Chinna Raja

1999 Indian film
  • Karthik
  • Roja
  • Priya Raman
CinematographyKarthik RajaEdited byChandranMusic byDeva
Production
company
Gayathri Films
Release date
  • 5 March 1999 (1999-03-05)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Chinna Raja is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed and produced by Chitra Lakshmanan. The film stars Karthik in dual lead roles alongside Roja and Priya Raman. It was released on 5 March 1999.

Plot

Cast

  • Karthik as Raja and Dilip (dual role)
  • Roja as Radha
  • Priya Raman as Priya
  • Manivannan as Mani
  • Dhamu
  • Ramesh Khanna
  • Mohan Raman
  • Manobala
  • Vaiyapuri
  • Jaishankar
  • Sowcar Janaki
  • Chitra Lakshmanan
  • Seshadri as Child Raja

Production

The lead female role was initially meant to be played by Pooja Kumar.[1]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Deva.[2][3]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Anbe Anbe" P. Unnikrishnan Arivumathi 05:15
"Hoi Hoi Hoi" Swarnalatha, Sujatha Kalidasan 04:10
"Paadavaa" Hariharan 05:38
"Puyale Vaa" Nithyasree Mahadevan, Krishnaraj 05:27
"Yenna Yenna" Gopal Rao 04:45

Release and reception

The film was initially scheduled to release in October 1998, two months after the release of the Karthik-Roja starrer Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen, to coincide with Diwali.[4] However, it was delayed and eventually released on 5 March 1999.[5] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "After gaining a lively pace in the first portion with humorous situations, Gayathri Films' Chinna Raja becomes a murder mystery. The twists director Chitra Lakshmanan (he also plays a brief role) employs, manages to pull the movie through".[6]

References

  1. ^ "A-Z Continued..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Chinna Raja (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Chinna Raja / Irulum Oliyum". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ Rajitha (17 October 1998). "Southern bonanza". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. ^ "சின்ன ராஜா / Chinna Raja (1999)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  6. ^ Ramanujam, D. S. (12 March 1999). "Film Reviews: Chinna Raja / Lal Baadshah". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 7 April 2001. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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