Chinna Vathiyar

Chinna Vathiyar
Chinna Vathiyar
	File:Chinna Vathiyar.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Produced by	Alamelu Subramaniam
Written by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao; Crazy Mohan (Dialogues )
Starring	Prabhu; Khushbu; Ranjitha
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	R. Raghunatha Reddy
Edited by	Ganesh Kumar
Production; company	Swathi Chithra International
Release date	11 May 1995;
Running time	132 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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Chinna Vathiyar (transl. Young Teacher) is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language science fiction comedy film, directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Prabhu in a dual role, Khushbu, Ranjitha, Goundamani, Senthil and Nizhalgal Ravi. Music was by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were by Vaali. The comedy subplot was inspired by Crazy Mohan's play Madhu +2. The film was successful at the box office.^[2]

Plot[edit]

The story revolves around a professor named Chandramouli, who experiments on transferring the soul from one body to another. Professor Chandramouli is married to Janaki. He got help from a student Aravind, who is a bright student and a star in the school. The story begins when the two souls of professor and Aravind are transferred and it makes it uncomfortable to both parties and their girls. Meanwhile, a wealthy girl-abuser Baba took professor's favourite student and sold her to a gang. However, soul-changed professor and Aravind came to rescue her, where Baba flees from the police. Baba comes to know about the miracle medicine produced by the professor to change souls and when the soul changed professor and Aravind came to correct their souls at a cemetery. Professor gets changed, but Aravind's soul went on to a cat. Baba came quickly and hit professor and Baba changed his soul to Aravind's body. The cat with Aravind's soul is put into a nearby well and he flees with the miracle medicine. The new Aravind behaves very differently and engages in many bad activities. Finally, the professor get to know about the change that happened. He finally found the miracle medicine which was hidden in the worshipped anthill. At last after a series of events, Aravind's soul is released from the cat and Baba's soul is trapped within a chicken.

Cast[edit]

Prabhu as Professor Chandramouli / Aravind
Khushbu as Janaki
Ranjitha as Mythili
Nizhalgal Ravi as Baba
Goundamani as Josiyar
Senthil as Josiyar's friend
Kovai Sarala as Vimala
Delhi Ganesh as Aravind's father
Bhagyalakshmi as Bhagyasri
Chinni Jayanth as Chinni
C. R. Parthiban as Sr. Doctor
Crazy Mohan as Doctor
R. S. Shivaji
S. N. Lakshmi
Dharani as Josiyar's wife
Idichapuli Selvaraj as K. Sethuraman
Pasi Sathya

Production[edit]

The film was initially titled Professor, and the team subsequently chose to change title hoping to appeal to the Tamil speaking audience.^[3] The comedy subplot was inspired by Crazy Mohan's play Madhu +2.^[4]

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vaali.^[5]^[6]

Track	Song	Singer(s)
1	"Vatta Pandhu"	Mano, K. S. Chithra
2	"Intha Padukaiyile"	K. S. Chithra
3	"Kanmaniye Kanmaniye"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Rohini
4	"Love Pannidathan"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
5	"Atha Maga Rathiname"	Malaysia Vasudevan, Uma Ramanan

Legacy[edit]

Chinna Vathiyar attained cult status in Tamil cinema for the Senthil-Goundamani comedy track.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ "சின்ன வாத்தியார்". Dina Thanthi (in தமிழ்). 11 May 1995.
↑ "'Baasha' to 'Sathi Leelavathi': Why 1995 is an unforgettable year for Tamil cinema fans". The News Minute. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
↑ Sitaraman, Sandya (27 January 1995). "Some New Tamil Movie News". Tamil Movie News. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Sunder, Gautam; Srivatsan, S. (10 June 2019). "Best of 'Crazy' Mohan in Tamil cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
↑ "Chinna Vatthiyaat". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
↑ "Chinna Vathiyar". Songs4all. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

External links[edit]

Chinna Vathiyar on IMDb

[1] "சின்ன வாத்தியார்". Dina Thanthi (in தமிழ்). 11 May 1995.

[2] "'Baasha' to 'Sathi Leelavathi': Why 1995 is an unforgettable year for Tamil cinema fans". The News Minute. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[3] Sitaraman, Sandya (27 January 1995). "Some New Tamil Movie News". Tamil Movie News. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[cult-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Sunder, Gautam; Srivatsan, S. (10 June 2019). "Best of 'Crazy' Mohan in Tamil cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[5] "Chinna Vatthiyaat". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[6] "Chinna Vathiyar". Songs4all. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

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