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Thalattu Ketkuthamma (transl. Can you hear the lullaby?) is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Raj Kapoor in his directorial debut. The film stars Prabhu and Kanaka. The film, produced by Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan and Kanchana Sivaraman, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja.[1] It was remade in Telugu as Chittemma Mogudu.

Thalattu Ketkuthamma
Poster
Directed by	Raj Kapoor
Written by	Raj Kapoor
Produced by	Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan Kanchana Sivaraman
Starring	Prabhu Kanaka
Cinematography	B. R. Vijayalakshmi
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Sivaji Productions
Release date	5 November 1991 (1991-11-05)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

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

Soundtrack

Thalattu Ketkuthamma
Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja
Released	1991
Recorded	1991
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	29:39
Producer	Ilaiyaraaja

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1991, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali.[2]

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
1	"Annanukku"	Malaysia Vasudevan	Vaali	4:49
2	"Nenthukitta"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam		4:51
3	"Sonna Petcha"	P. Susheela, Minmini, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Kalpana		4:35
4	"Sutti Sutti"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra		4:50
5	"Yamma Yamma"			5:00
6	"Amma Enum Vaarthaithaan"	Ilaiyaraaja		5:05

Release and reception

Thalattu Ketkuthamma was released on 5 November 1991.[3] The Indian Express 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".[4]

In popular culture

The film is noted for the song 'Ho gaya' sung by Goundamani and also gained popularity. ^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Thalattu Ketkuthamma at IMDb

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