Periya Kudumbam

Periya Kudumbam
Poster
Directed by	K. S. Ravikumar
Written by	Ramesh Khanna (dialogues)
Screenplay by	K. S. Ravikumar
Story by	Paruchuri brothers
Produced by	Ravi Shankar
Starring	Prabhu Kanaka Vineetha
Cinematography	Ashok Rajan
Edited by	K. Thanikachalam
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Ravi Shankar Films
Distributed by	Gemini Film Circuit
Release date	1 September 1995 (1995-09-01)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Periya Kudumbam (transl. Big Family) is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by K. S. Ravikumar.[1] It stars Prabhu, Kanaka and Vineetha, with Manorama, Vijayakumar, Lakshmi, Chandrasekhar, Chithra, Goundamani and Senthil in supporting roles. The film was released on 1 September 1995.[2][3] It is a remake of the Telugu film Thodi Kodallu (1994).^[citation needed]

Plot

The story revolves around three brothers, Rathinavel, Thangavel & Manickavel who lead a simple life. All attempts by their cousins to create tiffs amongst them fail, until they take advantage of a weak situation and join a group of people who have similar thoughts.

Cast

• Prabhu as Rathnavel
• Kanaka as Jothi
• Vineetha as Bharathi
• Manorama as Sivagami
• Vijayakumar as Thangavel
• Lakshmi as Kasthuri
• Chandrasekhar as Manikkavel
• Chithra as Shanthi
• Goundamani as Post Master Kanthasamy
• Senthil as Post Man Dhandapani
• K. S. Ravikumar as Chinnapandi
• Kitty as Sundarapandi
• Ponnambalam as Veerapandi
• Thalapathi Dinesh as Dheenadayalan
• Vinu Chakravarthy as Minister Thandavarayan
• Sathyapriya as Rajalakshmi
• Vichithra as Pappamma
• Kalyan Kumar as Rajavel
• K. Kannan as Rajapandi
• Ramesh Khanna as Police Inspector
• Sathyakala as Rajapandi wife
• Crane Manohar as a beggar
• S. P. Rajkumar as a guy asking for Kunnakudi bus

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4][5]

Song	Singer(s)	Length	Lyrics
"Aakki Vecha Soru"	Mano, K. S. Chithra, Sunanda	4:27	Palani Bharathi
"Muchathu Maadapura"	Mano, K. S. Chithra	4:59	R. V. Udayakumar
"Hey Muthamma"	Mano, Malaysia Vasudevan, Sunanda	6:09	Vaali
"Raththatha"	Arunmozhi	5:00	Vaali
"Thatthi"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	5:30	R. V. Udayakumar

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "The film is good in patches like director Ravikumar's direction".[6]

References

1. Sundaram, Nandhu (1 December 2020). "'Baasha' to 'Sathi Leelavathi': Why 1995 is an unforgettable year for Tamil cinema fans". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
2. "Periya kudumbam ( 1995 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
3. "பெரிய குடும்பம் / Periya Kudumbam (1995)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
4. "Periya Kudumbam (1995)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
5. "Periya kudumbam Tamil Film Audio Cassette by Ilaiyaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
6. Ramanujam, D. S. (8 September 1995). "Periya Kudumbam". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 22 December 1996. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

External links

• Periya Kudumbam at IMDb