Periya Thambi
| Periya Thambi | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Chithra Lakshmanan |
| Written by | S. A. Abirama Moorthy (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Chitra Lakshmanan |
| Story by | Kesavan |
| Produced by | Chitra Lakshmanan Chithra Ramu |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ilavarasu |
| Edited by | N. Chandran |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gayathri Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Periya Thambi (English: Big brother) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Chithra Lakshmanan. The film features Prabhu and Nagma in lead roles. The film, produced by Chitra Lakshmanan and Chithra Ramu, had musical score by Deva and was released on 14 January 1997.[1][2]
Plot[]
Siva (Prabhu) lives with his father Soundarapandian (Thalaivasal Vijay), a police officer, and his little sister Geetha in the city. Geetha gets engaged and Siva notes that his father will not invite his family to the wedding. Hence, Siva finds out the village of his family and decides to go there. At his father's village, Siva is insulted by his uncle Sankarapandian (Vijayakumar), while his aunt Kamachi (Vadivukkarasi) welcomes him. Soon, Kamachi's daughter Selvi (Nagma) and Siva fall in love with each other. How Siva reconciles his uncle and marries Selvi forms the rest of the story.
Cast[]
- Prabhu as Siva
- Nagma as Selvi
- Goundamani as Azhagu Sundaram
- Vijayakumar (Panchaksharam) as Sankarapandian
- Chandrasekhar as Muthu
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Sundarapandian, Siva's father
- Uday Prakash as Thangarasu
- Ponvannan as Rathnam
- Vadivukkarasi as Kamachi, Selvi's mother
- Sangeeta as Sivagami
- R. V. Aswini as Meena, Sankarapandian's daughter
- Suvarna Mathew as Kannamma
- Chitra Lakshmanan
- K. K. Soundar as Muthu's father
- Kullamani
- Periya Karuppu Thevar
- Jaya Mani
- Mahanadi Dinesh
Soundtrack[]
| Periya Thambi | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1997 |
| Recorded | 1996 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 25:13 |
| Producer | Deva |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.[3]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aavaram Poovu" | Krishnaraj | 5:22 |
| 2 | "Left Right" | Swarnalatha | 4:13 |
| 3 | "Poovukku Oru Kalyanam" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Mano, Swarnalatha | 5:17 |
| 4 | "Taj Mahale" | Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram | 5:12 |
| 5 | "Vellikizhamai" | Swarnalatha | 5:09 |
References[]
- ^ "Filmography of periya thambi". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "Periya Thambi (1997) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "Download Periya Thambi by Deva on Nokia Music". music.ovi.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- 1997 films
- Tamil-language films
- Indian films
- Films scored by Deva (composer)
- 1990s Tamil-language films