Chittu Kuruvi Explained

Chittu Kuruvi
Director:Devaraj–Mohan
Producer:V. Kandhasamy
Devaraj–Mohan
Screenplay:Vaali
Story:R. Selvaraj
Starring:Sivakumar
Sumithra
Meera
Music:Ilaiyaraaja
Editing:M. Vellaisamy
Cinematography:R. N. K. Prasad
Studio:Sree Vishnupriya Creations
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Chittu Kuruvi 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.[1]

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.[2] The dialogues were written by lyricist Vaali.[3] 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.[4] The voice for Meena was dubbed by voice artist Hemamalini.[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics written by Vaali.[6] [7] 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.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chittuk Kuruvi (1978) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040812122421/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=161 . 12 August 2004 . 16 January 2024 . Cinesouth.
  2. Web site: சிவகுமார் . Sivakumar . 14 June 2021 . திரைப்படச்சோலை 40: சிட்டுக்குருவி . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210614085016/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/681935-thiraippada-solai.html . 14 June 2021 . 21 June 2021 . . ta.
  3. Web site: 5 June 2018 . 16 படங்களுக்கு வசனம் எழுதினார் வாலி: டைரக்ட் செய்த படம் 'வடை மாலை' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230316125145/https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/06/05210727/1168088/cinima-history-vaali.vpf?infinitescroll=1 . 16 March 2023 . 16 March 2023 . . Ta.
  4. 23 September 1979 . சிவகுமார் 101 91-101 . live . https://archive.today/20230316124135/https://archive.org/details/kalki1979-09-23/page/n15/mode/2up . 16 March 2023 . 16 March 2023 . . 14–15 . Ta . Internet Archive.
  5. Web site: 4 November 2020 . எம்.எஸ். பாஸ்கர்: "மனிதர்களைக் கவனிப்பதன் மூலமே என் பாத்திரங்களை மேம்படுத்துகிறேன்" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240401125317/https://www.bbc.com/tamil/arts-and-culture-54792052 . 1 April 2024 . 1 April 2024 . . Tamil.
  6. Web site: Chittukuruvi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilaiyaraja . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204216/https://mossymart.com/product/chittukuruvi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilaiyaraja/ . 24 June 2021 . 21 June 2021 . Mossymart.
  7. Web site: Chittu Kuruvi (1978) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202503/https://mio.to//album/Ilaiyaraaja/Chittu+Kuruvi+(1978) . 24 June 2021 . 21 June 2021 . Music India Online.
  8. Web site: வேணுகோபால் . ஆதிரை . 22 July 2022 . இப்படி ஒரு பாடல் இனி வருமா?? - My Vikatan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230316125203/https://www.vikatan.com/literature/arts/my-vikatan-article-about-tamil-song . 16 March 2023 . 16 March 2023 . . Ta.
  9. Web site: KR . Manigandan . 2 June 2018 . Ilaiyaraaja @ 75: Four superhit numbers that speak of music genius . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628113551/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/jun/2/13635/ilaiyaraaja-75-four-superhit-numbers-that-speak-of-music-genius . 28 June 2022 . 16 March 2023 . Cinestaan.

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