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| name          = Chinna Mul Peria Mul
| name          = Chinna Mul Peria Mul
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| caption        = Title card
| caption        = Title card
| director      = N. S. Rajbharath
| director      = N. S. Rajbharath
| writer        = N. S. Rajbharath
| producer      = Indra
| producer      = Indra
| writer        = N. S. Rajbharath
| starring      = Raja Alfred<br />[[Sreenath]]<br />[[Shanthi Krishna]]
| screenplay    =
| cinematography = Tiwari
| story          =
| editing        = R. B. Thilak <br /> D. S. Maniyam
| starring      = [[Shanthi Krishna]] <br /> [[Raja (Tamil actor)|Raja]] <br /> [[Sreenath]] <br /> Sumangali <br /> Baby Anju
| music          = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
| music          = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
| cinematography = Diwari
| editing        = R. B. Thilak <br /> D. S. Maniyam
| studio        = Indra Creations
| studio        = Indra Creations
| distributor    = Indra Creations
| released      = {{film date|1981|9|18|df=y}}
| released      = 8 September 1981
| runtime        = 95 minutes
| runtime        = 95 Mins
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
}}
}}


'''''Chinna Mul Peria Mul''''' ({{Translation|Small Thorn, Big Thorn}}) is 1981 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by N. S. Rajbharath and produced by Indra. The soundtrack was composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]]. The film starring [[Shanthi Krishna]], [[Raja (Tamil actor)|Raja]] and [[Sreenath]] with A. Veerappan, jayaram, Sumangali and Baby Anju in supporting roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gomolo.com/chinna-mul-periya-mul-movie/10472|title=chinna mul periya mul movie|accessdate=2016-01-27|publisher=gomolo}}</ref>
'''''Chinna Mul Peria Mul''''' ({{Translation|Hour Hand, Minute Hand}}; {{lit|Small Thorn, Big Thorn}}) is 1981 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[crime thriller film]] written and directed by N. S. Rajbharath. The film stars Raja Alfred, [[Sreenath]] and [[Shanthi Krishna]], with Jayaram, Madhan [[A. Veerappan|Veerappan]], Sumangali, Vani and [[Anju (actress)|Baby Anju]] in supporting roles. It was released on 18 September 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |title=சின்ன முள் பெரிய முள் / Chinna Mul Peria Mul (1981) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/chinna-mul-peria-mul |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119061937/https://screen4screen.com/movies/chinna-mul-peria-mul |archive-date=19 November 2023 |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref>
 
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=April 2022}}
A blind woman Radha's roommate Usha is murdered by a man, who leaves behind his bracelet. Radha stumbles upon the bracelet and reads the man's name&nbsp;– Anand&nbsp;– on it via [[Braille]]. When Anand returns to collect the bracelet, Radha, having anticipated he would come to murder her as well, stabs him in the stomach with a pair of scissors.


==Cast==
== Cast ==
* [[Raja (Tamil actor)|Raja]] as Anand<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/oct/24/a-spoke-through-her-palm-1681975.html|title=A spoke through her palm|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref>
;Male cast
* Raja Alfred as Anand<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sebastian |first=Shevlin |date=24 October 2017 |title=A spoke through her palm |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/oct/24/a-spoke-through-her-palm-1681975.html |url-status=live |access-date=12 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412150144/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/oct/24/a-spoke-through-her-palm-1681975.html |archive-date=12 April 2020}}</ref>
* [[Sreenath]] as Dr. Arun
* [[Sreenath]] as Dr. Arun
* [[Shanthi Krishna]] as Radha (blind girl)
* Sumangali as Usha (Radha's friend& stage singer)
* [[Anju (actress)|Baby Anju]] as Dolly
*[[A. Veerappan (actor)|A. Veerappan]] as Krishnamoorthy (Anand House servant)
* Vani as Dolly's Mother
* Jayaram as Justice Madhana Gopal
* Jayaram as Justice Madhana Gopal
* Madhan as Inspector Kumar
* Madhan as Inspector Kumar
* [[A. Veerappan|Veerappan]] as Krishnamoorthy
;Female cast
* [[Shanthi Krishna]] as Radha
* Sumangali as Usha
* Vani as Dolly's mother
* [[Anju (actress)|Baby Anju]] as Dolly<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 November 2020 |title=குழந்தை நட்சத்திரமாக ஜொலித்த பேபி அஞ்சு! இப்போ சீரியல்ல அம்மா... |language=ta |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://tamil.indianexpress.com/lifestyle/tamil-serial-news-baby-anju-sun-tv-magarasi-serial-233428/ |url-status=live |access-date=23 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208181941/https://tamil.indianexpress.com/lifestyle/tamil-serial-news-baby-anju-sun-tv-magarasi-serial-233428/ |archive-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>


==Crew==
== Soundtrack ==
* Director = N. S. Rajbharath
Music composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chinnamul Periyamul |url=https://gaana.com/album/chinnamul-periyamul |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423033809/https://gaana.com/album/chinnamul-periyamul |archive-date=23 April 2022 |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BOLLYWOOD INDIAN Chinnamul Periyamul SHANKAR GANESH EMI 7" 45 RPM 1981 |url=https://www.ecrater.co.uk/p/2136425/bollywood-indian-chinnamul-periyamul-shankar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423033812/https://www.ecrater.co.uk/p/2136425/bollywood-indian-chinnamul-periyamul-shankar |archive-date=23 April 2022 |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=Ecrater}}</ref>
* Script = N. S. Rajbharath
* Music = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
* Design = Upault
* Re - Recording = J. J. Manikkam and K. Sambath
* Art = Surya Kumar
* Stills = Shankar Rao
* Publicity = Art Adds
* Outdoor = Madras Sound Service
* Processing = Gemini Colour Lab
* Stunt = Dharmalingam


==Soundtrack==
{{Track listing
{{Infobox album
| headline = Track listing
| name      = Chinna Mul Peria Mul
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| type      = Soundtrack
| title1 = Iru Vizhigal Malarthathamma
| artist    = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
| lyrics1 = Poonkuyilan
| cover      =
| extra1 = [[S. Janaki]], [[P. Jayachandran]]
| alt        =
| length1 = 3:45
| released  = 1981
| title2 = Iravinil Or Poonguyil
| recorded  = 1981
| lyrics2 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| venue      =
| extra2 = S. Janaki
| studio    =
| length2 = 4:18
| genre      = Sareegama
| total_length = 8:03 <!-- Automatically generated with User:JPxG/TrackSum.js -->
| length    = 08:03
| language  = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label      =
| producer  = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title =
| next_year  =
}}
}}


Music composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]] and lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] and Poongkuyilan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mr-jatt.com/album/tamil-s-janaki-chinnamul-periyamul-xgi.html|title=tamil s jankai chinnamul periyamul|accessdate=2016-01-27|publisher=mr-jatt}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> "Iru Vizhigal Malarnthathamma" was not included in the movie.
== Reception ==
{| class="wikitable"
Nalini Sastry of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised Rajbharath's direction for maintaining the thrill and suspense.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=சாஸ்திரி |first=நளினி |date=18 October 1981 |title=சின்னமுள் பெரியமுள் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1981/oct/18-10-1981/p68.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=68 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220907090827/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1981/oct/18-10-1981/p68.jpg |archive-date=7 September 2022 |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref>
! No !! Song !! Singer !! Length(m:ss)
|-
| 1 || Iravinil Or Poonguyil || [[S. Janaki]] || 04:18
|-
| 2 || Iru Vizhigal Malarthathamma || [[S. Janaki]], [[P. Jayachandran]] || 03:45
|}


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
{{IMDb title|tt8938380}}
* {{IMDb title|8938380}}


[[Category:1981 crime thriller films]]
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[[Category:Films about blind people in India]]
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[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
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[[Category:Crime in fiction]]
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Latest revision as of 10:36, 3 March 2026

Chinna Mul Peria Mul
Title card
Directed byN. S. Rajbharath
Produced byIndra
Written byN. S. Rajbharath
StarringRaja Alfred
Sreenath
Shanthi Krishna
Music byShankar–Ganesh
CinematographyTiwari
Edited byR. B. Thilak
D. S. Maniyam
Production
company
Indra Creations
Release date
  • 18 September 1981 (1981-09-18)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Chinna Mul Peria Mul (transl. Hour Hand, Minute Hand; lit. 'Small Thorn, Big Thorn') is 1981 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by N. S. Rajbharath. The film stars Raja Alfred, Sreenath and Shanthi Krishna, with Jayaram, Madhan Veerappan, Sumangali, Vani and Baby Anju in supporting roles. It was released on 18 September 1981.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

A blind woman Radha's roommate Usha is murdered by a man, who leaves behind his bracelet. Radha stumbles upon the bracelet and reads the man's name – Anand – on it via Braille. When Anand returns to collect the bracelet, Radha, having anticipated he would come to murder her as well, stabs him in the stomach with a pair of scissors.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Male cast
  • Raja Alfred as Anand[2]
  • Sreenath as Dr. Arun
  • Jayaram as Justice Madhana Gopal
  • Madhan as Inspector Kumar
  • Veerappan as Krishnamoorthy
Female cast

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Music composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[4][5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Iru Vizhigal Malarthathamma"PoonkuyilanS. Janaki, P. Jayachandran3:45
2."Iravinil Or Poonguyil"VaaliS. Janaki4:18
Total length:8:03

Reception[edit | edit source]

Nalini Sastry of Kalki praised Rajbharath's direction for maintaining the thrill and suspense.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "சின்ன முள் பெரிய முள் / Chinna Mul Peria Mul (1981)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Sebastian, Shevlin (24 October 2017). "A spoke through her palm". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "குழந்தை நட்சத்திரமாக ஜொலித்த பேபி அஞ்சு! இப்போ சீரியல்ல அம்மா..." The Indian Express (in தமிழ்). 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Chinnamul Periyamul". Gaana. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "BOLLYWOOD INDIAN Chinnamul Periyamul SHANKAR GANESH EMI 7" 45 RPM 1981". Ecrater. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ↑ சாஸ்திரி, நளினி (18 October 1981). "சின்னமுள் பெரியமுள்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 68. Retrieved 23 April 2022.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links[edit | edit source]

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