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Periya Idathu Mappillai
1997 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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
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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]
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