Periya Idathu Mappillai
Periya Idathu Mappillai (transl. Groom from a rich place) is a 1997 Indian Tamil language comedy film directed by Guru Dhanapal. The film stars Jayaram, Goundamani, Manivannan, Devayani and Mantra. It was released on 22 August 1997. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava.[1]
| Periya Idathu Mappillai | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Guru Dhanapal |
| Written by | Guru Dhanapal |
| Story by | Rafi Mecartin |
| Produced by | K. Murugan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | R. H. Ashok |
| Edited by | P. Sai Suresh |
| Music by | Sirpy |
Production company | Murugan Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Periya Thambi (Vijayakumar) and Chinna Thambi (Rajan P. Dev) are brothers and owners of a company. Gopalakrishnan (Jayaram) is from a poor family, despite being a graduate, he cannot find a job. To support his family, he becomes the driver of Periya Thambi and Chinna Thambi. Periya Thambi's daughter Lakshmi (Devayani) and Chinna Thambi's daughter Priya (Mantra) fall in love with Gopalakrishnan. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Jayaram as Gopalakrishnan
- Goundamani as Kaali
- Manivannan as Manian Gounder
- Devayani as Lakshmi
- Mantra as Priya
- Vijayakumar as Periya Thambi
- Rajan P. Dev as Chinna Thambi
- R. Sundarrajan as Gopalakrishnan's father
- Pandiyan as Pandiyan
- Ponvannan as Chellappa
- Vivek as Ramu
- Halwa Vasu as Vasu
- Kalaignanam as Gopalakrishnan's grandfather
- Chokkalinga Bhagavathar as Gopalakrishnan's great-grandfather
- LIC Narasimhan
- Kalaranjini as Chinnavar's wife
- Vijaya Chandrika as Gopalakrishnan's mother
- Janaki as Gopalakrishnan's grandmother
- Radhabhai as Gopalakrishnan's great-grandmother
Production
During the shoot of Periya Idathu Mappillai, Guru Dhanapal was simultaneously making another film with Jayaram titled Raja Magal which did not release.[2]
Soundtrack
| Periya Idathu Mappillai | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1997 |
| Recorded | 1997 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 16:50 |
| Label | Lahari Music T-Series AVM Audio |
| Producer | Sirpy |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Sirpy. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by Kalidasan and Palani Bharathi.[3][4]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Achcha Namasthe" | Mano | Palani Bharathi | 4:05 |
| 2 | "Chik Chik" | Mano, Swarnalatha | 4:37 | |
| 3 | "Kadhalin Formula" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 4:38 | |
| 4 | "Kanne Pasam" | Hariharan | Kalidasan | 3:30 |
| 5 | "Oh Jaana Oh Jaana" | P. Unnikrishnan, Ishrath | Palani Bharathi | 4:19 |
| 6 | "Saare Jahanse" | Mano, K. S. Chithra, Ishrath | Muhammad Iqbal | 1:38 |
| 7 | "Yeno Yeno" | Mano | Palani Bharathi | 4:18 |
References
- "Filmography of periya idathu mappillai". Cinesouth. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- "A-Z (IV)". indolink.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Periya Idathu Mappillai Songs". mio.to. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- "Periya Idathu Mappillai". saavn. Retrieved 2 April 2019.