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{{short description|1971 film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar}}
{{No plot|date=May 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Babu
| image = Babu 1971 poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]]
| producer =
| writer = A. L. Narayanan
| screenplay = A. C. Tirulokchandar
| based_on = ''[[Odayil Ninnu]]'' by [[P. Kesavadev]]
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Sowcar Janaki]]<br />[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = M. Viswanatha Rai
| editing = R. G. Gopu
| studio = Cine Bharath Productions
| distributor = [[AVM Productions]]
| released = {{Film date|1971|10|18|df=y}}
| runtime = 169 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Babu''''' is a 1971 Indian [[Tamil language]] film directed by [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2016 |title=The Deiva Magan of all directors, he shared special bond with Sivaji Ganesan |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2016/jun/16/The-Deiva-Magan-of-all-directors-he-shared-special-bond-with-Sivaji-Ganesan-940849.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024120859/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2016/jun/16/The-Deiva-Magan-of-all-directors-he-shared-special-bond-with-Sivaji-Ganesan-940849.html |archive-date=24 October 2020 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Sowcar Janaki]] and [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. It is a remake of the [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Odayil Ninnu (film)|Odayil Ninnu]]'',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Arunachalam |first=Param |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/BollySwar_1981_1990/V4rcDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bolly+swar+1981+-+1990+google+books&pg=PP35&printsec=frontcover |title=BollySwar: 1981–1990 |date=14 April 2020 |publisher=Mavrix Infotech Private Limited |isbn=978-81-938482-2-7 |page=538}}</ref> which itself was based on [[P. Kesavadev|Kesavadev]]'s [[Odayil Ninnu|novel of the same name]].<ref name="OdayilNinnu">{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=22 April 2012 |title=Odayil Ninnu 1965 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/odayil-ninnu-1965/article3339456.ece |url-status=live |access-date=29 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329060910/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/odayil-ninnu-1965/article3339456.ece |archive-date=29 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Suganth |first=M. |date=20 July 2019 |title=Movie Milestone: 30 Years Of Raja Chinna Roja |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/movie-milestone-30-years-of-raja-chinna-roja/articleshow/70306094.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190724080539/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/movie-milestone-30-years-of-raja-chinna-roja/articleshow/70306094.cms |archive-date=24 July 2019 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> Ganesan played a rickshaw puller who adopts landlord's daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=27 August 2019 |title=When Madras cast a spell on Tamil movies |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/270819/when-madras-cast-a-spell-on-tamil-movies.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917025407/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/270819/when-madras-cast-a-spell-on-tamil-movies.html |archive-date=17 September 2019 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kolappan |first=B. |date=25 February 2018 |title=Sridevi in Tamil filmdom: the child artiste who made it big |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sridevi-in-tamil-filmdom-the-child-artiste-who-made-it-big/article22849682.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109025218/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sridevi-in-tamil-filmdom-the-child-artiste-who-made-it-big/article22849682.ece |archive-date=9 November 2020 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |year=1971 |editor-last=Ramachandran |editor-first=T. M. |title=Babu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ndTAAAAYAAJ |url-status=live |magazine=Film World |volume=7 |page=99}}</ref>

== Cast ==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Babu<ref name="Queen of Hearts">{{Cite book |last=Iyer |first=Lalita |title=Sridevi: Queen of Hearts |publisher=Westland Publications Private Limited |year=2018 |pages=13 |author-link=Lalita Iyer}}</ref>
*[[Sowcar Janaki]] as Parvathi (Ammu's mother)
*[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]] as Ammu
*[[Vijayasri]] as Kannamma (Babu's lover)
*[[K. Balaji]] as Sankar (Ammu's father)
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Vedhachalam (Prem's father)
*[[S. V. Ramadas]] as Mill Owner
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Singaram Pillai (Babu's friend)
*[[Nagesh]] as Thulukanam (Babu's friend)
*[[M. R. R. Vasu]] as Vatti Vadivel
*[[A. Karunanidhi]] as Siluvai
*[[Sivakumar]] as Prem (Ammu's lover)
*[[Sridevi]] as Child Ammu<ref name="Queen of Hearts" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vaitheesvaran |first=Bharani |date=16 February 2018 |title=Sridevi charmed a nation with her talent and ease of acting |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-charmed-a-nation-with-her-talent-and-ease-of-acting/articleshow/63074944.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026033152/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-charmed-a-nation-with-her-talent-and-ease-of-acting/articleshow/63074944.cms |archive-date=26 October 2020 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Economic Times}}</ref>
*[[Roja Ramani]] as Young Ammu
*[[Shanmugasundari]] as Vatti Vadivel's wife
*[[Karuppu Subbiah]] as Rickshaw puller
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]]

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], while the lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Babu (1971) – M.S. Viswanathan |url=http://mio.to/album/Babu+(1971) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412205318/http://mio.to/album/Babu+(1971) |archive-date=12 April 2018 |access-date=29 March 2018 |website=Music India Online}}</ref> The song "Idho Endhan Deivam" became popular upon release.<ref name="H">{{Cite web |date=15 November 2019 |title=எம்ஜிஆர், சிவாஜி இரண்டாம் இடம்; ஆதிபராசக்திதான் முதலிடம் |trans-title=MGR, Shivaji Second Place; Primordial power comes first |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/525353-mgr-sivaji-1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022165610/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/525353-mgr-sivaji-1.html |archive-date=22 October 2020 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Varadappa Varadappa" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] (Group Corus)|| rowspan=6|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
| 2 || "Aadhi Mudhale" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[L. R. Eswari]], [[S. C. Krishnan]]
|-
| 3 || "Idho Endhan Deivam" 1 || T. M. Soundararajan
|-
| 4 || "Antha Kalathil" || L. R. Eswari
|-
| 5 || "Enna Solla" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], L. R. Eswari
|-
| 6 || "Idho Endhan Deivam" 2 || T. M. Soundararajan, [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Babu'' was released on 18 October 1971 alongside ''[[Neerum Neruppum]]'' and ''Veettukku Oru Pillai'' and failed to achieve the success of the original film.<ref name="OdayilNinnu" /><ref name="H" />
== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1435464}}
{{FilmfareAwardBestTamilMovie}}
{{A. C. Tirulokchandar}}

[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1971 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]

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>Kailash29792 at 06:29, 15 May 2021