Bommalattam (1968 film)

Bommalattam is 1968 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by V. Ramaswamy. The screenplay was written by Cho Ramaswamy from a story by Madurai Thirumaran. It stars Jaishankar, Jayalalithaa, Nagesh, Major Sundarrajan, Cho Ramaswamy and Manorama. V. S. Raghavan, Sachu and O. A. K. Thevar play key roles. The film was released on 31 May 1968.

Soundtrack
Music was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Vaali, Alangudi Somu, Na. Pandurangan and Avinasi Mani. For the song "Vaa Vathiyare", Srinivasan wanted the usage of Madras Bashai, but Vaali felt it was hard for him, so M. L. Govind was hired to "provide the apt words to go with it", leading to the birth of lines in the song like "Jambajar Jakku, Na Saidapetta Kokku". That also became Tamil cinema's first gaana song. "Vaa Vathiyare", Written by Vaali sung by Manorama became popular, and in 1991 HMV released a compilation album under the same title, featuring songs sung by Manorama.

Reception
Kalki appreciated the animated opening titles, but criticised the film's title for lacking relevance to the story.