Chittu Kuruvi

Chittu Kuruvi (transl. Sparrow) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language drama film starring Sivakumar, Sumithra, Senthamarai, Suruli Rajan and Vennira Aadai Moorthy. The film was directed by Devaraj–Mohan, and released on 9 June 1978.[1]

Chittu Kuruvi
Directed byDevaraj–Mohan
Written byDevaraj–Mohan
Produced byV. Kandhasamy
StarringSivakumar
Sumithra
Senthamarai
Suruli Rajan
Vennira Aadai Moorthy
CinematographyR. N. K. Prasad
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Sree Vishnupriya Creations
Release date
  • 9 June 1978 (1978-06-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Cast

Production

Chittu Kuruvi was directed by Devaraj–Mohan and was also produced by them under Vishnupriya Creations. The cinematography was handled by R. N. K. Prasad.[2] The dialogues were written by lyricist Vaali.[3] The film was launched on 17 November 1977 with Devaraj–Mohan's mentor director P. Madhavan and cinematographer P. N. Sundaram starting the shoot.[2] Majority of the film was shot in and around the villages near Mysore such as Talakadu and Malangi and was completed within 20 days.[2][4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics written by Vaali.[5][6] The songs "En Kanmani", "Unna Nambi" and "Adada Maamara" became hugely popular.[2] The song "En Kanmani" was one of the earliest Indian songs to be composed in Counterpoint.[7][8]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Adada Maamara Kiliye"S. Janaki05:18
2."En Kanmani"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela04:16
3."Ponnula Ponnula"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam04:11
4."Unna Nambi Nethiyile"P. Susheela03:55
5."Kaaveri Kara Orathula"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam04:24
Total length:22:04

References
  1. "Chittuk Kuruvi ( 1978 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 8 August 2004. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. சிவகுமார் (14 June 2021). "திரைப்படச்சோலை 40: சிட்டுக்குருவி". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. "16 படங்களுக்கு வசனம் எழுதினார் வாலி: டைரக்ட் செய்த படம் 'வடை மாலை'". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. "சிவகுமார் 101 | 91-101". Kalki (in Tamil). 23 September 1979. pp. 14–15. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  5. "Chittukuruvi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilaiyaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. "Chittu Kuruvi (1978)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. வேணுகோபால், ஆதிரை (22 July 2022). "இப்படி ஒரு பாடல் இனி வருமா?? - My Vikatan". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  8. KR, Manigandan (2 June 2018). "Ilaiyaraaja @ 75: Four superhit numbers that speak of music genius". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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