# Muthu Chippi
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{{Infobox film
| name = Muthu Chippi
| image = Muthu Chippi.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [M. Krishnan](/source/M._Krishnan_Nair_(director))
| writer = 'Thuraiyur' K. Moorthi
| producer = P. L. Mohan Ram
| starring = [Jaishankar](/source/Jaishankar_(actor))
[Jayalalithaa](/source/J._Jayalalithaa)
[Nagesh](/source/Nagesh)
| cinematography = N. S. Mani
| editing = S. A. Murugesan
| music = [S. M. Subbaiah Naidu](/source/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}})[{{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}}] is a 1968 Indian [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language)-language film, directed by [M. Krishnan](/source/M._Krishnan_Nair_(director)) and produced by P. L. Mohan Ram. The film stars [Jaishankar](/source/Jaishankar_(actor)), [Jayalalithaa](/source/J._Jayalalithaa) and [Nagesh](/source/Nagesh). It was released on 6 September 1968,[{{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](/source/Dinamani) |language=ta}}] and became a box office hit.[{{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](/source/NDTV) |agency=[IANS](/source/Indo-Asian_News_Service)}}] The film was remade in Telugu as ''Agni Pariksha''.[{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=1 November 2019 |title=Mosagaallaku Mosagaadu (1971) |work=[The Hindu](/source/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}}]
== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=July 2022}}
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|*[Jaishankar](/source/Jaishankar_(actor)) as Prabha
*[Jayalalithaa](/source/J._Jayalalithaa) as Geetha
*[Nagesh](/source/Nagesh) as Sathiyam
*[Shylashri](/source/Shylashri) as Dancer
*[Major Sundarrajan](/source/Major_Sundarrajan) as Prabha's father
*[Thengai Srinivasan](/source/Thengai_Srinivasan) as Womanizer
*[C. K. Saraswathi](/source/C._K._Saraswathi) as Pimpstress
*[Tambaram Lalitha](/source/Tambaram_Lalitha)
*[Ennathe Kannaiah](/source/Ennathe_Kannaiah) as Hotel customer
*[Karikol Raju](/source/Karikol_Raju) as Office staff
*[Loose Mohan](/source/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](/source/S._M._Subbaiah_Naidu), with lyrics by [Vaali](/source/Vaali_(poet)).[{{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}}] The song "Thotta Idam" attained popularity.[{{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](/source/The_Asian_Age)}}]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers !! Length
|-
|"Azhagu Thirumeni"
|rowspan=2|[P. Susheela](/source/P._Susheela)
|02:57
|-
| "Maalaiyitta Kanavan"
|02:53
|-
| "Oru Naal Pazhagiya"
|[T. M. Soundararajan](/source/T._M._Soundararajan), P. Susheela
| 03:15
|-
|"Thattatum Kaigal"
|[L. R. Eswari](/source/L._R._Eswari)
|02:29
|-
|"Thotta Idam Thulanga"
|[Sirkazhi Govindarajan](/source/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan)
|03:19
|}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== 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
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