Periya Idathu Mappillai

Periya Idathu Mappillai
Periya Idathu Mappillai
Directed by	Guru Dhanapal
Screenplay by	Guru Dhanapal
Story by	Rafi–Mecartin
Produced by	K. Murugan
Starring	Jayaram; Goundamani; Manivannan; Devayani; Mantra;
Cinematography	R. H. Ashok
Edited by	P. Sai Suresh
Music by	Sirpy
Production; company	Murugan Movies
Release date	22 August 1997;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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 and 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

^ "Periya idathu mappillai ( 1997 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ "A-Z Continued..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ "Periya Idathu Mappillai". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "Periya Idathu Mappillai Tamil Audio Cassette by Sirpy". Banumass. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

External links

Periya Idathu Mappillai at IMDb

[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.

[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.

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