Little Brother) is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical drama film written and directed by P. Vasu.
The film stars Prabhu as the titular character, an uneducated village simpleton and Khushbu as Nandini, a homeschooled wealthy girl.
Manorama, Radha Ravi, Uday Prakash, Rajeshkumar, and Goundamani play supporting roles.
The film starts with the birth of a baby girl, Nandini, in a rich family on outskirts of Erode.
At the age of five, an astrologer predicts that Nandini will bring much happiness to the family, but she will marry a person of her choice and not of her brothers' choosing.
Meanwhile, the boy who sang, Chinna Thambi, grows up to be a naïve and gullible simpleton with a heart of gold.
Impressed with Thambi's naivete and fighting skills, the brothers hire him to be Nandini's bodyguard and butler.
Thambi overhears the plot, and in a desperate attempt to save Nandini, lunges at her and inadvertently feels her up in public.
Thambi comes back to work and is given a higher level of respect by the brothers for saving Nandini's life.
Her change in behaviour is noticed by her sisters-in-law, who urge the brothers to get Nandini married off before she brings shame to the family.
P. Vasu's son Sakthi made his screen debut as a child artist at the age of seven with this film, appearing as the younger version of Prabhu's character.
[9] The song "Nee Engey En Anbe" is set to the Carnatic raga Keeravani,[10] as is "Poovoma Oorgolam".
[27][28] The success of the film also led the director, actor and actress to collaborate in another project Kizhakku Karai (1991) the following year.
[29] After the release, Vasu was conferred "Navarasa Director" award by Amudha Surabhi Kalai Mandram, Madurai.
[31] Prabhu recalled, "People still talk about Chinna Thambi [...] I still remember my father’s words after the show.