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{{Infobox film
| name = Chokka Thangam
| image = Chokka Thangam.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[K. Bhagyaraj]]
| writer = K. Bhagyaraj
| producer = [[G. Venkateswaran]]
| starring = [[Vijayakanth]]<br />[[Soundarya]]<br />[[Uma (actress)|Uma]]
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = [[M. V. Panneerselvam]]
| editing = K. Mohankumar
| studio = G. V. Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2003|01|15}}
| runtime = 160 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Chokka Thangam''''' ({{translation|Pure gold}}) is a 2003 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[K. Bhagyaraj]] and produced by [[G. Venkateswaran]] under the banner GV Films. It stars [[Vijayakanth]], [[Soundarya]], and [[Uma (actress)|Uma]] with [[Goundamani]], [[Senthil]], [[Prakash Raj]], and [[Swathi (actress)|Swathi]] playing supporting roles. The background score and music was composed by Deva. The film was released on 15 January 2003 and became commercially successful. The film also marked actress [[Soundarya]] in her last [[Tamil film]] to date.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/chokka-thangam.html#crew | title=Chokka Thangam Movie (2003): Release Date, Cast, Review, Trailer, Story, Budget, Box Office Collection }}</ref>

==Plot==
Muthu ([[Vijayakanth]]) lives in a village with his sister Maragatham ([[Uma (actress)|Uma]]). Muthu is very fond of his sister and ready to do anything for her. Pavazham ([[Soundarya]]) is an orphan who lives in the same village. Muthu and Pavazham have a liking towards each other. Periya Minor is the local baddie who tries to molest Pavazham when she is alone. However, Muthu comes for rescue and takes Pavazham along with him to his house.

Maragatham is married to Sundaram. Sundaram's sister Gowri's wedding is also arranged. But on the day of Gowri's wedding, her fiancé passes away which makes the villagers believe that Gowri is unlucky. Sundaram's family members want Muthu to marry Gowri, but Muthu refuses as he is in love with Pavazham. Angered by this, Sundaram's family members kick out Maragatham from their house as a means of revenge. Maragatham comes back to Muthu's house.

Muthu tries hard to get Gowri's wedding fixed again, but in vain. He meets Akash with a wedding proposal, but is turned down by his parents. Meanwhile, Maragatham is conceived. Sundaram understands Muthu's situation and visits Maragatham frequently without informing his family members. Finally, Sundaram finds a bride groom for Gowri and their wedding is arranged. Sundaram also brings Maragatham to his house and the families are united.

One day, Akash and his family members are about to meet with an accident, however Muthu spots them and saves them. Akash's family members understand the good nature of Muthu despite them humiliating him when he came with a marriage proposal with Gowri. On the day of Gowri's marriage, it is revealed that the groom is a cheat and is set by Ponnambalam with plans of trapping Muthu. Ponnambalam wants Muthu to give him Pavazham, so that Gowri's wedding will go as planned. Else, he threatens that the wedding will be cancelled which might hurt Gowri again.

Muthu fights Ponnambalam and decides to sacrifice his love. Muthu agrees to marry Gowri as he does not want Gowri to be disappointed again by cancelling her wedding. However, Akash's family members, now agree to get Akash married to Gowri. Akash and Gowri are married. Finally, Muthu and Pavazham are also married.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Vijayakanth]] as Muthu
*[[Soundarya]] as Pavazham
*[[Uma (actress)|Uma]] as Maragatham
*[[Goundamani]] as Muthu's uncle
*[[Senthil]] as Servant
*[[Prakash Raj]] as Sundaram
*[[Swathi (actress)|Swathi]] as Gowri
*[[C. R. Saraswathi]] as Sundaram's cousin
*[[Sindhu (actress)|Sindhu]] as Sundaram's cousin
*Jaya Murali as Sundaram's mother
*[[S. S. Chandran]] as Sundaram's uncle
*[[Vinu Chakravarthy]] as Temple trustee
*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Sindhu's husband
*[[T. P. Gajendran]] as C. R. Saraswathi's husband
*[[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] as Periya Minor
*[[Besant Ravi]] as Chinna Minor
*B. V. Balaguru as Villager
*[[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] as Muthu's friend
*Akash as Muthu's friend
*Lekhasri as Sundari
*Usha Priya as Sundari's mother
*[[Pasi Sathya]] as Muthu's aunt
*[[Nellai Siva]] as Village Nattamai
*[[Chelladurai]] as Villager
*[[Kovai Senthil]] as Villager
*[[Idichapuli Selvaraj]] as Villager
*Tirupur Ramasamy as Villager
*Soundar as Abusing husband
*Kalidoss as Police inspector
*Mippu as Villager
*Lollu Sabha Soundarya as Mentally challenged woman
{{colend}}

==Production==
Soon after [[GV Films]] announced their collaboration with [[Vijayakanth]], the producers approached [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]] to direct the film. However, due to issues concerning remuneration, [[K. Bhagyaraj]] eventually took on the role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2002/oct/01-10-02.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050306213748/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2002/oct/01-10-02.html|archive-date = 6 March 2005|title = 01-10-02}}</ref> [[Vidhya Venkatesh]] was originally approached for the role of Vijayakanth's sister since she was busy with ''Kalaatpadai'', she could not spare her dates and she was replaced by Uma.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/mar028.asp#rtalk1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030414155942/http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/mar028.asp#rtalk1|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 April 2003|title=Reel Talk for 28th March 2003|date=14 April 2003|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and lyrics were written by [[R. V. Udayakumar]], [[P. Vijay]], [[Thamarai]], and [[Snehan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Chokkathangam - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn |url=https://www.saavn.com/album/chokkathangam/ZkIwn0A6S0E_ |website=Saavn |date=1 January 2002}}</ref>
{{Infobox album
| name = Chokka Thangam
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2003
| recorded = 2002
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 23:25
| label = Star Music
| producer = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| prev_title = [[Maaran (film)|Maaran]]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[Dum (2003 Tamil film)|Dum]]
| next_year = 2003
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track-List
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 23:25
| title1 = Enna Nenache| extra1 = [[P. Unni Krishnan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] | lyrics1 = [[R. V. Udayakumar]] | length1 = 4:51
| title2 = En Jannal | extra2 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]| lyrics2 = [[Pa. Vijay]] | length2 = 4:45
| title3 = Ettu Jilla | extra3 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Anuradha Sriram, [[Unni Menon]] |lyrics3 = Pa. Vijay | length3 = 4:41
| title4 = Vellayai Manam| extra4 = [[Swarnalatha]], [[P. Jayachandran]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] | lyrics4 = [[Thamarai]]| length4 = 4:06
| title5 = Oor Oora | extra5 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]| lyrics5 = [[Snehan]] | length5 = 5:02
}}

==Critical reception==
Balaji of ''Thiraipadam'' noted "The movie is not much different from other movies where Vijayakanth stars as the village do-gooder and has all the usual ingredients found in his movies like a squeaky clean image for him, duets in bright costumes and a bunch of fights" and also wrote "Bagyaraj's trademarks of a humorous screenplay, sprinklings of double entendre dialogs and a close look at marital issues are all but absent".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=371&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english|title=Sokka Thangam - Tamil Movie Review|website=www.thiraipadam.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref> Malathi Rangarajan of ''The Hindu'' wrote "The film does have its plus points, yet somehow Bhagyaraj's magic touch in films [..] is definitely missing in 'Chokka Thangam.'"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/31/stories/2003013101060200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030404205903/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/31/stories/2003013101060200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 April 2003|title=Chokka Thangam|last=thron|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081229143712/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/31/stories/2003013101060200.htm Review]}} in [[The Hindu]]

{{K. Bhagyaraj}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Bhagyaraj]]

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