Chinna Mani is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by M. Thilakarajan in his debut. The film stars Napoleon and Kasthuri with R. P. Viswam, Srividya, Anuradha, S. S. Chandran, Vadivelu and Anusha in supporting roles. It was released on 3 March 1995,[1] and was a box office failure.[2]
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Plot
Duraisamy Thevar is a kind-hearted village chief while his father Pulikesi Thevar is the nearby wicked village chief. Duraisamy hate his father since he betrayed his mother and married another woman. Chinna Mani is a poor maid who is rejected by the villagers. Being married and a widow at her young age, the villagers think that she brings bad luck. Soon, Pulikesi Thevar's first wife falls sick and compels her son to marry as soon as possible. In hurry, Duraisamy Thevar marries Chinna Mani for soothing his sick mother. The entire village is then in shock. Later, Duraisamy tells Chinna Mani the reason why he didn't get married for so many years. In the past, Duraisamy was in love with a Christian woman Princy. Her brothers opposed to their love. Her despair to marry her lover increased; she immolated herself. Duraisamy accepts to live with Chinna Mani but doesn't want to touch her. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Napoleon as Duraisamy Thevar
- Kasthuri as Chinna Mani
- R. P. Viswam as Pulikesi Thevar
- Srividya as Pulikesi Thevar's first wife
- Anuradha as Pulikesi Thevar's second wife
- S. S. Chandran
- Vadivelu as Pechimuthu
- Anusha as Princy
- Raghavi as Parvathy
- Vizhuthugal Latha as Kaveri
- Vimalraj
- K. Kannan
- Pasi Narayanan as Narayanan
- Meesai Murugesan
- Bayilvan Ranganathan
- Swamikannu as Manikkam
- Vellai Subbaiah
- Halwa Vasu
- Joker Thulasi as Saavu Kodangi
- Kadayam Raju
- Sathish
- Singamuthu
- Roopa
- Sangeetha
- Vijay Babu in a guest appearance
- Balaji Sakthivel as doctor (uncredited)
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Muthulingam, Kalidasan, Kadhal Mathi, S. Malar Maran and R. V. Udayakumar.[3]
| Song | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 'Chithirai Maasathu' | Deva, Ranga Babu | 4:57 |
| 'Eesawari Unaiye' | K. S. Chithra | 4:42 |
| 'Kiliye Kiliye' | Deva, K. S. Chithra | 4:53 |
| 'Saarayam Venenga Saamy' | Bhuvana | 4:01 |
| 'Vanthathu' | Krishnaraj, K. S. Chithra | 5:02 |
Reception
R. P. R. of Kalki praised the debutant director for elegant screenplay, crisp dialogues and neatly done twists while also praising Deva for his unique background score.[4]
References
- ^ "Chinnamani (Tamil)". actornepoleon.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Sitaraman, Sandya (9 January 1996). "Tamil Movie News--1995 Review". Google Groups. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Chinnamani (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 1 January 1995. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ ஆர்.பி.ஆர். (2 April 1995). "சின்னமணி". Kalki (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
External links
- Chinna Mani at IMDb
This page was last edited on 12 March 2024, at 06:27