Sri MGR Year 94, 11th December, Sunday
Jayanthi Films Silver jubilee movie Mattukara Velan was re-released in Mahalakshmi theater this week. Our beloved Leader Puratchi Thalaivar MGR dons dual role one as Cowherd Velan and another Advocate Raghu.
The movie has 5 songs tuned by K.V.Mahadevan the first song Sathiyam Neeye praising the Cow and Oru Pakkam Parkkira, (song scene between two MGRs) Poovaitha (duet), Thottu Kollava (duet), Pattikkaada patanama (MGR & Lakshmi) a teasing song.
Different posters were in display these are the two I was able to capture.
The movie was first released on 14.1.1970 all over South and the movie was box office hit of 1970. An ad given about the 400 shows housefull in Chennai city.
The movie was re-released in Cinemascope and the print was good and the evening show was housefull.
