'' Chinnanchiru Ulagam'' () is a 1966 Indian

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written, produced and directed by

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. The film stars

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, K. R. Vijaya,

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, Magic Radhika and V. K. Ramasamy. It is based on the Subbu Arumugam novel ''Manithanai Kaanom'' (). ''Chinnanchiru Ulagam'' was released on 2 September 1966 and became a commercial success.

Plot

Cast

* K. R. Vijaya *

* V. K. Ramasamy * Magic Radhika * G. Sakunthala *

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*Radhabhai * O. A. K. Thevar

Production

''Chinnanchiru Ulagam'' is based on Subbu Arumugam's novel ''Manithanai Kaanom''. The film was produced and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan under Chitra Productions; Gopalakrishnan also wrote the screenplay. Arumugam wrote the comedy subplot of the film. Cinematography was handled by R. Sampath, and the editing by R. Devarajan. The final length of the film was .

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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, and the lyrics were written by Vaali.

Release and reception

''Chinnanchiru Ulagam'' was released on 2 September 1966, and was distributed by Shanti Pictures. Writing for ''Film World'', V. Gopalakrishnan praised Ganesan for showing "his mettle as a versatile actor" in ''Chinnanchiru Ulagam''. Nagesh's dialogues became popular. Despite facing competition from ''

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'' and '' Thenmazhai'', all released in the same month, the film became a commercial success, and ran well particularly at the

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-based Thangam Theatre, which was once considered Asia's largest theatre.

References

External links

* {{K. S. Gopalakrishnan 1960s Tamil-language films 1966 comedy films 1966 films Films based on Indian novels Films directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Films with screenplays by K. S. Gopalakrishnan Indian comedy films