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| name          = Aadu Puli Aattam
| name          = Aadu Puli Aattam
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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| director      = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| screenplay    = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| story          = [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]]
| producer      = M. Santhinarayanan
| producer      = M. Santhinarayanan
| story        = [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]]
| screenplay    = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| narrator      =
| starring      = [[Kamal Haasan]] <br /> [[Sripriya]] <br /> [[Rajinikanth]] <br /> [[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]]
| starring      = [[Kamal Haasan]] <br /> [[Sripriya]] <br /> [[Rajinikanth]] <br /> [[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]]
| music          = [[Vijaya Bhaskar]]
| cinematography = Babu
| cinematography = Babu
| editing        = R. Vittal <br /> N. Damodaran
| editing        = R. Vittal <br /> N. Damodaran
| studio   = Swarnambika Productions
| music          = [[Vijaya Bhaskar]]
| released      = 30 September 1977
| studio         = Swarnambika Productions
| released      = {{film date|1977|9|30|df=y}}
| runtime        = 137 minutes
| runtime        = 137 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| 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]], [[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>
'''''Aadu Puli Aattam''''' ({{translation|[[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]]. 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]] |archive-date=26 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626122308/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/films-that-define-the-actor-rajinikanth-6202142/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Plot ==
== 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.
{{more plot|date=September 2021}}
 
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 oppose the police and heads a gang of thieves. When he discovers that his associates are much worse than thieves, he joins the police and nabs the criminals.
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 ==
== Cast ==
*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Madhan{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=69}}
*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Madhan{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=69}}
*[[Sripriya]] as Hema
*[[Sripriya]] as Hema
*[[Rajnikanth]] as Rajini{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=69}}
*[[Rajinikanth]] as Rajini{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=69}}
*[[Sangeeta (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
*Jayachandran as Balu
*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>
*[[K. Natraj]] as Natraj<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2018 |title=கமல் பேரு கமல்; ரஜினி பேரு ரஜினி! கேரக்டர்களுக்கும் அவங்க பெயர்! |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 |website=[[Kamadenu (magazine)|Kamadenu]] |language=ta}}</ref>
*Muthaiah as Muthaiah
*Muthaiah as Muthaiah
*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>
*M. S. Draupadi
*[[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>
*[[T. K. S. Natarajan]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2021 |title=Veteran actor T K S Natarajan no more |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]] |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514141950/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/veteran-actor-t-k-s-natarajan-no-more-982534.html |url-status=live }}</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 |website=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=26 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626155847/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/nanjil-nalinis-lifelong-commitment-to-acting/article30691945.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Production ==
== 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" />  
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 |last=Muthuraman |first=S. P. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |date=20 January 2016 |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 42: ஆடு புலி ஆட்டம் |language=ta |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/183923-42.html |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}}</ref> During a fight scene on [[Anna Salai|Mount Road]], Kamal Haasan was injured on set. Haasan 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/ |access-date=26 June 2021 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |archive-date=26 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626174301/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-rajinikanth-ungal-naan-6125585/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film is noted for Rajinikanth's famous phrase "Idhu thaan Rajini style" (This is Rajini Style), which he says several times throughout the film.<ref name="indianexpress" /> This film was shot in black-and-white. It was given an [[U certificate (India)|"U" (unrestricted) certificate]] by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] after eight cuts. 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>
 
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 ==
All songs written by [[Kannadasan]], [[Panchu Arunachalam]], 'Poovai' Senguttuvan and composed by [[Vijaya Bhaskar]].
All songs written by [[Kannadasan]], [[Panchu Arunachalam]], and 'Poovai' Senguttuvan and composed by [[Vijaya Bhaskar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aadu Puliyattam Tamil Film Ep Vinyl Record by Vijayabhaskar |url=https://mossymart.com/product/aadu-puliyattam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-vijayabhaskar/ |access-date=20 September 2021 |website=Mossymart |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920222236/https://mossymart.com/product/aadu-puliyattam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-vijayabhaskar/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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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 name="hindutamil" />
''Aadu Puli Attam'' was released on 30 September 1977,<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 |archive-date=15 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315043619/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/585389-43-years-of-aadu-puli-aattam.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and became a commercial success.<ref name="hindutamil" />


== References ==
== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
== 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}}
* {{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-date=2012}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:Films with screenplays by Mahendran (filmmaker)]]
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Not to be confused with Aadupuliyattam.

Aadu Puli Aattam
File:Aadu Puli Attam film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. P. Muthuraman
Produced byM. Santhinarayanan
Screenplay byS. P. Muthuraman
Story byMahendran
StarringKamal Haasan
Sripriya
Rajinikanth
Sangeetha
Music byVijaya Bhaskar
CinematographyBabu
Edited byR. Vittal
N. Damodaran
Production
company
Swarnambika Productions
Release date
  • 30 September 1977 (1977-09-30)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Aadu Puli Aattam (transl. The Goat and Tiger Game) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Sangeetha and Sripriya. Later in 1978, S. P. Muthuraman remade the film in 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 Satyanarayana and Allu Ramalingaiah and the rest of the movie was dubbed.[1]

Plot[edit]

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 oppose the police and heads a gang of thieves. When he discovers that his associates are much worse than thieves, he joins the police and nabs the criminals.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The film was directed by S. P. Muthuraman, written by 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.[6] During a fight scene on Mount Road, Kamal Haasan was injured on set. Haasan 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.[7] The film is noted for Rajinikanth's famous phrase "Idhu thaan Rajini style" (This is Rajini Style), which he says several times throughout the film.[1] This film was shot in black-and-white. It was given an "U" (unrestricted) certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification after eight cuts. The final length of the film was 3,947.05 metres (12,949.6 ft).[8]

Soundtrack[edit]

All songs written by Kannadasan, Panchu Arunachalam, and 'Poovai' Senguttuvan and composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.[9]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vaanukku Thanthai"KannadasanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Anjali4:22
2."Maname Solaiyam"Panchu ArunachalamVani Jairam4:21
3."Poonguyil Paadudhu"Poovai SenguttuvanVani Jairam2:58
4."Uravo Pudumai"Panchu ArunachalamS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:13

Release[edit]

Aadu Puli Attam was released on 30 September 1977,[10] and became a commercial success.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Movies that define 'the actor' Rajinikanth". The Indian Express. 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ramachandran 2014, p. 69.
  3. ↑ "கமல் பேரு கமல்; ரஜினி பேரு ரஜினி! கேரக்டர்களுக்கும் அவங்க பெயர்!". Kamadenu (in தமிழ்). 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Veteran actor T K S Natarajan no more". Deccan Herald. 5 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Nanjil Nalini's lifelong commitment to acting". The Hindu. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Muthuraman, S. P. (20 January 2016). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 42: ஆடு புலி ஆட்டம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "There is no other actor who is as accomplished as Kamal Haasan: Rajinikanth". The Indian Express. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Weekly Gazette of India, 1978-06-24, Weekly". The Gazette of India. 24 June 1978. p. 1260. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Aadu Puliyattam Tamil Film Ep Vinyl Record by Vijayabhaskar". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "எஸ்.பி.முத்துரான், மகேந்திரன், கமல், ரஜினியின் 'ஆடுபுலி ஆட்டம்'; 'வானுக்கு தந்தை எவனோ', 'உறவோ புதுமை நினைவோ இனிமை' பாடல்கள்; அற்புதப் பாடல்களைத் தந்த இசையமைப்பாளர் விஜயபாஸ்கர்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

Bibliography[edit]

External links[edit]

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