Chinna Mapillai
| Chinna Mapillai | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Santhana Bharathi |
| Produced by | T. Siva |
| Written by | Crazy Mohan(dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Santhana Bharathi |
| Story by | P. Kalaimani |
| Starring |
Prabhu Ganesan Sukanya Visu Radha Ravi Anand Sivaranjani |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Ravishankar |
| Edited by | G. Jayachandran |
Production company |
Amma creations |
| Distributed by | Amma creations |
Release dates | 14 January 1993 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Chinna Mapillai (English: Younger Son-in-law) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language film starring Prabhu Ganesan and Sukanya in lead roles. The film was a commercial success upon release in January 1993.[1] It was remade in Telugu as Chinna Alludu (1993), in Hindi as Coolie No.1 (1995) and in Kannada as Coolie Raja (1999).
Plot
Prabhu is a kind-hearted poor man who works as a coolie in bus stand. Visu, a marriage broker wants him to pose as a rich man from Singapore and marry Sukanya to break the arrogance and her money-minded father (Radha Ravi). Her father finds out that he is a coolie. But Prabhu brilliantly lies that it is his younger brother. How he reforms both of them forms the story.
Cast
- Prabhu as Thangadurai
- Radha Ravi as Periya Pannai
- Visu as Broker Ambalavanan
- Sukanya as Janaki
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Anand's father
- Anand as Mythili's husband
- Sivaranjani as Mythili
- Kavithalaya Krishnan
- Venniradai Moorthy
Soundtrack
Ilaiyaraaja has composed the film's popular soundtrack and lyrics written by Vaali and Gangai Amaran.
- "Vaanam Vazhthida" - S. P. Balasubramaniam, S. Janaki
- "Vennilavu Kothipathana" - Mano, Swarnalatha
- "Kaatu Kuyil Paatu" - Mano, Swarnalatha
- "Kadhoram Loolakku" - Mano, S. Janaki
- "Kanmanikkul Chinna" - S. P. Balasubramaniam, Uma Ramanan, Minmini
- "Ada Mama Nee" - Mano