Enga Chinna Rasa

1987 film by K. Bhagyaraj

K. Bhagyaraj
Radha
C. R. Saraswathi

CinematographyK. RajpreethEdited byT. Thirunavukarasu
A. P. ManivannanMusic byShankar–Ganesh

Production
company

Sree Amman Creations

Release date

17 June 1987 (1987-06-17)

CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Enga Chinna Rasa (/rɑːsɑː/ transl. Our little King) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language drama film written, directed by, and starring K. Bhagyaraj. The story was inspired by the Kannada novel Ardhaangi by B. Puttaswamayya. It was released on 17 June 1987.^[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Abbayigaru, in Hindi as Beta and in Kannada as Annayya.

Cast

K. Bhagyaraj as Chinnarasu
Radha as Rukmini
Jai Ganesh as Rukmini's father
Idichapuli Selvaraj as Chinnarasu's father
C. R. Saraswathi as Chinnarasu's stepmother
Kuladeivam Rajagopal as Chinnarasu's uncle
Bayilvan Ranganathan as Village doctor
Mannangatti Subramaniam as Chinnarasu's sidekick

Production

Padmapriya was initially chosen for the title character stepmother's role; however Bhagyaraj found her too young for this role and replaced her with C. R. Saraswathi.^[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh, with lyrics by Vaali.^[3]^[4] The song "Konda Seval" was re-used in its Telugu and Hindi remakes.^[5]

Song	Singers	Length
"Eduda Melam"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	04:19
"Enn Raathukkam"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	04:23
"Kondai Seval Koovum"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	04:03
"Mama Unakku Oru"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	04:10
"Naan Thandhana"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	04:14
"Then Pandi Cheemai"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	04:32

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the acting of Bhagyaraj, C. R. Saraswathi and also praised Radha's plans to counter Saraswathi and last half and hour.^[6]

Legacy

The film became a major breakthrough for Saraswathi, so much that the general public began referring to her as "Aatha" (stepmother) the way the character is addressed onscreen.^[7]

References

^ Sekar, Divya (17 June 2023). "36 Years of Enga Chinna Rasa : 'நயவஞ்சக சித்தியிடம் இருந்து சின்ன ராசாவை காப்பாற்றும் ருக்மணி'- சூப்பர் ஹிட் மூவி!". Hindustan Times (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ குல்லூ (27 October 1996). "திரையுலகிலிருந்தே ஒதுங்கத் தயார்!". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 71. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Enga Chinna Raasa (1987)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^ "Enga Chinna Raasa Tamil film LP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^ Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 172. ISBN 978-81-938482-2-7.
^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (5 July 1987). "எங்க சின்ன ராசா". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 31. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ Ramakrishnan, Deepa H. (2 May 2016). "'Aatha' leads the AIADMK's charge in Pallavaram". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.