Minmini Poochigal
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{{Infobox film
| image = Minmini Poochigal.jpg
| caption = VCD cover
| director = Raghu Vyaas
| producer = P. R. Janaga Raja
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Napoleon
- Jaishankar
- Bharath
- Bhargavi
}}
| cinematography = Ramesh Vyaas
| editing = S. P. Bojaraj
| music = Adithyan
| studio = P.R.J. Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1993|4|14}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Minmini Poochigal ({{Translation|Fireflies}}){{Cite web |last=Natarajan |first=Thirumaran |date=20 May 2020 |title=மின்மினிப் பூச்சிகள் எப்படி மின்னுகின்றன? |url=https://www.kuruvirotti.com/why-and-how/how-do-fireflies-glow/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/cNmSP |archive-date=25 October 2024 |access-date=25 October 2024 |website=Kuruvirotti |language=Ta}} is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language teen romance film directed by Raghu Vyaas. The film stars Napoleon, Jaishankar, Bharath and Yuvarani (credited as Bhargavi). It was released on 14 April 1993.{{Cite web |title=Minmini Poochigal (Tamil) |url=http://actornepoleon.com/cinema/filmography/tamil-films/235-minmini-poochigal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/vuI0Z |archive-date=28 October 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=actornepoleon.com}}
Plot
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Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Napoleon as Victor
- Jaishankar as Thangaraj
- Bharath as Bharath
- Bhargavi as Bhargavi
- King Kong
- Silk Smitha
- Disco Shanti
- Livingston
- Ajay Rathnam as a police officer
- V. A. Moorthy
}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Adithyan.{{Cite web |date=1992 |title=Minimini Poochigal |url=https://gaana.com/album/minmini-poochigal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/X7YdB |archive-date=28 October 2024 |access-date=21 October 2024 |work=Gaana}}{{Cite web |title=Minmini Poochigal Tamil film Audio Cassette |url=https://mossymart.com/product/minmini-poochigal-tamil-film-audio-cassette/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/yANc1 |archive-date=28 October 2024 |access-date=25 October 2024 |website=Mossymart |language=en}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = En Yarum Ilatha
| extra1 = Sujatha Mohan
| length1 = 4:57
| title2 = Kanmaniku Nenjil
| extra2 = K. J. Yesudas
| note2 = Male
| length2 = 5:05
| title3 = Kanmaniku Nenjil
| extra3 = K. S. Chithra
| note3 = Female
| length3 = 5:05
| title4 = Ottaka Marangal
| extra4 = Adithyan
| length4 = 3:26
| title5 = Thithikkum Paaru
| extra5 = Subha
| length5 = 5:03
| title6 = Vaa Pulimaane
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length6 = 4:47
| total_length = 28:23
}}
Reception
A critic from The Indian Express wrote that "Good camera-work and good treatment of the subject by Raghu Vyas [...], aided by good performances by Napolean and Bhargavi (new name of Yuvarani [...]) make it worth viewing.{{Cite news |last=Prasad |first=Ayyappa |date=23 April 1993 |title=Wholesome romance |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930423&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=21 October 2024 |work=The Indian Express |pages=7 |via=Google News Archive}}
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