Babu (1971 film)

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Babu
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Poster
Directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar
Screenplay byA. C. Tirulokchandar
Based on Odayil Ninnu
by P. Kesavadev
Starring Sivaji Ganesan
Vijayasri
Sowcar Janaki
Vennira Aadai Nirmala
CinematographyM. Viswanatha Rai
Edited byR. G. Gopu
Music by M. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Cine Bharath Productions
Distributed by AVM Productions
Release date
  • 18 October 1971 (1971-10-18)
Running time
169 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Babu is a 1971 Indian Tamil language film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. [1] The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Vijayasri, 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 theatres. [8]

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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 realises 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

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.SongSingersLyrics
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" 1T. M. Soundararajan
4"Antha Kalathil"L. R. Eswari
5"Enna Solla" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Eswari
6"Idho Endhan Deivam" 2T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki

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