Chinna Durai is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film, directed and produced by T. R. Mahalingam, and written by K. D. Santhanam.

The film stars Mahalingam, S. Varalakshmi and G. Sakunthala, with V. K. Ramasamy and Chandrababu in supporting roles.

Chinna Durai is based on the novel Irumana Mohinigal, by Vaduvoor Duraisamy Ayyengar.

[citation needed] Chinna Durai was released on 22 August 2022,[3] and distributed by MS Pictures.

[2] According to historian Randor Guy, the film failed commercially due to Mahalingam's poor directorial skills.