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{{Infobox film
| name = Chinna Mul Peria Mul
| image = Chinna Mul Peria Mul.jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = N. S. Rajbharath
| writer = N. S. Rajbharath
| producer = Indra
| starring = Raja Alfred<br />[[Sreenath]]<br />[[Shanthi Krishna]]
| cinematography = Tiwari
| editing = R. B. Thilak <br /> D. S. Maniyam
| music = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
| studio = Indra Creations
| released = {{film date|1981|9|18|df=y}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Chinna Mul Peria Mul''''' ({{Translation|Hour Hand, Minute Hand}}; {{lit|Small Thorn, Big Thorn}}) is 1981 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[crime thriller film]] written and directed by N. S. Rajbharath. The film stars Raja Alfred, [[Sreenath]] and [[Shanthi Krishna]], with Jayaram, Madhan [[A. Veerappan|Veerappan]], Sumangali, Vani and [[Anju (actress)|Baby Anju]] in supporting roles. It was released on 18 September 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |title=சின்ன முள் பெரிய முள் / Chinna Mul Peria Mul (1981) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/chinna-mul-peria-mul |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119061937/https://screen4screen.com/movies/chinna-mul-peria-mul |archive-date=19 November 2023 |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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A blind woman Radha's roommate Usha is murdered by a man, who leaves behind his bracelet. Radha stumbles upon the bracelet and reads the man's name – Anand – on it via [[Braille]]. When Anand returns to collect the bracelet, Radha, having anticipated he would come to murder her as well, stabs him in the stomach with a pair of scissors.

== Cast ==
;Male cast
* Raja Alfred as Anand<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sebastian |first=Shevlin |date=24 October 2017 |title=A spoke through her palm |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/oct/24/a-spoke-through-her-palm-1681975.html |url-status=live |access-date=12 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412150144/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/oct/24/a-spoke-through-her-palm-1681975.html |archive-date=12 April 2020}}</ref>
* [[Sreenath]] as Dr. Arun
* Jayaram as Justice Madhana Gopal
* Madhan as Inspector Kumar
* [[A. Veerappan|Veerappan]] as Krishnamoorthy

;Female cast
* [[Shanthi Krishna]] as Radha
* Sumangali as Usha
* Vani as Dolly's mother
* [[Anju (actress)|Baby Anju]] as Dolly<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 November 2020 |title=குழந்தை நட்சத்திரமாக ஜொலித்த பேபி அஞ்சு! இப்போ சீரியல்ல அம்மா... |language=ta |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://tamil.indianexpress.com/lifestyle/tamil-serial-news-baby-anju-sun-tv-magarasi-serial-233428/ |url-status=live |access-date=23 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208181941/https://tamil.indianexpress.com/lifestyle/tamil-serial-news-baby-anju-sun-tv-magarasi-serial-233428/ |archive-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
Music composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chinnamul Periyamul |url=https://gaana.com/album/chinnamul-periyamul |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423033809/https://gaana.com/album/chinnamul-periyamul |archive-date=23 April 2022 |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BOLLYWOOD INDIAN Chinnamul Periyamul SHANKAR GANESH EMI 7" 45 RPM 1981 |url=https://www.ecrater.co.uk/p/2136425/bollywood-indian-chinnamul-periyamul-shankar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423033812/https://www.ecrater.co.uk/p/2136425/bollywood-indian-chinnamul-periyamul-shankar |archive-date=23 April 2022 |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=Ecrater}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Iru Vizhigal Malarthathamma
| lyrics1 = Poonkuyilan
| extra1 = [[S. Janaki]], [[P. Jayachandran]]
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = Iravinil Or Poonguyil
| lyrics2 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra2 = S. Janaki
| length2 = 4:18
| total_length = 8:03 
}}

== Reception ==
Nalini Sastry of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised Rajbharath's direction for maintaining the thrill and suspense.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=சாஸ்திரி |first=நளினி |date=18 October 1981 |title=சின்னமுள் பெரியமுள் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1981/oct/18-10-1981/p68.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=68 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220907090827/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1981/oct/18-10-1981/p68.jpg |archive-date=7 September 2022 |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|8938380}}

[[Category:1981 crime thriller films]]
[[Category:1981 Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:1981 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:Films about blind people in India]]
[[Category:Films directed by N. S. Rajbharath]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language crime thriller films]]

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