Periya Idathu Mappillai

1997 Indian film
  • Jayaram
  • Goundamani
  • Manivannan
  • Devayani
  • Mantra
CinematographyR. H. AshokEdited byP. Sai SureshMusic bySirpy
Production
company
Murugan Movies
Release date
  • 22 August 1997 (1997-08-22)
Running time
150 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

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.[1] The film is a remake of the Malayalam film Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava.[citation needed]

Plot

Periya Thambi and Chinna Thambi are brothers and owners of a company. Gopalakrishnan 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 and Chinna Thambi's daughter Priya 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

The music was composed by Sirpy.[3][4] The song "Kadhalin Formula" was inspired from the Arabic artist Amr Diab's album Nour El Ain.[citation needed]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
"Achcha Namasthe" Mano Palani Bharathi 4:05
"Chik Chik" Mano, Swarnalatha 4:37
"Kadhalin Formula" Mano, K. S. Chithra 4:38
"Kanne Pasam" Hariharan Kalidasan 3:30
"Oh Jaana Oh Jaana" P. Unnikrishnan, Ishrath Palani Bharathi 4:19
"Saare Jahanse" Mano, K. S. Chithra, Ishrath Muhammad Iqbal 1:38
"Yeno Yeno" Mano Palani Bharathi 4:18

References

  1. ^ "Periya idathu mappillai ( 1997 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ^ "A-Z Continued..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Periya Idathu Mappillai". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Periya Idathu Mappillai Tamil Audio Cassette by Sirpy". Banumass. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

External links

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