Sinna Mapplai
Sinna Mapplai (transl. Young son-in-law), also spelt Chinna Mappillai,[1] is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed and co-written by Santhana Bharathi. The film stars Prabhu and Sukanya, with Radha Ravi, Anand, Sivaranjani and Visu in supporting rles. It was released on 14 January 1993. The film was remade in Telugu as Chinna Alludu (1993), in Kannada as Coolie Raja (1999) and twice in Hindi as Coolie No.1 (in 1995 and in 2020).
| Sinna Mapplai | |
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| Directed by | Santhana Bharathi |
| Produced by | T. Siva |
| Written by | Crazy Mohan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Santhana Bharathi |
| Story by | P. Kalaimani |
| Starring | Prabhu Sukanya |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Ravishankar |
| Edited by | G. Jayachandran |
Production company | Amma Creations |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
PlotEdit
Thangavel is a coolie in a bus stand and a bachelor too. One day, When he went to look a bride for him in someone's house, there he had been insulted as a small wage worker in a bus stand. On that day night, he comes feeling sad to share about the bad experiences with the marriage broker Ambalavanan whom he met and saved in some incidence from the gundas an other day. There Ambalavanan was also insulted by Periya pannai for bringing up the groom who is lower than the periya pannai status. After that incident, While he is sitting with sadly face in a bus stand, he thinks to make a lesson for the Periya pannai and his arrogance. For that, Broker joins with Thangavel to make a plan like pretending as a rich man from Singapore and marry Janaki to break the arrogance and her money-minded father Periya Pannai. Periya Pannai finds out that he is a coolie, but Thangavel brilliantly lies that it is his younger brother. How Thangavel reforms both of them forms the story.
CastEdit
SoundtrackEdit
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vaali, Gangai Amaran and Piraisoodan.[4][5] The song "Vennilavu Kothipathanu" is set in Madhyamavati raga,[6] and "Kadhorum Lolakku" is set in Natabhairavi.[7]
| S. No. | Songs | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Vaanam Vazhthida" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Vaali |
| 2 | "Vennilavu Kothipathenna" | Swarnalatha, Mano | Piraisoodan |
| 3 | "Kattu Kuyil Paatu" | Vaali | |
| 4 | "Kadhorum Lolakku" | Mano, S. Janaki | |
| 5 | "Kanmanikkul Chinna" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Minmini | |
| 6 | "Ada Mama Nee" | Mano | Gangai Amaran |
Release and receptionEdit
Sinna Mapplai was released on 14 January 1993.[8] The Indian Express wrote, "[Sinna Mapplai] is a hilarious, racy comedy of the Wodehousian sort with engaging situations well directed by Santhana Bharathi".[3] At the 14th Cinema Express Awards, Crazy Mohan won the Best Dialogue Writer award.[9]
RemakesEdit
The film was remade in Telugu as Chinna Alludu (1993), in Kannada as Coolie Raja (1999),[10] and twice in Hindi with the title Coolie No. 1: in 1995 and in 2020.[11]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Chinna Mappillai = Sinna Mapplai". WorldCat. Ayngaran International. 2000. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Keramalu, Karthik (9 December 2020). "Prabhu, Venkatesh, Govinda, Shashi Kumar... Is Varun Dhawan Coolie No 1 or 5?". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 MM (17 January 1993). "Wodehousian". The Indian Express. p. 7.
- ↑ "Chinna Mappillai / Raakaye Koyil". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ↑ "Chinna Mapillai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 167.
- ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 134.
- ↑ Sundaram, Nandhu (27 June 2018). "From 'Gentleman' to 'Amaravathi' : Revisiting popular films which released 25 years ago". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ↑ "Kizhakku Cheemayile adjudged best film". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 13 March 1994. p. 3.
- ↑ Chauhan, Gaurang (18 December 2020). "Not just the Varun Dhawan starrer, Govinda's Coolie No 1 was a remake too". Zoom. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ↑ "Remake of Coolie No. 1 a new film: David Dhawan". Outlook. IANS. 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.