Periya Thambi (transl. Big brother) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and co-produced by Chitra Lakshmanan. The film stars Prabhu and Nagma. It was released on 14 January 1997.[1]

Periya Thambi
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Directed byChitra Lakshmanan
Written byS. A. Abirama Moorthy (dialogues)
Screenplay byChitra Lakshmanan
Story byKesavan
Produced byChitra Lakshmanan
Chithra Ramu
Starring
CinematographyIlavarasu
Edited byN. Chandran
Music byDeva
Production
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Release date
  • 14 January 1997 (1997-01-14)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Siva (Prabhu) lives with his father Soundarapandian (Thalaivasal Vijay), a police officer, and his little sister Geetha in the city. Geetha gets engaged and Siva notes that his father will not invite his family to the wedding. Hence, Siva finds out the village of his family and decides to go there. At his father's village, Siva is insulted by his uncle Sankarapandian (Vijayakumar), while his aunt Kamachi (Vadivukkarasi) welcomes him. Soon, Kamachi's daughter Selvi (Nagma) and Siva fall in love with each other. How Siva reconciles his uncle and marries Selvi forms the rest of the story.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.[2]

Song Singer(s) Duration
"Aavaram Poovu" Krishnaraj 5:22
"Left Right" Swarnalatha 4:13
"Poovukku Oru Kalyanam" Malaysia Vasudevan, Mano, Swarnalatha 5:17
"Taj Mahale" Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram 5:12
"Vellikizhamai" Swarnalatha 5:09

Release and reception

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The film was released in Pongal 1997 alongside Minsara Kanavu, Iruvar, Bharathi Kannamma and Dharma Chakkaram.[3] R. P. R. of Kalki praised the first half as natural but criticised the second half as cliched and routine.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "periya thambi ( 1997 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Periya Thambi". Spotify. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. ^ "பொங்கலும் தமிழ் சினிமாவும்". Kungumam (in Tamil). 10 January 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ ஆர். பி. ஆர். (16 February 1997). "பெரிய தம்பி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 2. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2022 – via Internet Archive.
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