Babu (1971 film)

Babu
Poster
Directed byA. C. Tirulokchandar
Screenplay byA. C. Tirulokchandar
Based onOdayil Ninnu
by P. Kesavadev
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Vijayasri
Sowcar Janaki
Vennira Aadai Nirmala
CinematographyM. Viswanatha Rai
Edited byR. G. Gopu
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Cine Bharath Productions
Distributed byAVM 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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  6. ^ Kolappan, B. (25 February 2018). "Sridevi in Tamil filmdom: the child artiste who made it big". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ Ramachandran, T. M., ed. (1971). "Babu". Film World. Vol. 7. p. 99.
  8. ^ "பாபு". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). Tiruchirappalli. 25 January 1972.