Chinna Pasanga Naanga
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{{Infobox film
| name = Chinna Pasanga Naanga
| director = Raj Kapoor
| writer = Raj Kapoor
| producer = A. G. Subramaniam
| starring = {{ubl|Murali|Revathi|Saradha Preetha}}
| cinematography = R. Raghunatha Reddy
| editing = B. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
| music = Ilaiyaraaja
| studio = AGS Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1992|5|1}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Chinna Pasanga Naanga ({{translation|We are small boys}}) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Murali, Revathi and Saradha Preetha. It was released on 1 May 1992.
Plot
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Muthukaalai, an angry young man, returns to his village after studying in the city. Ambalam is a respected panchayat headman since his brother married a woman from another caste, he hates their family. Poochandu, Ambalam's niece, falls in love with Muthukaalai. Meanwhile, Muthukaalai's cousin Marikolunthu who is crazy about Muthukaalai comes from her village to marry him. One day, the storm devastates the entire village, destroying the poor villagers' house. The villagers beg Ambalam to let them in the temple until the storm calms down but Ambalam refuses. Poochandu's mother breaks the temple's padlock to save the villagers. The next day, at the village panchayat, Ambalam condemn Poochandu's mother to tonsure and Poochandu to become a Devadasi. In anger against this dictatorship, Muthukaalai ridicules Ambalam and he marries Poochandu. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.
Cast
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- Murali as Muthukaalai
- Revathi as Marikolunthu
- Saradha Preetha as Poochandu
- R. P. Vishwam as Ambalam
- Goundamani as 'Kuwait' Govind
- Senthil
- Vadivukkarasi
- Sangeetha
- Charle as Manikkam
- Kumarimuthu as Kannayiram
- K. K. Soundar as Kaalimuthu
- Kovai Senthil as Vellaisamy
- Super Subbarayan
- Master Haja Sheriff
- King Kong
- Vaani
- Sivaram Gandhi
- Boopathi Raja
- Venkatesh
- Sivaraman
- Marthandan
- Chelladurai
}}
Production
The film was produced by A. G. Subramaniam, a congress leader. When Ilaiyaraaja got impressed by Thalattu Ketkuthamma while composing background music, he recommended Subramaniam to do a film with Raj Kapoor which became Chinna Pasanga Naanga.{{cite web |last=சுரா |title=கனவு ராஜாக்கள் - PAGE 30 |url=http://lekhabooks.com/cinema/383-kanavu-rajaakkal?start=29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425113811/http://lekhabooks.com/cinema/383-kanavu-rajaakkal?start=29 |archive-date=25 April 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |work=Lekha Books |language=ta}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.{{cite web |title=Chinna Pasanga Naanga (1992) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0002660 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140317165408/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0002660 |archive-date=17 March 2014 |access-date=17 March 2013 |website=Raaga.com}} The song "Enna Maanamulla Ponnu" became highly popular.
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! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration | |||
| "Enna Maanamulla Ponnu" | S. Janaki | rowspan=3|Gangai Amaran | 4:58 |
| "Ingey Maanamulla Ponnu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:46 | |
| "Jodi Nalla Jodi Ithu" | Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra | 4:57 | |
| "Kovanatha Irukki Kattu" | Mano | rowspan=2|Vaali | 5:16 |
| "Mayilaadum Thoppil" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:57 | |
| "Velakku Vacha" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Gangai Amaran | 4:57 |
Reception
C. R. K. of Kalki felt looking at the title it is clear its a film set in village and is no different from earlier village centric films.{{Cite magazine |last=சி. ஆர். கே. |date=24 May 1992 |title=சின்ன பசங்க நாங்க |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-05-24/page/n29/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230331132201/https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-05-24/page/n29/mode/2up |archive-date=31 March 2023 |access-date=31 March 2023 |magazine=Kalki |pages=28–29 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}} The film completed a 100-day run at the box-office.{{cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=1 January 1993 |title=Run-of-the-mill fare |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930101&printsec=frontpage |access-date=17 March 2014 |work=The Indian Express |pages=7 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}
References
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