Kattabomman is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Manivasagam. The film stars Sarathkumar and Vineetha. It was released on 13 November 1993 during Diwali.
Plot
The village chairman Kalingarayan and his son Rajappa spread terror among the villagers. Whereas Kattabomman is an angry man who cannot tolerate injustice. He was brought up by his grandfather and his widowed mother. His family and Kalingarayan's family are in a feud for several years. Kattabomman falls in love with Kalingarayan's daughter Priya and he marries her despite their families' wishes. In angry, his grandfather tells their past. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
Sarathkumar as Kattabomman
Vineetha as Priya
Nagesh as Kattabomman's grandfather
Srividya as Devada, Kattabomman's sister-in-law
Goundamani as Subramani
Senthil as Pazhani
Vijayakumar as Ponnurangam, Kattabomman's father
Sakthivel as Kalingarayan
Kavitha as Saroja, Kalingarayan's wife
Uday Prakash as Rajappa
Poonam Dasgupta as Rani
S. N. Lakshmi
Varalakshmi as Kattabomman's mother
Prasanna Kumar as Iyer Mama
Vasuki as Azhamu Mami
Karuppu Subbiah
Tiruppur Ramasamy as Ramasamy
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Kalidasan. The song Priya Priya Oh Priya is set to Mohanam raagam. This song is identical in tune (but with a slower tempo) to the song Piya Piya O Piya Tu Chaand Hai Poonam Kaa from the unreleased movie Jaan-e-Mann for which music was composed by Aadesh Shrivastava.
Reception
Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "Kattabomman is a fiasco and the only way to enjoy the film is to close one's eyes and ears". Thulasi of Kalki wrote that the director made an engine out of all spare parts, one should wait and see whether it would run in horse power or will fade. K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "The storyline is quite predictable and the five songs are no help [...] Catch this movie if you have absolutely nothing to do or if you are a great fan of the Goundamani-Senthil comedy duo".
References
External links
1990s masala films
1990s Tamil-language films
1993 films
Films directed by Manivasagam
Films scored by Deva (composer)