Bommai (1964 film)

Bommai
Theatrical poster
Directed byS. Balachander
Written byVe. Lakshmanan (dialogue)
Produced byS. Balachander
Starring
CinematographyN. Prakash
Edited byK. Govintha Swami
Music bySongs:
S. Balachander
Background score:
D. B. Ramachandran
Production
company
SB Creations
Release date
  • 25 September 1964 (1964-09-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Bommai (transl. The Doll) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language thriller film, directed by S. Balachander. Featuring a walking-talking doll as the main character, the film had an ensemble cast of newcomers, while S. Balachander, L. Vijayalakshmi and V. S. Raghavan appeared in prominent roles. The film is based on Alfred Hitchcock's 1936 British film Sabotage (an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel The Secret Agent). It was released on 25 September 1964.