maattukara velan () is a 1970 tamil language drama film, directed by pa. neelakandhan. it is a remake of the 1966 kannada film "emme thammanna" which was earlier remade in telugu in 1968 as "govula gopanna" and in hindi in 1969 as "jigri dost". the film features m. g. ramachandran, jayalalithaa and lakshmi in lead roles, while s. a. ashokan was the villain. it is a silver jubilee movie in chennai, madurai and kovai and 100 days in all major cities of tamil nadu. box office hit of the year 1970.