Chinna Mapillai
Chinna Mapillai (English: Younger Son-in-law) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language film starring Prabhu and Sukanya in lead roles. The film was a commercial success upon release in January 1993. It was remade in Telugu as Chinna Alludu (1993), in Hindi as Coolie No.1 (1995) and in Kannada as Coolie Raja (1999).
| Chinna Mapillai | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Santhana Bharathi |
| Produced by | T. Siva |
| Written by | Crazy Mohan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Santhana Bharathi |
| Story by | P. Kalaimani |
| Starring | Prabhu Sukanya Sivaranjani Visu Radha Ravi Anand |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Ravishankar |
| Edited by | G. Jayachandran |
Production company | Amma creations |
| Distributed by | Amma creations |
Release date | 14 January 1993 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Thangavel (Prabhu) is a kindhearted poor man who works as a coolie in a bus stand. Ambalavanan (Visu), a marriage broker wants him to pose as a rich man from Singapore and marry Janaki (Sukanya) to break the arrogance and her money-minded father Periya Pannai (Radha Ravi). Periya Pannai finds out that he is a coolie, but Thangavel brilliantly lies that it is his younger brother. How Thangavel reforms both of them forms the story.
Cast
- Prabhu as Thangavel / (Vairavel fake role as brother)
- Sukanya as Janaki
- Sivaranjani as Mythili (Janaki's Sister)
- Radha Ravi as Aalavanthan / PeriyaPannai (Janaki's Father)
- Visu as Broker Ambalavanan
- Anand as Vinod, Mythili's husband
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Anand's father
- Kavithalaya Krishnan
- Venniradai Moorthy
- S. N. Parvathi
Soundtrack
Ilaiyaraaja has composed the film's popular soundtrack and lyrics written by Vaali and Gangai Amaran.[1]
| S:No | Song's | Singer's | Lyric's |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaanam Vazhthida | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Gangai Amaran |
| 2 | Vennilavu Kothipathanu | Mano, Swarnalatha | |
| 3 | Kattu Kuyil Paatu | Mano, Swarnalatha | Vaali |
| 4 | Kadhorum Lolakku | Mano, S. Janaki | |
| 5 | Kanmanikkul Chinna | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma Ramanan, Minmini | Gangai Amaran |
| 6 | Ada Mama Nee | Mano | Vaali |
Reception
The Indian Express wrote "Chinna Maappille is a hilarious, racy comedy of the Wodehousian sort with engaging situations well directed by Santhana Bharathi".[2]
Remake
The film was remade in Hindi as Coolie No. 1 in 1995.[3]