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Chinna Thambi is a film of genre Drama directed by P. Vasu with Prabhu
Chinna Thambi (1991)
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Add to a movie listChinna Thambi is a 1991 Indian Tamil language film starring Prabhu and Kushboo. The movie stars Prabhu as the titular role of Chinna Thambi, an uneducated village simpleton and Kushboo as Nandini, a home tutored wealthy girl and is a story of love, family bonds and typical south Indian village sentiments. The movie was remade in Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi languages as Ramachaari (1991) Chanti (1992) and Anari (1993) respectively. The film was one of Prabhu's biggest blockbusters and completed a 356-day run in 9 screens and 100-day run in 47 screens.
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The movie starts with the birth of a baby girl, Nandini, in a rich family. Nandini's three brothers throw a feast in honor of the girl child. The young son of the local singer (who had died) is brought in to sing for the event. The three brothers raise Nandini like their own child as their parents had died. At the age of 5, an astrologer predicts that Nandini will bring much happiness to the family, but her marriage will based on her choice and not the choice of her brothers. This angers the brothers and to prevent this from happening, she is raised within the confines of the house.She is home schooled and when she does go out, all the men are warned to hide from Nandini and that seeing Nandini will be met with dire consequences.Actors
Prabhu
(Chinna Thambi)
Kushboo Sundar
(Nandhini)
Goundamani
(Cook Kandhasamy)
Manorama
Aachi Manorama
(Kannamma, mother of Chinna Thambi)
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