Nana Patekar's forgotten Tamil outing: The story of Bharathiraja's ‘Bommalattam’
Nana Patekar, known for Hindi cinema, once played a significant role in Tamil director Bharathiraja’s 1990s film ‘Bommalattam’. Though the movie received limited attention and Patekar’s involvement faded from memory, recent retrospectives highlight his performance and the film’s place in Tamil cinema history, predating Rajinikanth’s later collaborations with the director. The Hindu revisits the film’s overlooked legacy.