Pattukottai Periyappa

Pattukottai Periyappa
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Visu
Written by	Visu
Produced by	Manivasagam
Starring	Lakshmi Anand Babu Mohini Visu
Cinematography	N. Balakrishnan
Edited by	Ganesh-Kumar
Music by	Deva
Production company	Rajapushpa Pictures
Release date	23 September  1994 (1994-09-23)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Pattukottai Periyappa is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Visu. The film stars Lakshmi, Anand Babu, Mohini and Visu. It was released on 23 September 1994.^[1][2]

Plot

The story portrays the rivalry between a rich arrogant woman, Aranthangi Akilandeshwari and an ambitious lady, Jhansi. The ensue between them leads to cancellation of Pitchumani and Uma's marriage. How Pattukotai Periyappa, who is Pitchumani's uncle, tries to conduct the marriage against these women forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• Lakshmi as Jawahar Nagar 'Jhansi'
• Anand Babu as Pitchumani
• Mohini as Uma
• Visu as Ramamoorthy aka Pattukottai Periyappa
• Vivek as TTR Manmadan, Jhansi's brother
• Y. Vijaya as Aranthangi Akilandeshwari
• Vinodhini as Alamelu
• S. S. Chandran as Narayanaswami, Clerk in Pitchumani's office
• Delhi Ganesh as Pitchumani's father
• Chinni Jayanth as Telex Pandian, Inspector^[3]
• Kumarimuthu as fake constable
• Madhan Bob as Office Manager
• Kavithalaya Krishnan as TB aka Tension Balu, Uma's brother
• T. V. Varadarajan as Varadan, Akilandeshwari's brother
• Manager Cheena as Alamelu's father

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics were written by Kalidasan.^[4][5]

Song	Singers	Length
"Kalyana Maalai"	Mano	05:07
"Kanney Kanney Vaa"	M. C. Sabesan, M. N. Rangababu, T. S. Ramachandran	03:54
"Palakattu Paithiyakkarane"	K. S. Chithra	04:20
"Pathinettu Vayathiniley"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Bhuvana Venkatesh, Jojo	05:15
"Pettikule Yarumilla"	K. S. Chithra	03:50
"Vazhkaiye"	Lathika, K. J. Seeman	01:06

References

1. "பட்டுக்கோட்டை பெரியப்பா / Pattukottai Periyappa (1994)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
2. யுவராஜ், லாவண்யா (23 September 2022). "Pattukottai Periyappa: 'விசு வந்தாலே போதும்...' 28 ஆண்டுகளை நிறைவு செய்யும் 'பட்டுக்கோட்டை பெரியப்பா'". ABP Nadu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
3. "Anecdotes of an auteur". The New Indian Express. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
4. "Pattukottai Periyappa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
5. "Nila/ Pattukottai Periyappa". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

External links

• Pattukottai Periyappa at IMDb