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Chinnanchiru Ulagam
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Wikipedia article
' Chinnanchiru Ulagam' is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written, produced and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Nagesh, Magic Radhika and V. K. Ramasamy. It is based on the Subbu Arumugam novel 'Manithanai Kaanom'. 'Chinnanchiru Ulagam' was released on 2 September 1966 and became a commercial success.
Plot
Cast
* Gemini Ganesan
* K. R. Vijaya
* Nagesh
* V. K. Ramasamy
* Magic Radhika
* G. Sakunthala
* M. S. Sundari Bai
*Radhabhai
*O. A. K. Thevar
Production
'Chinnanchiru Ulagam' is based on Subbu Arumugam's novel 'Manithanai Kaanom'. The film was produced and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan under Chitra Productions; Gopalakrishnan also wrote the screenplay. Arumugam wrote the comedy subplot of the film. Cinematography was handled by R. Sampath, and the editing by R. Devarajan. The final length of the film was .
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, and the lyrics were written by Vaali.
Release and reception
'Chinnanchiru Ulagam' was released on 2 September 1966, and was distributed by Shanti Pictures. Writing for 'Film World', V. Gopalakrishnan praised Ganesan for showing "his mettle as a versatile actor" in 'Chinnanchiru Ulagam'. Nagesh's dialogues became popular. Despite facing competition from 'Thanippiravi', 'Saraswathi Sabatham' and 'Thenmazhai', all released in the same month, the film became a commercial success, and ran well particularly at the Madurai-based Thangam Theatre, which was once considered Asia's largest theatre.
References
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