Chinna Raja

Chinna Raja is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed and produced by Chitra Lakshmanan. The film stars Karthik in dual lead roles alongside Roja and Priya Raman. It was released on 5 March 1999.

Chinna Raja
Title card
Directed by	Chitra Lakshmanan
Written by	M. Rathnakumar (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Chitra Lakshmanan
Story by	Chitra Lakshmanan
Produced by	Chitra Ramu
Starring	Karthik Roja Priya Raman
Cinematography	Karthik Raja
Edited by	Chandran
Music by	Deva
Production company	Gayathri Films
Release date	5 March 1999 (1999-03-05)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Karthik as Raja and Dilip (dual role)
• Roja as Radha
• Priya Raman as Priya
• Manivannan as Mani
• Dhamu
• Ramesh Khanna
• Mohan Raman
• Manobala
• Vaiyapuri
• Jaishankar
• Sowcar Janaki
• Chitra Lakshmanan
• Seshadri as Child Raja

Production

The lead female role was initially meant to be played by Pooja Kumar.^[1]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Deva.^[2][3]

Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length
"Anbe Anbe"	P. Unnikrishnan	Arivumathi	05:15
"Hoi Hoi Hoi"	Swarnalatha, Sujatha	Kalidasan	04:10
"Paadavaa"	Hariharan		05:38
"Puyale Vaa"	Nithyasree Mahadevan, Krishnaraj		05:27
"Yenna Yenna"	Gopal Rao		04:45

Release and reception

The film was initially scheduled to release in October 1998, two months after the release of the Karthik-Roja starrer Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen, to coincide with Diwali.^[4] However, it was delayed for four months and eventually released on 5 March 1999.^[5] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "After gaining a lively pace in the first portion with humorous situations, Gayathri Films' Chinna Raja becomes a murder mystery. The twists director Chitra Lakshmanan (he also plays a brief role) employs, manages to pull the movie through".^[6]