Pattanathil Bhootham (Tamil: பட்டணத்தில் பூதம்; English: Genie in the city) is a 1967 Indian Tamil fantasy film, directed by M. V. Raman and shot in Eastman Color. The plot is a straightforward adaptation of 1964 film The Brass Bottle with a romantic comedy twist, written by 'Javart' Seetharaman. The film stars Jaishankar, K. R. Vijaya and Nagesh in the lead roles while Seetharaman himself played the genie.
Synopsis
Thangavel (V. K. Ramasamy) runs a successful business enterprise with his partner Sabapathy (V.S. Raghavan). He has a large urn which he considers bad luck. To get rid of it he donates it as a prize for a competition at his daughter Latha's (K.R. Vijaya) college.
, 2h48 ActorsM. G. Ramachandran, Sowcar Janaki, Ramasamy Subramania Manohar, K. R. Vijaya, Nagesh, S. Balaiah Rating69% In India of the 60s...
While making to Calcutta, accompanied with his young brother, Balu (Nagesh), for a championship of athlètisme, Raja (MGR), an accomplished sportsman, stemming from a rich rustic tamil family, got acquainted with Shanti (K. R. Vijaya) and with his father, Masilamani, very modest condition.
The film’s a story of twins — one turns out to be a good girl Kamala (Vijaya) and the other, a wayward woman Vimala (Vijaya again). The mother, on her deathbed, wants the well-behaved girl to forget about her sister who abandons home and becomes involved with a gang of robbers. Kamala’s husband (Ravichandran) is in London studying Law. When she falls ill, the husband is sent for, and she dies in his arms! He erects a memorial for her in his house.