Enga Ooru Pattukaran

<p>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. Shantipriya made her Tamil debut in this film, and was credited as Nishanti. The cow owned by Ramarajan’s character was played by a cow named Pechi. The song “Madura Marikkozhunthu Vaasam” was shot atop the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple. The music was composed by , with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran. The song “Azhagi Nee Perazhagi” is set to the Kuntalavarali. The song “Madurai Marikozhundhu”, set to , was reused as “Yamaho” in the Telugu film (1990). There are three versions of the song “Shenbagame Shenbagame”: one male, one female, and one a duet. The song, set to raga, was reused as “Pavurama” in the Telugu film (1992) and as “Chand Hai Tu” for the 1989 Hindi film both composed by Ilaiyaraaja. was released on 14 April 1987, and distributed by Sri Sujatha Pictures. 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”. of appreciated the cinematography by Dayalan, Ilaiyaraaja’s music and Amaran’s direction. After the film’s success, Ramarajan, Amaran and Ilaiyaraja became a popular actor-director-music director collaboration in Tamil cinema; they went on to collaborate in numerous films, including (1988), (1989), (1990), (1992) and (1997). was named after the song from .</p>