| Chittu Kuruvi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Devaraj–Mohan |
| Screenplay by | Vaali |
| Story by | R. Selvaraj |
| Produced by | V. Kandhasamy Devaraj–Mohan |
| Starring | Sivakumar Sumithra Meera |
| Cinematography | R. N. K. Prasad |
| Edited by | M. Vellaisamy |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Production company | Sree Vishnupriya Creations |
| Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Chittu Kuruvi (transl. Sparrow) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language drama film starring Sivakumar, Sumithra, and Meera in lead roles. The film was directed by Devaraj–Mohan, and released on 9 June 1978.
Plot
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Cast
- Sivakumar as Raja / Ganesh
- Sumithra as Chittu
- Meera as Uma
- S. N. Lakshmi
- Senthamarai
- Suruli Rajan
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy
- Pushpalatha
- A. R. Srinivasan
- Manorama
Production
Chittu Kuruvi was directed by Devaraj–Mohan and was also produced by them under Vishnupriya Creations. The cinematography was handled by R. N. K. Prasad. The dialogues were written by lyricist Vaali. The film was launched on 17 November 1977 with Devaraj–Mohan's mentor director P. Madhavan and cinematographer P. N. Sundaram starting the shoot. Majority of the film was shot in and around the villages near Mysore such as Talakadu and Malangi and was completed within 20 days. The voice for Meena was dubbed by voice artist Hemamalini.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics written by Vaali. The songs "En Kanmani", "Unna Nambi" and "Adada Maamara" became hugely popular. The song "En Kanmani" was one of the earliest Indian songs to be composed in Counterpoint.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Adada Maamara Kiliye" | S. Janaki | 05:18 |
| 2. | "En Kanmani" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 04:16 |
| 3. | "Ponnula Ponnula" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:11 |
| 4. | "Unna Nambi Nethiyile" | P. Susheela | 03:55 |
| 5. | "Adada Maamara Kiliye (Bit)" | S. Janaki | 00.19 |
| Total length: | 22:04 | ||
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