Chinna Muthu
1994 film by Shanmuga Sundaram
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Chinna Muthu is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Shanmuga Sundaram in his debut. The film stars Radha Ravi in the title role with Rajeev, Y. G. Mahendran, Vaishnavi, and Chandrasekhar in supporting roles. It was released on 19 February 1994.
Bhagyalakshmi Radha Ravi
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| Directed by | Shanmuga Sundaram |
| Written by | Shanmuga Sundaram |
| Produced by | Radha Ravi Bhagyalakshmi Radha Ravi |
| Starring | Radha Ravi |
| Cinematography | V. Ranga |
| Edited by | L. Kesavan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | B. R. R. Art Enterprises |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Cast
- Radha Ravi as Chinna Muthu
- Rajeev as Mookaiyan
- Vaishnavi
- Padmashri
- Ravikanth
- Y. G. Mahendran
- Chandrasekhar
- Roopesh Raj as Thangarasu
- Asha as Shenbagam
Production
Chinna Muthu marked the directorial debut of Shanmuga Sundaram, who earlier worked as a dialogue writer for Annaamalai (1992). Radha Ravi played the title role, and it was his third film which he had produced under his production company.[1]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics by Vairamuthu.[2][3]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Chinna Muthu" (Lady) | Jikki | 02:26 |
| "Chinna Muthu" (Men) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 02:25 |
| "Chinna Muthu" (Pathos) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 01:14 |
| "Edhazh Oram" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 03:26 |
| "Parandhadhadi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 05:00 |
| "Soodana Manasu" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:43 |
| "Vadugapattiku Valathupakkam" | K. S. Chithra, Gangai Amaran | 05:02 |
| "Valathu Kaalai" | Swarnalatha, Malaysia Vasudevan | 04:16 |
Release and reception
Chinna Muthu was released on 19 February 1994.[4] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express gave a negative review, criticising Radha Ravi because "he indulged in a lot of over-acting" and that his earlier productions were "much better efforts".[1]
