Chinna Kuyil Paaduthu

Chinna Kuyil Paaduthu
Directed by	P. Madhavan
Written by	Bala Murugan
Produced by	P. M. Venkat Prashanth P. M. Arunkumar
Starring	Sivakumar Ambika Master Tinku
Cinematography	P. N. Sundaram
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Karpagam Films
Release date	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
Running time	152 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Chinna Kuyil Paaduthu (transl. A small cuckoo is singing) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by P. Madhavan and written by Bala Murugan. The film stars Sivakumar, Ambika and Master Tinku. It was released on 24 July 1987.[1]

Plot

Forced by his eight-year-old son, Raju, a widower marries Geetha by hiding his first marriage. When Geetha learns about his first marriage, she calls off her marriage and leaves him.

Cast

• Sivakumar as Raja
• K. Bhagyaraj as Babu (cameo appearance)
• Master Tinku as Ravi, Raja's Son
• Ambika as Geetha
• Ilavarasi as Vasanthi, Raja's Colleague
• Manorama as Geetha's Mother
• Senthil as Santhana Pottu Shanmugam
• Cho as Ramaswamy, Raja's Colleague
• Jeevitha as Lakshmi, Raja's First Wife
• Kumarimuthu as Babu's Father
• K. Surya Kala as Sivakami, Babu's Mother
• Madhu Mohan as The Manager
• Samy Kannu as Aarumugam
• Loose Mohan as Kabali
• Kovai Sarala (cameo appearance)

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2][3]

Songs	Singer	lyricist	Length
"Unnai Naane"	K. S. Chithra	Vaali	04:42
"Chithirai Mathathu"	K. S. Chithra, Malaysia Vasudevan	Muthulingam	04:14
"Chinna Kuyil Oru"	Ilaiyaraaja		04:26
"Kannumani"	S. Janaki	Gangai Amaran	03:39
"Appavukku Paiyan"	Ilaiyaraaja	Ilaiyaraaja	02:29
"Chinna Kuyil Paaduthu Title Music	Instrumental		02:23

Reception

On 7 August 1987, V. S. Thomas of The Indian Express wrote that the film "is an attempt at entertainment with plenty of sentimental incidents tagged together but the effort is not crowned with success as there is a sense of abruptness and artificiality throughout".[4]

References

1. "Chinna Kuyil Paaduthu (1987)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
2. "Chinna Kuyil Paaduthu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 1 January 1987. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
3. "Chinna Kuyil Paaduthu Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
4. Thomas, V. S. (7 August 1987). "Two-in-one". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 22 December 2018 – via Google News Archive.

External links

• Chinna Kuyil Paaduthu at IMDb