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{{Infobox film
| name = En Bommukutty Ammavukku
| image = En Bommukutty Ammavukku.jpg
| caption = Poster
| image =
| director = [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]]
| caption =
| writer = Fazil<br />[[Gokula Krishnan]] (dialogues)
| director = [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]]
| producer = R. D. Bhaskar
| producer = R. D. Bhaskar
| starring = {{ubl|[[Sathyaraj]]|[[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]]|[[Raghuvaran]]|[[Rekha Harris|Rekha]]|[[Geetu Mohandas]]}}
| writer = [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]]<br />[[Gokula Krishnan]] (dialogues)
| narrator =
| starring = [[Sathyaraj]]<br />[[Raghuvaran]]<br />[[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]]<br />[[Rekha (Tamil actress)|Rekha]]<br />[[Geetu Mohandas]]<br />[[Janagaraj]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Ananda Kuttan
| cinematography = Ananda Kuttan
| editing = T. R. Shekharr
| editing = T. R. Shekharr
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio = Pavalar Creations
| distributor = Pavalar Creations
| studio = Pavalar Creations
| released = {{film date|1988|4|15|df=y}}
| released = 15 April 1988<ref>http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=en%20bommukutty%20ammavukku</ref>
| country = India
| runtime =
| language = Tamil
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| budget =
| gross =
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
}}
}}


'''''En Bommukutty Ammavuku''''' ({{translation|My doll is for mother}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by Fazil, starring [[Sathyaraj]], [[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]], [[Raghuvaran]], [[Rekha Harris|Rekha]] and [[Geetu Mohandas]]. It is a remake of Fazil's own [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku]]'' (1983).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1989 |title=Indian Cinema 1988 |url=https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/136_IPCatalogue1988.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131153025/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/136_IPCatalogue1988.pdf |archive-date=31 January 2020 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |pages=75–76}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Simon |first=Litty |date=7 October 2018 |title=35 years of Baby Shalini's 'Ente Mamattykkuttiyammakku' |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/10/07/ente-mamattukkuttiyammakku-fazil-shalini-gopy-movie.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808105311/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/10/07/ente-mamattukkuttiyammakku-fazil-shalini-gopy-movie.html |archive-date=8 August 2021 |access-date=8 August 2021 |website=[[Onmanorama]]}}</ref> The film was released on 15 April 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |title=என் பொம்முக்குட்டி அம்மாவுக்கு / En Bommukutty Ammavukku (1988) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/en-bommukutty-ammavukku |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119120935/https://screen4screen.com/movies/en-bommukutty-ammavukku |archive-date=19 November 2023 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref>
'''En Bommukutty Ammavuku''' ({{lang-ta| என் பொம்முக்குட்டி அம்மாவுக்கு}}) is a 1988 Indian film directed by Fazil, starring [[Sathyaraj]], [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]], [[Geetu Mohandas]] and [[Raghuvaran]]. It is a remake of Fazil's own [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku]]''.<ref>https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/136_IPCatalogue1988.pdf</ref> The film was well received in the Tamil box office as well. The film went on screens and passed the 100-day mark. It was the second victorious project for the Fazil-Sathyaraj duo.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=October 2021}}
A couple ([[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]] and [[Sathyaraj]]) who lost their daughter in an accident decides to adopt a girl from the local orphanage. But problems arise when the child's real mother ([[Rekha (Tamil actress)|Rekha]]) and father ([[Raghuvaran]]) seek to find her.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214909/</ref>
Lakshmi and Vinod, a couple who lost their daughter in an accident, decide to adopt a girl from the local orphanage. But problems arise when the child's biological parents Mercy and Alex seek to find her.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Sathyaraj]] as Vinod
* [[Sathyaraj]] as Vinod
* [[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]] as Lakshmi
* [[Raghuvaran]] as Alex
* [[Raghuvaran]] as Alex
* [[Rekha Harris|Rekha]] as Mercy<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pannerselvam |first=Kanimozhi |date=31 May 2020 |title="புன்னகை மன்னன்" ரேகாவின் மகளை பார்த்திருக்கீங்களா?... அழகில் அம்மாவையே ஓரங்கட்டும் க்யூட் போட்டோஸ்...! |url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/cinema/actress-rekha-daughter-photo-going-viral-qb75bk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620191033/https://tamil.asianetnews.com/cinema/actress-rekha-daughter-photo-going-viral-qb75bk |archive-date=20 June 2020 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=[[Asianet News]] |language=ta}}</ref>
* [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]] as Lakshmi
* [[Rekha (Tamil actress)|Rekha]] as Mercy
* [[M. S. Thripunithura]] as Fr Joseph Epstein
* [[Janagaraj]] as Lawyer
* [[Geetu Mohandas]] as Tinnu
* [[Geetu Mohandas]] as Tinnu
}}
* [[Janagaraj]] as Lawyer and Sathyaraj's friend


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=En Bommu Kutti Ammaavukku (1988) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002680 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130204756/http://raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002680 |archive-date=30 January 2013 |access-date=8 January 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=En Bommukkutti Ammavukku Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/en-bommukkutti-ammavukku-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808105311/https://mossymart.com/product/en-bommukkutti-ammavukku-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=8 August 2021 |access-date=8 August 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002680|title=En Bommukutty Ammavukku Songs|accessdate=2013-01-08|publisher=raaga}}</ref>


{{Track listing
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| headline = Track listing
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCF" align="center"
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| '''No.''' || '''Song''' || '''Singers''' ||'''Lyrics''' || '''Length (m:ss)'''
| title1 = Chitra Chittugal
|-
| lyrics1 = [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]]
| 1 || "Chitra Chittugal" || [[K. S. Chithra]] || Muthulingham || 04:32
| extra1 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
|-
| length1 = 4:32
| 2 || "En Bommu Kutti Ammavukku" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || rowspan=2|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 04:30
| title2 = Uyire
|-
| lyrics2 = [[Piraisoodan]]
| 3 || "En Patharamathu" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || 03:48
| extra2 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], K. S. Chithra
|-
| length2 = 4:33
| 4 || "Kanne Navamaniye" || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || Ilaiyaraaja || 05:47
| title3 = Kuyile
|-
| note3 = duet
| 5 || "Kuyile Kuyile" || K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra || rowspan=4|[[Gangai Amaran]] || 04:25
| lyrics3 = [[Gangai Amaran]]
|-
| 6 || "Kuyile Kuyile" (Lady) || K. S. Chithra || 04:22
| extra3 = K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra
| length3 = 4:25
|-
| title4 = Patharamathu
| 7 || "Kuyile Kuyile" (Men) || K. J. Yesudas || 04:17
| lyrics4 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
| 8 || "Nallorgal Unnai" || K. S. Chithra || 00:46
| length4 = 3:48
|-
| title5 = Yaiyaiya Yaiyaiya
| 9 || "Uyire Uyirin" || K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra || Piraisoodan || 04:33
| lyrics5 =
|-
| 10 || "Yaiyaiya Yaiyaiya" || Ilaiyaraaja, [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] || Ilaiyaraaja || 01:50
| extra5 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]], K. S. Chithra, [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| length5 = 1:50
|}
| title6 = Kuyile
| note6 = female
| lyrics6 = Gangai Amaran
| extra6 = K. S. Chithra, [[Bhavatharini]]
| length6 = 4:22
| title7 = Bommu Kutti
| lyrics7 = Vaali
| extra7 = K. J. Yesudas
| length7 = 4:30
| title8 = Nallorgal Unnai
| lyrics8 = Gangai Amaran
| extra8 = K. S. Chithra
| length8 = 0:46
| title9 = Kuyile
| note9 = male
| lyrics9 = Gangai Amaran
| extra9 = K. J. Yesudas
| length9 = 4:17
| total_length = 33:03 <!-- Automatically generated with User:JPxG/TrackSum.js -->
}}


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
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''The Indian Express'' wrote "The script moves ever so gracefully plumbing the depths of a bereaved couple's predicament."<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880506&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref>
''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The script moves ever so gracefully plumbing the depths of a bereaved couple's predicament." The reviewer went on to say, "Fazil seems to have given a great deal of thought to every scene. The only drawback of the film ironically contributed by music director Ilayaraja, whose brother Baskar is the film's producer. The one man who is allowed to indulge himself is Ilayaraja (too many songs). After all, it's as good as being his own film".<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 May 1988 |title=En Bommukutti Ammavukku |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880506&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=11 January 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=5 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0214666|En Bommukutty Ammavukku}}
* {{IMDb title|0214666}}


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Latest revision as of 12:35, 3 July 2024

En Bommukutty Ammavukku
Poster
Directed byFazil
Written byFazil
Gokula Krishnan (dialogues)
Produced byR. D. Bhaskar
Starring
CinematographyAnanda Kuttan
Edited byT. R. Shekharr
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Pavalar Creations
Release date
  • 15 April 1988 (1988-04-15)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

En Bommukutty Ammavuku (transl. My doll is for mother) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Fazil, starring Sathyaraj, Suhasini, Raghuvaran, Rekha and Geetu Mohandas. It is a remake of Fazil's own Malayalam film Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku (1983).[1][2] The film was released on 15 April 1988.[3]

Plot

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Lakshmi and Vinod, a couple who lost their daughter in an accident, decide to adopt a girl from the local orphanage. But problems arise when the child's biological parents Mercy and Alex seek to find her.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5][6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Chitra Chittugal"MuthulingamK. S. Chithra4:32
2."Uyire"PiraisoodanK. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra4:33
3."Kuyile" (duet)Gangai AmaranK. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra4:25
4."Patharamathu"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malaysia Vasudevan3:48
5."Yaiyaiya Yaiyaiya" Ilaiyaraaja, K. S. Chithra, Yuvan Shankar Raja1:50
6."Kuyile" (female)Gangai AmaranK. S. Chithra, Bhavatharini4:22
7."Bommu Kutti"VaaliK. J. Yesudas4:30
8."Nallorgal Unnai"Gangai AmaranK. S. Chithra0:46
9."Kuyile" (male)Gangai AmaranK. J. Yesudas4:17
Total length:33:03

Reception

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The Indian Express wrote, "The script moves ever so gracefully plumbing the depths of a bereaved couple's predicament." The reviewer went on to say, "Fazil seems to have given a great deal of thought to every scene. The only drawback of the film ironically contributed by music director Ilayaraja, whose brother Baskar is the film's producer. The one man who is allowed to indulge himself is Ilayaraja (too many songs). After all, it's as good as being his own film".[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Indian Cinema 1988" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 1989. pp. 75–76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ Simon, Litty (7 October 2018). "35 years of Baby Shalini's 'Ente Mamattykkuttiyammakku'". Onmanorama. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ^ "என் பொம்முக்குட்டி அம்மாவுக்கு / En Bommukutty Ammavukku (1988)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. ^ Pannerselvam, Kanimozhi (31 May 2020). ""புன்னகை மன்னன்" ரேகாவின் மகளை பார்த்திருக்கீங்களா?... அழகில் அம்மாவையே ஓரங்கட்டும் க்யூட் போட்டோஸ்...!". Asianet News (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. ^ "En Bommu Kutti Ammaavukku (1988)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  6. ^ "En Bommukkutti Ammavukku Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. ^ "En Bommukutti Ammavukku". The Indian Express. 6 May 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 11 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
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