1975 Indian films]]
[[Category:1975 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1975 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:1975 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. S. Prakasam]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. B. Sreenivasan]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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