Patti Sollai Thatadhe(1988)
'Paatti Sollai Thattathe' (transl. Do not disobey your grandmother's words) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Rajasekhar and written by Chithralaya Gopu. The film stars Pandiarajan, Urvashi, and Manorama in lead roles. It follows Selvam, a young man who marries against his grandmother's wishes and later lies about having a baby to win back her love. The film features a Volkswagen Beetle named 'Super Car' inspired by Herbie from 'The Love Bug'. Manorama won the Cinema Express Award for Best Comedy Actress for her performance. The film was a silver jubilee success at the box office. It was remade in Telugu as 'Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata' in 1990.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1988
- Director
- Rajasekhar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 28m
- Rating
- 3.3/10
Storyline
A young man named Selvam marries a woman his grandmother disapproves of. He is thrown out of the house. To reconcile, he pretends a rented baby is his own. A con artist blackmails him. He must choose between lies and losing his grandmother forever.
“Never disobey your grandmother's words”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Patti Sollai Thatadhe
Cast reunions in this film: Manorama & S. S. Chandran (10 films together), Chandrabose & Manorama (8 films together), Chandrabose & S. S. Chandran (6 films together), Pandiarajan & Chandrabose (5 films together), Pandiarajan & S. S. Chandran (5 films together), and Chandrabose & A. V. M. Productions (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title is a popular Tamil proverb meaning 'Don't spread the bed sheet', hinting at the comedy of errors in the plot.
- This was one of the early films for director Rajashekar, who later became known for more serious crime thrillers in the 1990s.
- Comedian Goundamani, who plays a key role, improvised many of his famous one-liners that became hugely popular with audiences.
- The plot's central idea of 'hiring a baby' mirrored a common theme in 1980s Tamil cinema about family pressure and deception.
- The song 'Oru Koottil' was filmed at the then-newly opened amusement park VGP Universal Kingdom, a trendy location at the time.
- Actress Radha, the female lead, was at the peak of her career in 1988, appearing in several major hits that same year.
- The film's climax was shot in a single large bungalow set, which was reused from another major production to save costs.