Muthu Chippi

1968 Indian film
  • 6 September 1968 (1968-09-06)
Running time
131 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Muthu Chippi (transl. Pearl Oyster)[1] is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by M. Krishnan and produced by P. L. Mohan Ram. The film stars Jaishankar, Jayalalithaa and Nagesh. It was released on 6 September 1968,[2] and became a box office hit.[3] The film was remade in Telugu as Agni Pariksha.[4]

Plot

Cast

  • Jaishankar as Prabha
  • Jayalalithaa as Geetha
  • Nagesh as Sathiyam
  • Shylashri as Dancer
  • Major Sundarrajan as Prabha's father
  • Thengai Srinivasan as Womanizer
  • C. K. Saraswathi as Pimpstress
  • Tambaram Lalitha
  • Ennathe Kannaiah as Hotel customer
  • Karikol Raju as Office staff
  • Loose Mohan as Hotel boy
  • K. Kannan as Prabha's friend
  • S. Ramanathan
  • S. R. Janaki
  • 'Master' Prabhakar
  • 'Baby' Vijaya

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, with lyrics by Vaali.[5] The song "Thotta Idam" attained popularity.[6]

Song Singers Length
"Azhagu Thirumeni" P. Susheela 02:57
"Maalaiyitta Kanavan" 02:53
"Oru Naal Pazhagiya" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 03:15
"Thattatum Kaigal" L. R. Eswari 02:29
"Thotta Idam Thulanga" Sirkazhi Govindarajan 03:19

References

  1. ^ "Renowned Malayalam poet and activist Sugathakumari passes away". The NationWide. 23 December 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ "ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Jayalalithaa The Actress 'Hated' The limelight, But Starred In Over 140 Films". NDTV. IANS. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (1 November 2019). "Mosagaallaku Mosagaadu (1971)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Muthuchippi Tamil Film hits LP Vinyl Record". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  6. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (6 December 2016). "Jayalalithaa's penchant for perfection". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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