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Fixing links to disambiguation pages, replaced: Vijayakumar (actor) → Vijayakumar (Tamil actor) (3)

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Periya Idathu Mappillai
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Guru Dhanapal]]
| producer = K. Murugan
| writer = Guru Dhanapal
| story = [[Rafi Mecartin]]
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Jayaram]]|[[Goundamani]]|[[Manivannan]]|[[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]]|[[Raasi (actress)|Mantra]]|[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]|[[Rajan P. Dev]]|[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]]|[[Pandiyan (actor)|Pandiyan]]|[[Ponvannan]]|[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]}}
| music = [[Sirpy]]
| cinematography = R. H. Ashok
| editing = [[P. Sai Suresh]]
| distributor =
| studio = Murugan Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1997|08|22}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Periya Idathu Mappillai''''' (English: Groom from a rich place) is a [[Tamil films of 1997|1997]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Guru Dhanapal]]. The film features [[Jayaram]], [[Goundamani]], [[Manivannan]], [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] and [[Raasi (actress)|Mantra]] in lead roles. The film, produced by K. Murugan, had musical score by [[Sirpy]] and was released on 22 August 1997. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=periya%20idathu%20mappillai|title=Filmography of periya idathu mappillai|accessdate=2015-02-19|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Periya_Idathu_Mappillai/7749|title=Find Tamil Movie Periya Idathu Mappillai|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412013803/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Periya_Idathu_Mappillai/7749|archive-date=2011-04-12|accessdate=2015-02-19|publisher=jointscene.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/periya-edaththu-mappillai/|title=Periya Edaththu Mappillai (1997) Tamil Movie|accessdate=2015-02-19| publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-4.htm|title=A-Z (IV)|accessdate=2015-02-19|publisher=indolink.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927193804/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-4.htm|archivedate=27 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Plot==

Periya Thambi ([[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]) and Chinna Thambi ([[Rajan P. Dev]]) are brothers and owners of a company. Gopalakrishnan ([[Jayaram]]) is from a poor family, despite being a graduate, he cannot find a job. To support his family, he becomes the driver of Periya Thambi and Chinna Thambi. Periya Thambi's daughter Lakshmi ([[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]]) and Chinna Thambi's daughter Priya ([[Raasi (actress)|Mantra]]) fall in love with Gopalakrishnan. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

==Cast==

{{colbegin}}
*[[Jayaram]] as Gopalakrishnan
*[[Goundamani]] as Kaali
*[[Manivannan]] as Manian Gounder
*[[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] as Lakshmi
*[[Raasi (actress)|Mantra]] as Priya
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Periya Thambi
*[[Rajan P. Dev]] as Chinna Thambi
*[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]] as Gopalakrishnan's father
*[[Pandiyan (actor)|Pandiyan]] as Pandiyan
*[[Ponvannan]] as Chellappa
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Ramu
*[[Halwa Vasu]] as Vasu
*[[Kalaignanam]] as Gopalakrishnan's grandfather
*[[Chokkalinga Bhagavathar]] as Gopalakrishnan's great-grandfather
*[[LIC Narasimhan]]
*[[Kalaranjini]] as Chinnavar's wife
*Vijaya Chandrika as Gopalakrishnan's mother
*Janaki as Gopalakrishnan's grandmother
*Radhabhai as Gopalakrishnan's great-grandmother
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album
| name = Periya Idathu Mappillai
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Sirpy]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1997
| recorded = 1997
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 16:50
| label = [[Lahari Music]]<br>[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]<br>[[AVM Productions|AVM Audio]]
| producer = Sirpy
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Sirpy]]. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by Kalidasan and Palani Bharathi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mio.to/album/Sirpi/Periya+Idathu+Mappillai+%281997%29|title=Periya Idathu Mappillai Songs|accessdate=2019-04-02|publisher=mio.to}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/periya-eddathu-mapillai/SYdZqch7eb0_|title=Periya Idathu Mappillai|accessdate=2019-04-02|publisher=saavn}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Achcha Namasthe" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] || rowspan=3|Pazhani Bharathi || 4:05
|-
|2 || "Chik Chik" || Mano, [[Swarnalatha]] || 4:37
|-
|3 || "Kadhalin Formula" || Mano, [[K. S. Chithra]] || 4:38
|-
|4 || "Kanne Pasam" || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] || Kalidasan || 3:30
|-
|5 || "Oh Jaana Oh Jaana" || [[P. Unnikrishnan]], Ishrath || Pazhani Bharathi || 4:19
|-
|6 || "Saare Jahanse" || Mano, K. S. Chithra, Ishrath || [[Muhammad Iqbal]] || 1:38
|-
|7 || "Yeno Yeno" || Mano || Pazhani Bharathi || 4:18
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:1997 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Sirpy]]
[[Category:Films directed by Guru Dhanapal]]

Periya Idathu Mappillai - Revision history

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