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{{Infobox film
| image = Enga Ooru Pattukaran.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Gangai Amaran]]
| writer = {{ubl|[[Sangili Murugan]]|S. Gajendra Kumar (dialogues)}}
| producer = Kalyani Murugan
| starring = {{ubl|[[Ramarajan]]|[[Rekha Harris|Rekha]]|[[Shantipriya|Nishanthi]]}}
| cinematography = K. B. Dayalan
| editing = {{ubl|[[B. Lenin]]|[[V. T. Vijayan]]}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio = Meenakshi Arts
| distributor = Sri Sujatha Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1987|04|14}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Enga Ooru Pattukaran''''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ɑː|t|t|u|k|ɑːr|ən}} {{translation|The singer of our town}}) is a 1987 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[Gangai Amaran]]. The film stars [[Ramarajan]], [[Rekha Harris|Rekha]] and [[Shantipriya|Nishanthi]], with [[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]], [[Vinu Chakravarthy]], [[Senthil]], [[Kovai Sarala]] and [[S. S. Chandran]] playing supporting roles. It was released on 14 April 1987, and became a major success. After this, Ramarajan and Amaran duo went on to collaborate on numerous films, including ''[[Karakattakkaran]]'' (1989).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sekhar |first=Arunkumar |date=16 June 2019 |title=30 years of Karakattakaran - Gangai Amaren: The Vazhapazham comedy track was based on a similar sequence in an Adoor Bhasi film |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2019/Jun/16/30-years-of-karagattakaran--gangai-amaren-ilaiyaraaja-ramarajan-kanaka-vazhapazham-comedy-12320.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820093932/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2019/jun/16/30-years-of-karagattakaran--gangai-amaren-ilaiyaraaja-ramarajan-kanaka-vazhapazham-comedy-12320.html |archive-date=20 August 2019 |access-date=30 December 2024 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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Shenbagam, the daughter of a wealthy landlord, and Seethan, an orphan milkman, are in love but they do not express their love directly. Seethan has been brought up by Maruthamuthu. When Shenbagam's father decides to get her married to a rich man, she commits suicide. Seethan becomes distraught after his lover's death. Maruthamuthu steps in and arranges his marriage with the woman Kaveri. Seethan marries her but cannot forget Shenbagam.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Ramarajan]] as Sithan
* [[Rekha Harris|Rekha]] as Kaveri
* [[Shantipriya|Nishanthi]] as Shenbagam
* [[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Shenbagam and Vadakku Vinayagam's father
* [[Vinu Chakravarthy]] as Maruthamuthu
* [[Senthil]] as Vadakku Vinayagam
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Sakku
* [[S. S. Chandran]] as Sakku's father
* [[Pasi Sathya]] as Sakku's mother
* [[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] as Gopi
* [[S. N. Parvathy]] as Shenbagam and Vadakku Vinayagam's mother
* [[Kallapetti Singaram]] as Panchayat Leader
* [[Karuppu Subbiah]] as Robber
* [[Usilai Mani]] as Arivumani
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as Kallampattiyan (guest appearance)
* [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Manjampattiyan, Sithan's father (guest appearance)
* [[Sangili Murugan]] as Irulappan (guest appearance)
* [[Dilip (Tamil actor)|Dilip]] as Irulappan's son (guest appearance)
* [[Gangai Amaran]] in a cameo appearance
}}

== Production ==
The film was launched at Prasad Studios and the film's title song was recorded on the same day.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 November 1986 |title=சங்கிலி முருகனின் புதிய படம் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_11_28/4.jp2/0,0,6201,8546/6201,8546/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260327055238/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_11_28/4.jp2/0,0,6201,8546/6201,8546/0/default.jpg |archive-date=27 March 2026 |access-date=27 March 2026 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 December 1986 |title=எங்க ஊரு பாட்டுக்காரன் துவங்கியது |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_11_57/3.jp2/0,0,5923,8494/5923,8494/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260327055407/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_11_57/3.jp2/0,0,5923,8494/5923,8494/0/default.jpg |archive-date=27 March 2026 |access-date=27 March 2026 |work=Anna |pages=3 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref> Shantipriya made her Tamil debut in this film, and was credited as Nishanti.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 July 2021 |title=Remember Akshay Kumar's 'Saugandh' co-star Shantipriya? Here's how she looks now |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-remember-akshay-kumar-s-saugandh-co-star-shantipriya-here-s-how-she-looks-now-2900278 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515095621/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-remember-akshay-kumar-s-saugandh-co-star-shantipriya-here-s-how-she-looks-now-2900278 |archive-date=15 May 2024 |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=[[DNA India]] |language=en}}</ref> The cow owned by Ramarajan's character was played by a cow named Pechi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=சிவா |date=3 November 2023 |title=பழகிய மாட்டை பிரிய முடியாமல் கதறி அழுத ராமராஜன்!.. அதனாலதான்பா அவரு பசுநேசன்!. |url=https://cinereporters.com/actor-ramarajan-cried-for-his-pet-cow-for-shooting/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116185609/https://cinereporters.com/actor-ramarajan-cried-for-his-pet-cow-for-shooting/ |archive-date=16 November 2023 |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=CineReporters |language=ta}}</ref> The song "Madura Marikkozhunthu Vaasam" was shot atop the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1270686870368776192 |user=shanthipriya333 |title=I played the role of #Shenbagam in the 1987 Tamil film called 'Enga Ooru Pattukaran' directed by #GangaiAmaran with music composed by #Ilaiyaraja. One song was shot on top of the Temple Madhuri Meenakshi Amman Temple! I also milked a cow for the first time for this movie! |author=shanthi priya |author-link=Shantipriya |date=10 June 2020 |access-date=17 November 2023 |language=en |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/1O6uZ |archive-date=27 March 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Suganth |first=M |date=23 January 2024 |title=I couldn't have asked for a better comeback in Tamil: Shanthi Priya |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-couldnt-have-asked-for-a-better-comeback-in-tamil-shanthi-priya/articleshow/107073043.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123125359/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-couldnt-have-asked-for-a-better-comeback-in-tamil-shanthi-priya/articleshow/107073043.cms |archive-date=23 January 2024 |access-date=23 January 2024 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enga Ooru Pattukkaran Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/enga-ooru-pattukkaran-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315052720/https://mossymart.com/product/enga-ooru-pattukkaran-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=15 March 2022 |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 1987 |title=Enga Ooru Pattukaran |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/enga-ooru-pattukaran/SK8LLCVYRu0_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315052711/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/enga-ooru-pattukaran/SK8LLCVYRu0_ |archive-date=15 March 2022 |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=[[JioSaavn]] |language=en}}</ref> The song "Azhagi Nee Perazhagi" is set to the [[Carnatic raga]] Kuntalavarali.{{Sfn |Sundararaman |2007 |p=125}} The song "Madurai Marikozhundhu", set to [[Mayamalavagowla]],{{Sfn |Sundararaman |2007 |p=140}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kolappan |first=B. |date=25 December 2012 |title=Akademi welcomes the maestro |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music//article60010347.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315052707/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music//article60010347.ece |archive-date=15 March 2022 |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> was reused as "Yamaho" in the Telugu film ''[[Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari]]'' (1990).<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 May 2020 |title=30 years of Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari: 20+ lesser known facts about Chiranjeevi and Sridevi's film |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/may/09/30-years-of-jagadeka-veerudu-athiloka-sundari-20-lesser-known-facts-about-chiranjeevi-and-sridevi-1023.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223002424/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/may/09/30-years-of-jagadeka-veerudu-athiloka-sundari-20-lesser-known-facts-about-chiranjeevi-and-sridevi-1023.html |archive-date=23 February 2025 |access-date=9 June 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref> There are three versions of the song "Shenbagame Shenbagame": one male, one female, and one a duet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thaamarai |date=7 December 2010 |title=Versatile and emotive |url=https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/versatile-and-emotive |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609053936/https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/versatile-and-emotive |archive-date=9 June 2023 |access-date=9 June 2023 |website=[[Tamil Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref> The song is set to [[Sindhu Bhairavi (raga)|Sindhu Bhairavi]] raga.{{Sfn |Sundararaman |2007 |p=158}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=10 May 2013 |title=Light and melodious |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/light-and-melodious/article4702358.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124042709/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/light-and-melodious/article4702358.ece |archive-date=24 January 2021 |access-date=9 June 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Azhagi Nee Perazhagi
| extra1 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| length1 = 4:58
| title2 = Enga Ooru Pattukaran
| extra2 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| length2 = 4:28
| title3 = Jinginakku Jinakku
| extra3 = Mano, [[S. Janaki]]
| length3 = 4:32
| title4 = Madura Marikkozhunthu Vaasam
| extra4 = Mano, [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length4 = 4:41
| title5 = Paechi Paechi Nee Perimayulla Pechi
| extra5 = Mano
| length5 = 4:27
| title6 = Shenbagame Shenbagame
| note6 = male
| extra6 = Mano
| length6 = 4:32
| title7 = Shenbagame Shenbagame
| note7 = duet
| extra7 = Mano, [[Sunanda (singer)|Sunanda]]
| length7 = 4:27
| title8 = Shenbagame Shenbagame
| note8 = female
| extra8 = [[Asha Bhosle]]
| length8 = 7:42
| total_length = 39:47 
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Enga Ooru Pattukaran'' was released on 14 April 1987,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enga Ooru Pattukaran / எங்க ஊரு பாட்டுக்காரன் |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/enga-ooru-pattukaran |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116184925/https://screen4screen.com/movies/enga-ooru-pattukaran |archive-date=16 November 2023 |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref> and distributed by Sri Sujatha Pictures.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 June 1987 |title=எங்க ஊரு பாட்டுக்காரன் |url=https://ibb.co/nfNkYfW |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114045035/https://ibb.co/nfNkYfW |archive-date=14 January 2023 |access-date=14 January 2023 |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |pages=6 |language=ta}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' criticised the storyline as "static". The reviewer went on to say, "Ilayaraja's brand of soporific tunes mostly in the lower register blend with the unassuming style of the film".<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 May 1987 |title=Unassuming |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870508&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=29 August 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=12 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' appreciated the cinematography by Dayalan, Ilaiyaraaja's music and Amaran's direction.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=26 April 1987 |title=எங்க ஊரு பாட்டுக்காரன் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1987-04-26/page/n67/mode/2up |access-date=27 March 2026 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=67 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
After the film's success, Ramarajan, Amaran and Ilaiyaraja became a popular actor-director-music composer collaboration in Tamil cinema; they went on to collaborate in numerous films, including ''[[Shenbagamae Shenbagamae]]'' (1988), ''[[Karakattakkaran]]'' (1989), ''[[Ooru Vittu Ooru Vanthu]]'' (1990), ''[[Villu Pattukaran]]'' (1992) and ''[[Themmangu Paattukaaran]]'' (1997).<ref>{{Cite web |last=கண்ணன் |first=சுரேஷ் |date=28 September 2022 |title=கரகாட்டக்காரன்: "இந்தப் படம் ஓடுமா?" சந்தேகத்துக்குப் பதிலடி கொடுத்த கங்கை அமரன் - ராமராஜன் கூட்டணி! |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/the-evergreen-classic-karakattakkaran-is-gangai-amaran-and-ramarajans-masterpiece-cinema |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250601061810/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/the-evergreen-classic-karakattakkaran-is-gangai-amaran-and-ramarajans-masterpiece-cinema |archive-date=1 June 2025 |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=[[Cinema Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=8 December 2022 |title=கங்கை அமரன் 75: சினிமாவின் பல துறைகளிலும் முத்திரை பதித்த வித்தகன்! |url=https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/36645-gangai-amaran-75-vidhagan-who-left-his-mark-in-many-fields-of-cinema.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105062732/https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/36645-gangai-amaran-75-vidhagan-who-left-his-mark-in-many-fields-of-cinema.html |archive-date=5 January 2025 |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=[[Kamadenu (magazine)|Kamadenu]] |language=ta}}</ref> ''Shenbagamae Shenbagamae'' was named after the song from ''Enga Ooru Pattukaran''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 June 2010 |title=What's in a name? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/whats-in-a-name/articleshow/6028332.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209192358/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/whats-in-a-name/articleshow/6028332.cms |archive-date=9 December 2023 |access-date=5 January 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}

== External links ==
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