{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox film | name = Muthu Chippi | image = Muthu Chippi.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = M. Krishnan | writer = 'Thuraiyur' K. Moorthi | producer = P. L. Mohan Ram | starring = Jaishankar<br />Jayalalithaa<br />Nagesh | cinematography = N. S. Mani | editing = S. A. Murugesan | music = S. M. Subbaiah Naidu | studio = Mohan Productions | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1968|09|06}} | runtime = 131 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Muthu Chippi''''' ({{Translation|Pearl Oyster}})<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2020 |title=Renowned Malayalam poet and activist Sugathakumari passes away |url=https://www.thenationwide.in/kerala/renowned-malayalam-poet-and-activist-sugathakumari-passes-away |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204214742/https://www.thenationwide.in/kerala/renowned-malayalam-poet-and-activist-sugathakumari-passes-away |archive-date=4 February 2023 |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=The NationWide}}</ref> is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by M. Krishnan and produced by P. L. Mohan Ram. The film stars Jaishankar, Jayalalithaa and Nagesh. It was released on 6 September 1968,<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2016 |title=ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/06/ஜெயலலிதா-நடித்த-திரைப்படங்களின்-பட்டியல்-2610816.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200624160449/https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/06/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-2610816.html |archive-date=24 June 2020 |access-date=12 July 2022 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}</ref> and became a box office hit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2016 |title=Jayalalithaa The Actress 'Hated' The limelight, But Starred In Over 140 Films |url=https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/jayalalithaa-the-actress-hated-the-limelight-but-starred-in-over-140-films-1634645 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016122333/https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/jayalalithaa-the-actress-hated-the-limelight-but-starred-in-over-140-films-1634645 |archive-date=16 October 2017 |access-date=16 October 2017 |website=NDTV |agency=IANS}}</ref> The film was remade in Telugu as ''Agni Pariksha''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=1 November 2019 |title=Mosagaallaku Mosagaadu (1971) |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/mosagaallaku-mosagaad-1971/article29849816.ece |url-status=live |access-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401043554/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/mosagaallaku-mosagaad-1971/article29849816.ece |archive-date=1 April 2020}}</ref>
== Plot == {{No plot|date=July 2022}}
== Cast == {{Cast listing|*Jaishankar as Prabha *Jayalalithaa as Geetha *Nagesh as Sathiyam *Shylashri as Dancer *Major Sundarrajan as Prabha's father *Thengai Srinivasan as Womanizer *C. K. Saraswathi as Pimpstress *Tambaram Lalitha *Ennathe Kannaiah as Hotel customer *Karikol Raju as Office staff *Loose Mohan as Hotel boy *K. Kannan as Prabha's friend *S. Ramanathan *S. R. Janaki *'Master' Prabhakar *'Baby' Vijaya}}
== Soundtrack == The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, with lyrics by Vaali.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muthuchippi Tamil Film hits LP Vinyl Record |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/muthuchippi-tamil-film-hits-lp-vinyl-record/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712091749/https://macsendisk.com/product/muthuchippi-tamil-film-hits-lp-vinyl-record/ |archive-date=12 July 2022 |access-date=12 July 2022 |website=Macsendisk}}</ref> The song "Thotta Idam" attained popularity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=6 December 2016 |title=Jayalalithaa's penchant for perfection |url=https://www.asianage.com/india/politics/061216/jayas-penchant-for-perfection.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201193615/https://www.asianage.com/india/politics/061216/jayas-penchant-for-perfection.html |archive-date=1 February 2020 |access-date=13 November 2023 |website=The Asian Age}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song !! Singers !! Length |- |"Azhagu Thirumeni" |rowspan=2|P. Susheela |02:57 |- | "Maalaiyitta Kanavan" |02:53 |- | "Oru Naal Pazhagiya" |T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 03:15 |- |"Thattatum Kaigal" |L. R. Eswari |02:29 |- |"Thotta Idam Thulanga" |Sirkazhi Govindarajan |03:19 |}
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|0290781}}
Category:1968 Indian films Category:1968 Tamil-language films Category:1968 films Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Category:Tamil films remade in other languages Category:Tamil-language Indian films