Maattukara Velan (Eng: Velan, the Cowherd) is a 1970 Tamil language drama film, directed by Pa. Neelakandhan. It is a remake of the Kannada film Emme Thammanna, which was earlier remade in Telugu as Govula Gopanna and in Hindi as Jigri Dost.
The film features M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa and Lakshmi in lead roles, while S. A. Ashokan was the villain.
Directed by – P Neelakantan
Produced by – N Kanagasabai
Written by – A L Narayanan
Story by – A K Velan – Remake of Emme Thammanna
Starring – M G Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa, Lakshmi, S A Ashokan, V K Ramasamy, Cho Ramaswamy
Music by – K V. Mahadevan
Cinematography – V Ramamoorthy
Edited by – K Narayanan
Production – Jayanthi Films
Distributed by – Jayanthi Films
Release date – 14 January 1970
Running time – 166 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
