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{{Infobox film
| name = Chinna Mani
| image = Chinna Mani.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = M. Thilakarajan
| writer = M. Thilakarajan
| producer = K. S. Srinivasan<br />K. S. Sivaraman
| starring = {{ubl|[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]|[[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]]}}
| cinematography = Shiva
| editing = A. R. Pandiyan
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| studio = Shivashree Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1995|03|03}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Chinna Mani''''' is a 1995 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]] directed by M. Thilakarajan in his debut. The film stars [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] and [[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]] with R. P. Viswam, [[Srividya]], [[Anuradha (actress)|Anuradha]], [[S. S. Chandran]], [[Vadivelu]] and [[Anusha (actress)|Anusha]] in supporting roles. It was released on 3 March 1995,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chinnamani (Tamil) |url=http://actornepoleon.com/cinema/filmography/tamil-films/257-chinnamani |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510044436/http://www.actornepoleon.com/cinema/filmography/tamil-films/257-chinnamani |archive-date=10 May 2023 |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=[[Napoleon (actor)|actornepoleon.com]]}}</ref> and was a box office failure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sitaraman |first=Sandya |date=9 January 1996 |title=Tamil Movie News--1995 Review |url=https://groups.google.com/d/msg/soc.culture.tamil/fwLpyN6aWTk/R4FfCjmQ3AsJ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409053619/https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/fwLpyN6aWTk/m/R4FfCjmQ3AsJ |archive-date=9 April 2022 |access-date=7 October 2016 |website=[[Google Groups]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=August 2022}}
Duraisamy Thevar is a kind-hearted village chief while his father Pulikesi Thevar is the nearby wicked village chief. Duraisamy hates his father since he betrayed his mother and married another woman. Chinna Mani is a poor maid who is rejected by the villagers. Being married and a widow at her young age, the villagers think that she brings bad luck. Soon, Pulikesi Thevar's first wife falls sick and compels her son to marry as soon as possible. In a hurry, Duraisamy Thevar marries Chinna Mani to soothe his sick mother. The entire village is left in shock. Later, Duraisamy tells Chinna Mani the reason why he didn't get married for so many years. In the past, Duraisamy was in love with a Christian woman Princy. Her brothers opposed to their love. Her despair to marry her lover increased; she immolated herself. Duraisamy accepts to live with Chinna Mani but doesn't want to touch her. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

== Cast ==

{{cast listing|
*[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] as Duraisamy Thevar
*[[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]] as Chinna Mani
*R. P. Viswam as Pulikesi Thevar
*[[Srividya]] as Pulikesi Thevar's first wife
*[[Anuradha (actress)|Anuradha]] as Pulikesi Thevar's second wife
*[[S. S. Chandran]]
*[[Vadivelu]] as Pechimuthu
*[[Anusha (actress)|Anusha]] as Princy
*Raghavi as Parvathy
*Vizhuthugal Latha as Kaveri
*Vimalraj
*K. Kannan
*[[Pasi Narayanan]] as Narayanan
*[[Meesai Murugesan]]
*[[Bayilvan Ranganathan]]
*Swamikannu as Manikkam
*[[Vellai Subbaiah]]
*[[Halwa Vasu]]
*[[Joker Thulasi]] as Saavu Kodangi
*Kadayam Raju
*Sathish
*[[Singamuthu]]
*Roopa
*[[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]]
*[[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1951)|Vijay Babu]] in a guest appearance
*[[Balaji Sakthivel]] as doctor (uncredited)
}}

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], with lyrics written by [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]], Kalidasan, Kadhal Mathi, S. Malar Maran and [[R. V. Udayakumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 1995 |title=Chinnamani (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/za/album/chinnamani-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1599123916 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230301131329/https://music.apple.com/za/album/chinnamani-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1599123916 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |access-date=29 August 2022 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Length
|-
| 'Chithirai Maasathu' || [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], Ranga Babu || 4:57
|-
| 'Eesawari Unaiye' || [[K. S. Chithra]] || 4:42
|-
| 'Kiliye Kiliye' || Deva, K. S. Chithra || 4:53
|-
| 'Saarayam Venenga Saamy' || Bhuvana || 4:01
|-
| 'Vanthathu' || Krishnaraj, K. S. Chithra || 5:02
|}

== Reception ==
R. P. R. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised the debutant director for elegant screenplay, crisp dialogues and neatly done twists while also praising Deva for his unique background score.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஆர்.பி.ஆர். |date=2 April 1995 |title=சின்னமணி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1995-04-02/page/n18/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230301131302/https://archive.org/details/kalki1995-04-02/page/n18/mode/2up |archive-date=1 March 2023 |access-date=1 March 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}

[[Category:1995 Indian films]]
[[Category:1995 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1995 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:1995 drama films]]
[[Category:1995 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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