Chinna Thambi (TV series)

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Chinna Thambi
Chinnathambi Vijay TV.jpg
Genre Soap opera
Directed byArul Rasan (1-50)
Francis Kadhiravan (51- 442)
Creative directorsManivasakan
Selvaraj
Rajan.M
Boopalan.S
Starring
Theme music composerIlayavan
Kiran
Opening themeIlayavan
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of episodes442
Production
Executive producersThillainathan. K
Senthil Mohan Ponnaiah
ProducerRaja vel
CinematographyRamesh.D
EditorP.Arunkumar
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companyA Tele Factory
Original release
Network Star Vijay
Release2 October 2017 (2017-10-02) 
21 June 2019 (2019-06-21)
Related
Khokababu

Chinna Thambi is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Prajin and Pavani Reddy. It aired from 2 October 2017 to 21 June 2019 on Vijay TV for 442 episodes. [1] [2] [3] It is a remake of Bengali language serial Khokababu . [4]

Contents

The story about the relationship of an innocent village boy as Chinna Thambi and an arrogant city girl as Nandhini, who fall in love after marriage.

Plot

It is a story about Chinna Thambi (Prajin), an innocent village boy from Chinnalapatti who falls in love with Nandhini (Pavani Reddy), an arrogant girl from Chennai. Chinna Thambi is very naive, having moral values. He obeys his mother Annalakshmi sternly and loves his family. On the other side, Nandhini is opposite like Chinnathambi, But Nandhini has a good heart.

Nandhini's marriage is fixed with Gautham (Lokesh), and they get engaged. Coincidentally, one day Chinna Thambi and Nandhini meet and get into a heated argument. Chinna Thambi keeps himself away from Nandhini because he is a Baal Brahmachari. And Nandhini too dislikes him. Will they become friends and love each other? Will their love overcome their contrasting personalities, cultures, and values?

On the day of marriage, Gautham is arrested for a false accusation, and a fainted Nandhini marries Chinnathambi, on the request of her parents. Then, Nandhini moves to the village with Chinnathambi. Swetha accompanies Nandhini to help her get accustomed to the new environment. At first, Nandini hates her life in the town, with small issues such as not being able to eat meat, or wear modern clothes. One day, her father-in-law (Chinnathambi's dad) hears her speak badly of chinnathambi's looks. She remarks on the clothes and hair he has, saying he has a priest's look. Her father-in-law brings Chinnathambi and changes his looks into something more modern, which shocks everyone in the house, including Nandini and chinnathambi's mother.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

Casting

The series is a village love story. Prajin, formerly of the series Anjali and Kadhalikka Neramillai plays the lead male role, and Pavani of the serial Rettai Vaal Kuruvi, EMI-Thavanai Murai Vazhkai, and Vajram movie plays the lead female role. Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai fame Lokesh was selected to the role of Gautham (Nandhini's Fiancé) and Saravanan Meenatchi (season 2) fame Priya and Franklin were selected to the role of Sathya and Appu.

Title

This title was taken from a 1991 Chinna Thambi movie starring Prabhu and Khushbu. The English translation of the title is Little Brother.

Development

On 23 September 2017, the first promo of the show one minute 'Promo 1' was released by Vijay TV on YouTube. [8]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientRoleResult
2018Galatta Nakshathra AwardsBest Actor Prajin Chinna ThambiNominated
Best Pair Prajin & PavaniChinna Thambi & NandhiniNominated
4th Vijay Television Awards Favourite Actor FemalePavaniNandhiniNominated
Best Supporting Actor FemaleSwethaSwethaNominated
Best DopRameshNominated
Favourite Fiction SeriesChinna ThambiNominated
Best Crew FictionChinna ThambiWon
Favourite Negative RoleKrithikaVarshaNominated
Favourite Comedian FictionSelvaNominated
BrittoNominated
Favourite MotherAnila SreekumarAnnalakshmiWon
Favourite Mamiyar Shari (Sadhana) PirabhavathiNominated
Favourite Screen Pair Prajin & PavaniChinna Thambi & NandhiniWon
Favourite FamilyChinna ThambiNominated
Best DirectorNominated
Best FatherGirishRathnasamyNominated
2019 5th Vijay Television Award Best Son Prajin ChinnathambiWon

Adaptations

LanguageTitleOriginal releaseNetwork(s)Last airedNotes
Bengali Khokababu
খোকাবাবু
9 May 2016 Star Jalsha 29 July 2018Original
Tamil Chinna Thambi
சின்னத்தம்பி
2 October 2017 Star Vijay 21 June 2019Remake
Telugu Savitramma Gari Abbayi
సావిత్రిమమాగరి అబ్బాయి
11 March 2019 Star Maa 28 August 2021
Hindi Amma Ke Babu Ki Baby
अम्मा के बाबू की बेबी
8 February 2021 Star Bharat 31 May 2021

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