Babu (1971 film)
Babu is a 1971 Indian Tamil language film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar.[1] The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki and Vennira Aadai Nirmala. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Odayil Ninnu,[2] which itself was based on P. Kesavadev's novel of the same name.[3][4] Ganesan played a rickshaw puller who adopts landlord's daughter.[5][6][7] The film became a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theaters.[8]
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| Directed by | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
| Screenplay by | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
| Based on | Odayil Ninnu by P. Kesavadev |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Sowcar Janaki Vennira Aadai Nirmala |
| Cinematography | M. Viswanatha Rai |
| Edited by | R. G. Gopu |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Cine Bharath Productions |
| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 169 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Babu is an orphan and a rickshaw puller. He loses the only person he has ever loved, the lunch girl Kannamma, and gives up on life. Once, he meets Sankar, who takes him to his house, gives him his new clothes as he is in impoverished state and lets his daughter eat with him on the same plate without any regards to his appearance or class. Babu becomes indebted to the family for life. Sankar dies and Babu takes it upon himself to fulfil the dreams of Sankar, making Ammu a graduate.
With the usual troubles of society miscasting the relationship between Parvathi and Babu, things get worse when Ammu falls in love with Prem affecting her education. She realizes the truth soon and starts focusing on her education. Finally, when time comes for marriage between rich Prem and educated Ammu, Babu wants to stay away for he does not want the stigma of being brought up by a poor uneducated rickshaw associated with her. Ammu, Parvathi, Prem and Vedhachalam, millionaire father of Prem, insist on his persence and with the threat of calling of the marriage, he relents.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Babu[9]
- Sowcar Janaki as Parvathi
- Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Ammu
- K. Balaji as Sankar
- Major Sundarrajan as Vedhachalam
- V. K. Ramasamy as Singaram Pillai
- Nagesh as Thulukanam
- Sivakumar as Prem
- M. R. R. Vasu as Vatti Vadivel
- Vijayasri as Kannamma
- S. V. Ramadas as Mill Owner
- A. Karunanidhi as Siluvai
- Roja Ramani as Young Ammu
- Sridevi as Child Ammu[9][10]
- Shanmugasundari as Bakkiyam
- Karuppu Subbiah as Rickshaw puller
- Vijayachandrika as Thulukanam's wife
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Vaali.[11] The song "Idho Endhan Deivam" became popular upon release.[12]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Varadappa Varadappa" | T. M. Soundararajan (Group Corus) | Vaali |
| 2 | "Aadhi Mudhale" | T. M. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari, S. C. Krishnan | |
| 3 | "Idho Endhan Deivam" 1 | T. M. Soundararajan | |
| 4 | "Antha Kalathil" | L. R. Eswari | |
| 5 | "Enna Solla" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Eswari | |
| 6 | "Idho Endhan Deivam" 2 | T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki | |
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- Vijayakumar, B. (22 April 2012). "Odayil Ninnu 1965". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- Suganth, M. (20 July 2019). "Movie Milestone: 30 Years Of Raja Chinna Roja". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Subramanian, Anupama (27 August 2019). "When Madras cast a spell on Tamil movies". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Kolappan, B. (25 February 2018). "Sridevi in Tamil filmdom: the child artiste who made it big". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Ramachandran, T. M., ed. (1971). "Babu". Film World. Vol. 7. p. 99.
- "பாபு". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). Tiruchirappalli. 25 January 1972.
- Iyer, Lalita (2018). Sridevi: Queen of Hearts. Westland Publications Private Limited. p. 13.
- Vaitheesvaran, Bharani (16 February 2018). "Sridevi charmed a nation with her talent and ease of acting". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- "Babu (1971) – M.S. Viswanathan". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- "எம்ஜிஆர், சிவாஜி இரண்டாம் இடம்; ஆதிபராசக்திதான் முதலிடம்" [MGR, Shivaji Second Place; Primordial power comes first]. Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.