Mazhalai Pattalam
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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 |
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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. 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.