Sinna Mapplai (transl. Younger 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, released on 14 January 1993, stars Prabhu and Sukanya, with Radha Ravi, Anand, Sivaranjani and Visu in supporting roles. It has been remade in Telugu, Kannada, and twice in Hindi.
| Sinna Mapplai | |
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| Directed by | Santhana Bharathi |
| Screenplay by | Crazy Mohan Santhana Bharathi |
| Story by | P. Kalaimani |
| Produced by | T. Siva |
| Starring | Prabhu Sukanya |
| Cinematography | Ravishankar |
| Edited by | G. Jayachandran |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Amma Creations |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThangavel is a bachelor working as a coolie in a bus stand. One day, he goes to look for a bride for himself at someone's house. There, he is insulted as a porter who works for small wages. On that day, with an upset face, he is at the bus stand where, unexpectedly, he meets the marriage broker Ambalavanan, who he had helped a few days earlier. They have a conversation in which Thangavel says everything about how was he insulted. At the same time, Ambalavan was also insulted by Aalavandhan (also known as Periya pannai) for bringing a low status groom for his elder daughter (Janaki) at Periya pannai's house. In revenge, Ambalavanan intends to teach Aalavandhan a vital lesson about controlling his arrogance. Ambalavanan and Thangavel make a deal with each other to cheat Periya pannai. In this drama, Thangavel pretends to be a rich man and professional of engineer called Singapore, who returns and decides to check in on the planning of construction builds up in the Periya pannai's village. He goes to the village to find out the site.
While he is on the way to the village, Thangavel luckily meets Janaki driving a bullock cart. He makes a bet with her to join in a race between his car and her cart. The race begins. At one stage, somewhere on his way, Thangavel's car breaks down, so Janaki takes an easy win. Upon meeting her, Thangavel falls in love with Janaki and plans to marry her, fulfilling his plan with Ambalavanan and his desires for social status and a bride. The marriage goes through as planned, and time passes.
One day, the Periya pannai comes to the city and gets off from the bus. Suddenly, he meets his son-in-law working at the bus stand and feels that he is being deceived by Thangavel. Later, he murmurs he will let his daughter know everything about what was happened in the bus stand. Then, when Thangavel comes back to the house, he is stopped by Janaki. He makes a new plan to tell his father-in-law that the person he met was his younger brother. All of them trust his words. Moreover, Periya pannai decides to let his second daughter marry him. He makes a plan without Ambalavanan's knowledge, then lets him know the details later on. What Thangavel and Ambalavanan do with these cheating plans carries forward to add interest to the remainder of the film.
Cast
edit- Prabhu as Thangavel/ Vairavel[2]
- Sukanya as Janaki[2]
- Radha Ravi as Aalavandhan / Periya Pannai[3]
- Anand as Vinod[3]
- Sivaranjani as Mythili[3]
- Visu as Ambalavanan[2]
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Vinod's father
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as an actor
- Mannangatti Subramaniam as Kanakkupilli
- Kavithalayaa Krishnan
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4][5] The song "Vennilavu Kothipathanu" is set in Madhyamavati raga,[6] and "Kadhorum Lolakku" is set in Natabhairavi.[7]
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|
| "Vaanam Vazhthida" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Vaali |
| "Vennilavu Kothipathenna" | Swarnalatha, Mano | Piraisoodan |
| "Kattu Kuyil Paatu" | Vaali | |
| "Kadhorum Lolakku" | Mano, S. Janaki | |
| "Kanmanikkul Chinna" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Minmini, Uma Ramanan | |
| "Ada Mama Nee" | Mano | Gangai Amaran |
Release and reception
editSinna 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] Kalki's critic advised not to ask about the story or logic but to put aside the old films that come to mind. The critic praised the comedy, adding that Prabhu, Visu, Radha Ravi and others would make the audience laugh for two hours.[9] Crazy Mohan won Best Dialogue Writer for the film at the 14th Cinema Express Awards.[10]
Remakes
editThe film was remade in Telugu as Chinna Alludu (1993), in Kannada as Coolie Raja (1999),[11] and twice in Hindi, directed by David Dhawan as Coolie No. 1 (1995 and 2020).[12]
See also
edit- Coolie (1997) and Adorer Jamai (2011), Bangladeshi remakes
References
edit- ^ Chinna Mappillai = Sinna Mapplai. Ayngaran International. 2000. OCLC 857141852. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021 – via WorldCat.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c d MM (17 January 1993). "Wodehousian". The Indian Express. p. 7. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "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. January 1993. 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.
- ^ "சின்ன மாப்ளே". Kalki (in Tamil). 31 January 1993. p. 33. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Kizhakku Cheemayile adjudged best film". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 13 March 1994. p. 3. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ 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.