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{{short description|1968 film by Muktha Srinivasan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Bommalattam
| image = Bommalattam 1968 poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Muktha Srinivasan]]
| screenplay = [[Cho Ramaswamy]]
| story = Madurai Thirumaran
| producer = [[Muktha Ramaswamy|V. Ramaswamy]]
| starring = [[Jaishankar (actor)| Jaishankar]] <br /> [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]
| cinematography = T. M. Sundarababu B. A.
| editing = L. Balu
| music = [[V. Kumar]]
| studio = Muktha Films
| released = {{film date|1968|5|31|df=y}}
| runtime = 165 minutes<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u5U3AAAAIAAJ&q=bommalattam+puppetry |title=World Filmography |publisher=Tantivy Press |year=1968 |isbn=978-0-904208-36-8 |editor-last=Cowie |editor-first=Peter |editor-link=Peter Cowie |pages=266}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Bommalattam''''' ({{translation|[[Bommalattam|Puppet Show]]}}) is 1968 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]], directed by [[Muktha Srinivasan]] and produced by [[Muktha Ramaswamy|V. Ramaswamy]]. The screenplay was written by [[Cho Ramaswamy]] from a story by Madurai Thirumaran. It stars [[Jaishankar (actor)| Jaishankar]], [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]], [[Nagesh]], [[Major Sundarrajan]], [[Cho Ramaswamy]] and [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]. [[V. S. Raghavan]], [[Sachu]] and [[O. A. K. Thevar]] play key roles. The film was released on 31 May 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2016 |title=ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/06/ஜெயலலிதா-நடித்த-திரைப்படங்களின்-பட்டியல்-2610816.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200624160449/https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/06/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-2610816.html |archive-date=24 June 2020 |access-date=11 July 2022 |website=[[Dinamani]] |language=ta}}</ref>

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

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Jaishankar (actor)| Jaishankar]] as Sukumar<ref name="newindianexpress">{{Cite web |last=Narayanan |first=Sujatha |date=7 December 2016 |title=Timeless...cho |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2016/dec/07/timelesscho-1546656.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921005439/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2016/dec/07/timelesscho-1546656.html |archive-date=21 September 2021 |access-date=14 July 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
* [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] as Malathi<ref name="newindianexpress" />
* [[Nagesh]] as Durai
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Chinna Ponnu<ref name="newindianexpress" />
* [[Cho Ramaswamy]] as Jaambazaar Jaggu<ref name="newindianexpress" />
* [[Sachu]] as Geetha
* [[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] as Sukumar's father
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Rathnam/Bal Raj
* [[V. S. Raghavan]] as Dr. Dhamodharan
* [[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Chithambaram
* [[K. K. Soundar]] as Rathnam's henchman
}}

== Soundtrack ==
The film's music was composed by [[V. Kumar]] and lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]], Alangudi Somu, Na. Pandurangan and Avinasi Mani.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bommalaattam |url=https://gaana.com/album/bommalaattam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512022801/http://gaana.com/album/bommalaattam |archive-date=12 May 2015 |access-date=18 September 2021 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref> For the song "Vaa Vathiyare", Srinivasan wanted the usage of [[Madras Bashai]], but Vaali felt it was hard for him, so M. L. Govind was hired to "provide the apt words to go with it", leading to the birth of lines like "Jambajar Jakku, Na Saidapetta Kokku" in the song.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=28 August 2016 |title=The vathyaar dialect |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/The-vathyaar-dialect/article14594724.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031075700/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/The-vathyaar-dialect/article14594724.ece |archive-date=31 October 2017 |access-date=31 October 2017 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> That also became Tamil cinema's first [[gaana]] song.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=Sindhu |date=15 May 2017 |title=Gana is the voice and language of people who are outcasts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/gana-is-the-voice-and-language-of-people-who-are-outcasts/articleshow/58670293.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225053213/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/gana-is-the-voice-and-language-of-people-who-are-outcasts/articleshow/58670293.cms |archive-date=25 February 2018 |access-date=20 May 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> "Vaa Vathiyare", written by Vaali and sung by Manorama became popular, and in 1991 [[Saregama|His Master's Voice]] released a compilation album under the same title, featuring songs sung by Manorama.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pradeep |first=K. |date=30 June 2008 |title=50 years of Manorama |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/50-years-of-Manorama/article15384181.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725165612/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/50-years-of-Manorama/article15384181.ece |archive-date=25 July 2020 |access-date=8 August 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s) !! lyrics || Length
|-
| "Mayakkathai" || [[P. Susheela]] || [[Alangudi Somu]] || 3:55
|-
| "Nee Aada Aada Azhagu" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 3:20
|-
| "Nalla Naal Parkkavo" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:11
|-
| "Va Vathyare" (Jambajar Jakku) || [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] ||3:51
|-
| "Poonai Kannai Kattinal" || Tharapuram Sundararajan & S. Sarala || Na.Pandurangan || 3:10
|}

== Reception ==
''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' appreciated the animated opening titles, but criticised the film's title for lacking relevance to the story.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=23 June 1968 |title=பொம்மலாட்டம் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1968/jun/23-06-1968/p41.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220725110544/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1968/jun/23-06-1968/p41.jpg |archive-date=25 July 2022 |access-date=14 March 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=41 |language=ta}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}

{{Muktha Srinivasan}}

[[Category:1968 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1968 comedy films]]
[[Category:1968 films]]
[[Category:1968 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Muktha Srinivasan]]
[[Category:Films scored by V. Kumar]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Cho Ramaswamy]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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