Thalattu Ketkuthamma

Thalattu Ketkuthamma (transl. Can you hear the lullaby?) is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Raj Kapoor in his directorial debut. The film stars Prabhu and Kanaka. It was released on 5 November 1991. The film was remade in Telugu as Chittemma Mogudu.^{[citation needed]}

Thalattu Ketkuthamma
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Directed by	Raj Kapoor
Written by	Raj Kapoor
Produced by	Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan Kanchana Sivaraman
Starring	Prabhu Kanaka
Cinematography	B. R. Vijayalakshmi
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Sivaji Productions
Release date	5 November 1991 (1991-11-05)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Raasaiyya, a young man, wants to get married as soon as possible and he compels his uncle. His cousin Pechiamma is an immature tomboy. After seeing her friend Valli dying while delivering a child, Pechiamma thinks that she too will die after the marriage. Raasaiyya finally gets married with Pechiamma. Thereafter, Pechiamma avoids Raasaiyya although he treasures her. One day, Raasaiyya comes home drunk and rapes Pechiamma, leading to her becoming pregnant. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

• Prabhu as Rasaiya
• Kanaka as Pechiyamma
• Goundamani as Rasaiya's uncle
• Senthil as Pulipandi
• Silk Smitha as Dr. Mary
• Vadivukkarasi as Vadivu
• Mounica as Valli
• Vijaya Chandrika
• R. P. Viswam as Viswam
• Oru Viral Krishna Rao
• Pandu
• Chokkalinga Bhagavathar as Muthukalai
• Boopathiraja
• MRK
• Omakuchi Narasimhan
• Kovai Senthil
• Sakthivel

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vaali.^[1][2]

Song	Singer(s)	Duration
"Annanukku"	Malaysia Vasudevan	4:49
"Nenthukitta"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:51
"Sonna Petcha"	P. Susheela, Minmini, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Kalpana	4:35
"Sutti Sutti"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:50
"Yamma Yamma"		5:00
"Amma Enum Vaarthaithaan"	Ilaiyaraaja	5:05

Release and reception

Thalattu Ketkuthamma was released on 5 November 1991.^[3] The Indian Express wrote, "With a storyline that can be written at the backside of bus ticket, it is not surprising that debutant director Raj Kapoor [..] spends most of the time beating around the bush".^[4] C. R. K. of Kalki called Thalattu Ketkuthamma a "boost" for Prabhu.^[5]

In popular culture

The film is noted for the song "Ho Gaya" sung by Goundamani which also gained popularity.^[6]