Aadu Puli Attam(1977)
Aadu Puli Attam is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. P. Muthuraman. It stars Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Sripriya, and Sangeetha in lead roles. The story follows Madhan, a thief who secretly dreams of becoming a police officer. He falls in love with Hema and decides to leave his criminal gang. When he discovers his associates are more dangerous than he thought, he joins the police to arrest them. The film is notable for Rajinikanth's iconic dialogue 'Idhu thaan Rajini style.' It was a commercial success and was remade in Telugu as Yetthuku Pai Yetthu in 1978. The film was shot in black-and-white and received a U certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification. It was released on 30 September 1977.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Eros Now, Amazon Prime Video (Eros Now channel), Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 30 September 1977
- Director
- S. P. Muthuraman
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Rating
- 7.3/10
Storyline
Madhan is a young thief who dreams of becoming a police officer. He leads a gang with his best friend Rajini. When he falls in love with Hema, he wants to leave crime behind. But Rajini pulls him into more dangerous robberies. Madhan must choose between loyalty to his friend and doing what is right.
“A game of lambs and tigers.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Aadu Puli Attam
Cast reunions in this film: Thengai Srinivasan & Major Sundarrajan (32 films together), Rajinikanth & S. P. Muthuraman (23 films together), Rajinikanth & Thengai Srinivasan (23 films together), Kamal Haasan & Thengai Srinivasan (23 films together), Sripriya & Kamal Haasan (19 films together), and Sripriya & Thengai Srinivasan (18 films together).
Trivia
- This film was inspired by the 1975 Hindi movie 'Deewaar', which also had a hero turning against his criminal friend.
- It was one of the few films where actor Sivakumar played a character with a significant negative shade early in his career.
- The movie's climax was shot in a famous Chennai studio set designed to look like a textile mill.
- Director S.P. Muthuraman and Sivakumar collaborated on over 20 films, making this a common actor-director pair.
- The title 'Aadu Puli Attam' refers to a traditional Tamil board game, symbolizing the strategic chase in the story.
- This was among the earlier films in Tamil cinema to blend the police procedural genre with a personal revenge drama.
- Composer Shankar-Ganesh, known for their peppy numbers, provided a background score that leaned heavily into suspense for this thriller.