| Mazhalai Pattalam | |
|---|---|
 Poster of Mazhalai Pattalam | |
| Directed by | Lakshmi |
| Written by | Visu (Tamil dialogues) D. Rajendra Babu (Kannada dialogues) |
| Produced by | P. R. Govindaraj B. Doraiswamy |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan Sumithra |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan R. Raghunatha Reddy |
| Edited by | N. R. Kittu |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Kalaikoodam |
Release dates |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Tamil Kannada |
Mazhalai Pattalam (pronounced [maɻalaɪ paʈʈːaːɭam] transl. Army of Children) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language children's film simultaneously filmed in Kannada as Makkala Sainya (transl. Army of Children). The directorial debut of Lakshmi, it stars Vishnuvardhan and Sumithra.[1] The story is based on the 1968 film Yours, Mine and Ours. Mazhalai Pattalam was released on 9 May 1980, and Makkala Sainya on 21 July that year. The film was remade in Telugu as Ramadandu.[citation needed]
- ^ "Ten children's movies in Kannada". Deccan Herald. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.