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Chinna Mul Peria Mul

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Chinna Mul Peria Mul
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Directed byN. S. Rajbharath
Written byN. S. Rajbharath
Produced byIndra
StarringRaja Alfred
Sreenath
Shanthi Krishna
CinematographyTiwari
Edited byR. B. Thilak
D. S. Maniyam
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Indra Creations
Release date
  • 18 September 1981 (1981-09-18)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Chinna Mul Peria Mul (transl. Hour Hand, Minute Hand; lit.'Small Thorn, Big Thorn') is 1981 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by N. S. Rajbharath. The film stars Raja Alfred, Sreenath and Shanthi Krishna, with Jayaram, Madhan Veerappan, Sumangali, Vani and Baby Anju in supporting roles. It was released on 18 September 1981.[1]

Plot

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A blind woman Radha's roommate Usha is murdered by a man, who leaves behind his bracelet. Radha stumbles upon the bracelet and reads the man's name – Anand – on it via Braille. When Anand returns to collect the bracelet, Radha, having anticipated he would come to murder her as well, stabs him in the stomach with scissors.

Cast

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Male cast
  • Raja Alfred as Anand[2]
  • Sreenath as Dr. Arun
  • Jayaram as Justice Madhana Gopal
  • Madhan as Inspector Kumar
  • Veerappan as Krishnamoorthy
Female cast

Soundtrack

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Music composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[4][5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Iru Vizhigal Malarthathamma"PoonkuyilanS. Janaki, P. Jayachandran3:45
2."Iravinil Or Poonguyil"VaaliS. Janaki4:18
Total length:8:03

Reception

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Nalini Sastry of Kalki praised Rajbharath's direction for maintaining the thrill and suspense.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "சின்ன முள் பெரிய முள் / Chinna Mul Peria Mul (1981)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ Sebastian, Shevlin (24 October 2017). "A spoke through her palm". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ "குழந்தை நட்சத்திரமாக ஜொலித்த பேபி அஞ்சு! இப்போ சீரியல்ல அம்மா..." The Indian Express (in Tamil). 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Chinnamul Periyamul". Gaana. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. ^ "BOLLYWOOD INDIAN Chinnamul Periyamul SHANKAR GANESH EMI 7" 45 RPM 1981". Ecrater. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ^ சாஸ்திரி, நளினி (18 October 1981). "சின்னமுள் பெரியமுள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 68. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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