''Thalattu Ketkuthamma'' () is a 1991 Indian

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directed by

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in his directorial debut. The film stars

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and Kanaka. The film, produced by Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan and Kanchana Sivaraman, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja. It was remade in Telugu as '' Chittemma Mogudu''.

Plot

Raasaiyya (

), a young man, wants to get married as soon as possible and he compels his uncle (

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). His cousin Pechiamma ( Kanaka) is an immature tomboy. After seeing her friend Valli (Mounica) dying while delivering a child, Pechiamma thinks after the marriage, she will die. Raasaiyya finally gets married with Pechiamma. Thereafter, Pechiamma avoids Raasaiyya although he treasures her. One day, Raasaiyya comes drunk in his house and rapes Pechiamma, leaving her pregnant. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

as Rasaiya * Kanaka as Pechiyamma *

as Rasaiya's uncle * Senthil as Pulipandi *

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as Dr. Mary *

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as Vadivu *Mounica as Valli *Vijaya Chandrika *R. P. Viswam as Viswam *

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* Pandu *

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as Muthukalai *Boopathiraja * MRK *

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*Sakthivel

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1991, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali.

Release and reception

''Thalattu Ketkuthamma'' was released on 5 November 1991. ''

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'' wrote, "With a storyline that can be written at the backside of bus ticket, it is not surprising that debutant director Raj Kapoor .spends most of the time beating around the bush". C. R. K. of ''

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'' called ''Thalattu Ketkuthamma'' a "boost" for Prabhu.

In popular culture

The film is noted for the song 'Ho gaya' sung by

and also gained popularity.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0320601 1991 films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Tamil films remade in other languages 1990s Tamil-language films 1991 directorial debut films Films directed by Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)