Nattamai

Nattamai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. S. Ravikumar
Screenplay by	K. S. Ravikumar
Story by	Erode Soundar
Produced by	R. B. Choudary
Starring	Sarathkumar Meena Khushbu
Cinematography	Ashok Rajan
Edited by	K. Thanikachalam
Music by	Sirpy
Production company	Super Good Films
Release date	2 November 1994 (1994-11-02)
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹55 lakh[1]

Nattamai (transl. Village Chief) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It starred Sarathkumar, Meena and Khushbu. The film was released on 2 November 1994, during Diwali, and completed a 175-day run at the box office. It is considered to be one of the most popular Tamil films of the 1990s and in general. It became a trendsetter for many films in later years. The Goundamani-Senthil comic duo was one of the most popular aspects of the film.

Sarathkumar earned both the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. The film was later remade in Telugu as Pedarayudu (1995), in Hindi as Bulandi (2000) and in Kannada as Simhadriya Simha (2002).