Enga Mama

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{{short description|1970 film by A. C. Tirulokchandar}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Enga Mama
| image = Enga Mama.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]]
| screenplay = [[V. C. Guhanathan]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Brahmachari (1968 Hindi film)|Brahmachari]]''|[[Sachin Bhowmick]]}}
| producer = P.K.V.Sankaran <br />Aarumugam
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]<br />[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]
| cinematography = S. Maruthi Rao
| editing = R. G. Gopi
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| studio = Jayaar Movies
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1970|01|14|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Enga Mama''''' ({{translation|Our Uncle}}) is a 1970 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] and produced by P.K.V.Sankaran and Aarumugam. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] and [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Muthuraman |first=S. P. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |date=30 September 2015 |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 28 – 'சிவாஜிக்கு முன், சிவாஜிக்குப் பின்' |language=ta |trans-title=Before Sivaji, after Sivaji |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/58256-28.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519071232/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/58256-28.html |archive-date=19 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=131-140 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp14.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225115150/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp14.htm |archive-date=25 February 2018 |access-date=14 August 2014 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref> It is a remake of the 1968 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Brahmachari (1968 Hindi film)|Brahmachari]]''.<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=11 February 2017 |title=Enga Mama (1970) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Enga-Mama-1970/article17288261.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129021654/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Enga-Mama-1970/article17288261.ece |archive-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>

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

== Cast ==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Gotteswaran
*[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] as Seetha
*[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]] as Neela
*[[K. Balaji]] as Muralikrishnan
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Chettiyar
*[[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] as Gnanam
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Fatafat Sankar
*[[Rama Prabha]] as Vadivu
*[[Typist Gopu]] as Koteeswaran's Hostel warden
*[[A. Karunanidhi]] as Sudden Break Shanmugam
*[[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Muralikrishnan's mother
*[[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Seetha's aunt
*[[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Seetha uncle
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Babu
*[[Oru Viral Krishna Rao]] as Police Constable
*[[Isari Velan]] as Shopkeeper
*Harikrishnan as Gopal
*[[S. N. Parvathy|S. N. Parvathi]] as Gopal's wife
*[[K. R. Indira Devi]] as Koteeswaran's duplicate lover
*[[Master Prabhakar]] as Aasath
*[[Master Sekhar]] as Gandhi
*[[Roja Ramani]] as Sarojini
*[[Sumathi (actress)|Baby Sumathi]] as Anni Pesant
*Comedy Shanmugam as Kathiresan

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enga Mama (1970) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001579 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816012647/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001579 |archive-date=16 August 2014 |access-date=14 August 2014 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sivantha Mann, Enga Mama Tamil FIlm LP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/sivantha-mann-enga-mama-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528063034/https://mossymart.com/product/sivantha-mann-enga-mama-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan-2/ |archive-date=28 May 2021 |access-date=28 May 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Naan Thannanthani" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || rowspan=4|[[Kannadasan]] || 04:16
|-
| 2 || "Sorgam Pakkathil" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[L. R. Eswari]] || 04:25
|-
| 3 || "Chellakkiligalam Palliley" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 04:00
|-
| 4 || "Chellakkiligalam Palliley" (Sad) || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 01:00
|-
| 5 || "Paavai Paavai Aasai" || [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=2|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 03:48
|-
| 6 || "Ennanga Sollunga" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 04:08
|-
| 7 || "Ellorum Nalam Vaazha" || T. M. Soundararajan || [[Kannadasan]] || 04:38
|-
|}

== Release ==
''Enga Mama'' was released on 14 January 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramji |first=V. |date=29 October 2018 |title=ஒரேநாளில் ரெண்டு சிவாஜி படங்கள் – எங்கிருந்தோ வந்தாள், சொர்க்கம்; 48 வருடங்கள் |url=https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/8577-sivaji-2-films-3.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107145105/https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/8577-sivaji-2-films-3.html |archive-date=7 November 2018 |access-date=14 July 2021 |website=[[Kamadenu (magazine)|Kamadenu]] |language=ta}}</ref> The film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres.<ref name="thehindu" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1440164}}

{{A. C. Tirulokchandar}}

[[Category:1970 films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]

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