Ellam Inba Mayyam is a 1981 Tamil Comedy film directed by G. N. Rangarajan, starring Kamal Haasan and Madhavi in the lead. While actor Jaishankar and Y. G. Mahendran plays supporting role. The music was handled by Ilaiyaraaja. This was the movie perhaps for the first time that Kamal Haasan played seven or more different getups. The movie was a Superhit at the box office.
Synopsis
Pazhani (Y. G. Mahendran) and Velu (Kamal Haasan), two country bumpkins, arrive at Chennai in search of a job. They end up getting conned the very first day and lose all their meager possessions. The next day, each man decides to go his own way in search of a job and both agree to meet up in the evening to share prospects. Velu manages to enter the service of Kailasa Mudaliyar (Jaishankar) who is a building contractor and eventually becomes his personal servant. Meanwhile, Pazhani gets a job at a hotel and eventually starts to develop feelings for his boss's daughter Savitri. Although Pazhani picks up the knack of living in a city, Velu remains the same old innocent fellow, loyal to his employer.
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