Periya Thambi

Periya Thambi is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and co-produced by Chitra Lakshmanan. The film stars Prabhu and Nagma. It was released on 14 January 1997.

Plot
Siva (Prabhu) lives with his father Soundarapandian (Thalaivasal Vijay), a police officer, and his little sister Geetha in the city. Geetha gets engaged and Siva notes that his father will not invite his family to the wedding. Hence, Siva finds out the village of his family and decides to go there. At his father's village, Siva is insulted by his uncle Sankarapandian (Vijayakumar), while his aunt Kamachi (Vadivukkarasi) welcomes him. Soon, Kamachi's daughter Selvi (Nagma) and Siva fall in love with each other. How Siva reconciles his uncle and marries Selvi forms the rest of the story.

Soundtrack
The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.

Release and reception
The film was released on Pongal 1997 alongside Minsara Kanavu, 'Iruvar, Bharathi Kannamma and Dharma Chakkaram''. R. P. R. of Kalki praised the first half as natural but criticised the second half as cliched and routine.