Chinna Raja

Chinna Raja
Title card
Directed byChitra Lakshmanan
Written byM. Rathnakumar (dialogues)
Screenplay byChitra Lakshmanan
Story byChitra Lakshmanan
Produced byChitra Ramu
Starring
CinematographyKarthik Raja
Edited byChandran
Music byDeva
Production
company
Release date
  • 5 March 1999 (1999-03-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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.

Plot

Cast

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]

References

  1. ^ "A-Z Continued..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Chinna Raja (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Chinna Raja / Irulum Oliyum". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ Rajitha (17 October 1998). "Southern bonanza". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. ^ "சின்ன ராஜா / Chinna Raja (1999)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  6. ^ Ramanujam, D. S. (12 March 1999). "Film Reviews: Chinna Raja / Lal Baadshah". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 7 April 2001. Retrieved 12 March 2024.