TV series

Chinna Papa Periya Papa

2000–2014 · 3 seasons

A loud, silly domestic comedy where petty squabbles and pranks escalate into harmless chaos, easy to dip in and out of.

Overview: Wealthy Chennai woman flaunts riches, constantly vying with daughter-in-law in humorous pranks and misadventures, their relationship akin to Tom and Jerry's.
How it feels: Light, absurd, campy and satirical. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Family, class, greed, betrayal
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
greed
betrayal
love
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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SripriyaChinna Papa / Chinna Papa (Ep. 1 — 51)
NaliniChinna Papa (Ep. 168 — 218) / Chinna Papa
KalpanaChinna Papa (Ep. 52 — 106)
Chitra KamarajPeriya Papa
NiroshaPeriya Papa / Kavitha / Kakinada Kanaga Durga, Pappu's mom / Periya Papa (Ep. 1 — 106)
SeemaChinna Papa (Ep. 107 — 167)
Madhan BobVasudevan
Suresh ChakravarthyHarish
Jangiri MadhumithaPappu
Pallavi MenonPeriya Papa (Ep. 107 — 167)
Kurinji NathanKopalakrishnan
DevadarshiniPeriya Papa (Ep. 168 — 218)
Sheva RajVajrakomban
Delhi KumarBakthavachalam / Bakthavachalam (Periya Papa's father)
M. S. BhaskarPattabi