Makkal Aatchi

Makkal Aatchi
Makkal Aatchi
Directed by	R. K. Selvamani
Produced by	Thirupur A. Selvaraj
Written by	E. Ramdoss; Liaquat Ali Khan (dialogues);
Screenplay by	R. K. Selvamani
Story by	P. Kalaimani
Starring	Mammootty; Roja; Ranjitha;
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	M. V. Panneerselvam
Edited by	V. Udhayashankar
Production; company	Aarthi International
Release date	23 October 1995;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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Makkal Aatchi (transl. People's rule) is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film directed by R. K. Selvamani. The film stars Mammootty, Roja and Ranjitha, while Aishwarya, Anandaraj and Livingston play supporting roles. The film received positive reviews and became hit at box office.^[1] The film was a major success in Tamil Nadu.^[2]

Plot[edit]

Cast[edit]

Mammootty as Sethupathi
Roja as Sarasu
Ranjitha as Parvathi
Aishwarya as Manjula (Guest Appearance)
Livingston as Govindasamy
Anandaraj as Rangachari
Mansoor Ali Khan as Valaiyapathi
R. Sundarrajan
Radharavi

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[3]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Ippothu Ena"	Lekha	Pazhani Bharathi	5:06
2	"Kathavukku Kathavu"	Swarnalatha	Kamakodiyan	6:00
3	"Kottu Melangal"	K. S. Chithra	Muthulingam	5:09
4	"Melooru Maaman"	K. S. Chithra	Mu. Metha	5:05
5	"Nam Naadu"	Malaysia Vasudevan, Swarnalatha	Vaali	5:17

Box office[edit]

The film was released along Rajinikanth-starrer Muthu released at the same time and both clashed at the box office with Makkal Aatchi and surprisingly the Mammootty film took the lead and became commercial success.^[4]^[5] It was a rip roaring success.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ "On the comeback trail". The Hindu. 16 September 2001. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Deepavali 1997". Indolink. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
↑ "Makkal Aatchi (1995)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
↑ Menon, Neelima (7 February 2019). "Mammootty's pan-Indian appeal proves he's a bonafide star regardless of how Yatra performs". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
↑ "5 Tamil hits of Mammootty as you await 'Peranbu'". Malayala Manorama. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

External links[edit]

Makkal Aatchi on IMDb

[1] "On the comeback trail". The Hindu. 16 September 2001. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[mk-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Deepavali 1997". Indolink. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[3] "Makkal Aatchi (1995)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

[4] Menon, Neelima (7 February 2019). "Mammootty's pan-Indian appeal proves he's a bonafide star regardless of how Yatra performs". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[5] "5 Tamil hits of Mammootty as you await 'Peranbu'". Malayala Manorama. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

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