Chitthi
| Chitthi | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical Release Poster | |
| Directed by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Screenplay by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Story by | V. M. K. |
| Starring |
M. R. Radha Gemini Ganesan Padmini R. Muthuraman Nagesh |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | R. Sampath |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Production company |
Chitra Productions |
| Distributed by | Chitra Productions |
Release date | 14 January 1966 |
Running time | 170 Mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Chitthi (English: Aunt) is a 1966 Indian Tamil film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars M. R. Radha, Padmini, R. Muthuraman and Nagesh in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.[1][2] The film was remade in Hindi as Aurat, in Malayalam as Achante Bharya and in Telugu as Pinni and in Kannada as Chikkamma.
Cast
- Padmini as Meenakshi, Periyasamy's Second Wife
- Gemini Ganesan
- R. Muthuraman as Balu, Meenakshi's Brother
- Nagesh as Mani, Periyasami's Elder Son
- M. R. Radha as Periyasamy
- V. K. Ramasamy
- V. R. Rajagopal
- V. S. Raghavan
- Vijaya Nirmala as Saroja, Periyasamy's Elder Daughter/Mani's Younger Sister
- Vijayasree
- S. D. Subbulakshmi
- M. S. Sundari Bai as Periyasamy's Mother
Crew
- Director = K. S. Gopalakrishnan
- Script = K. S. Gopalakrishnan
- Art = B. Nagarajan
- Stills = D. I. Santhamiyan
- Publicity = Eligant
- Processing = S. Ranganathan (Vijaya Lab)
- Out door = Chitra Movies
- Audiography(song) = J. J. Manikkam
- Re – Recording = J. J. Manikkam
- Audiography(dialog) = S. Prasanna Kumar
- Choreography = Chinni – Sambath, Sundaram and Joseph Krishna.
Themes
According to the book Beyond Bollywood, Chitthi inverts the proverbial cruelty of the stepmother towards her stepchildren by making her a figure of suffering and sacrifice, protecting the children from her callous and irresponsible husband.[3]
Soundtrack
| Chitthi | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by M. S. Viswanathan | |
| Released | 1966 |
| Recorded | 1966 |
| Genre | Saregama |
| Length | 26:19 |
| Language | Tamil |
| Producer | M. S. Viswanathan |
Music composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics written by Kannadasan and Udumalai Narayana Kavi.[4]
| No | Song | Singer | Lyrics | Length(m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thaneer Suduvathenna | T. M. Soundararajan P. Suseela | Kannadasan | 4:02 |
| 2 | Kalamithu Kalamithu | P. Suseela | 6:09 | |
| 3 | Ingey Deivam Pathi | A. L. Raghavan Mothi | 4:23 | |
| 4 | Sathipoma Indru | P. B. Srinivas L. R. Eswari | 3:48 | |
| 5 | Santhipoma Indru (Sad) | 3:06 | ||
| 6 | Maarum Kanni Manam | P. Suseela | 1:42 | |
| 7 | Cycle Vandi Mele | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | Udumalai Narayana Kavi | 3:49 |
References
- ↑ "Chitthi". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
- ↑ "Chitthi". nthwall.com. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
- ↑ Raghavendra, M. K., ed. (2017). Beyond Bollywood: The Cinemas of South India. HarperCollins. p. 43.
- ↑ "chithi songs". tamiltunes. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
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