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Chinna Marumagal (TV series)

Chinna Marumagal (சின்ன மருமகள்), Star Vijay Tamil family drama starring Navin Kumar and Swetha; a schoolgirl aspiring to be a doctor is married into a patriarchal Madurai household; 9:30 PM slot, 600 episodes, streams on Disney+.

Chinna Thambi (சின்னத்தம்பி)

Chinna Thambi (சின்னத்தம்பி) is a 1991 Tamil romantic musical drama directed by P. Vasu, starring Prabhu and Khushboo with Ilaiyaraaja's music; a blockbuster that ran 356 days in 9 theaters and was remade as Ramachari, Shanthi, and Anari.

Chinna Thayee (சின்னத்தாயி)

Chinna Thayee (சின்னத்தாயி) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and written by S. Ganesaraj, starring Vignesh and Padmashri, and released in February 1992 with music by Ilaiyaraaja.

Chinnadana Nee Kosam

Chinnadana Nee Kosam (చిన్నదాన నీ కోసం) is a 2014 Telugu romantic comedy directed by A. Karunakaran, starring Nithiin and Mishti Chakraborty, released 25 December 2014 with music by Anup Rubens.

Chinnanchiru Kiliye (சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே)

Chinnanchiru Kiliye (சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே), also Chinnan Siru Kiliye, is a Tamil Zee Tamil drama serial from 21 July 2025, airing Monday–Friday at 7 PM, starring Swathika as Indhu and Naresh as Karna; distinct from the 2021 film and Bharathiyar poem of the same name.

Chinni Jayanth

Chinni Jayanth (சின்னி ஜெயந்த்), born Krishnamurthy Narayanan, is a Tamil film comedian, actor, director, producer, and mimicry artist who debuted as a villain in Kai Kodukkum Kai (1984) and received the Kalaimamani award.

Chino & Nacho

Chino & Nacho are a Venezuelan reggaeton duo formed in Caracas in 2007 by Jesús "Chino" Miranda and Miguel "Nacho" Mendoza, known for "Niña Bonita".

Chino Darín

Chino Darín (Ricardo Mario Darín Bas, born 1989) is an Argentine actor and producer, son of actor Ricardo Darín. Known for El reino, Muerte en Buenos Aires, Mirage, Mano de hierro, and as producer of Argentina, 1985 with Kenya Films; partner of Úrsula Corberó.

Chino Moreno

Chino Moreno (Camillo Wong Moreno, born 1973) is the American vocalist, lyricist, and guitarist of Deftones, also fronting Team Sleep, Crosses (†††), Palms, and Saudade, known for a whisper-to-scream vocal style and extensive guest collaborations.

Chino Pacas

Chino Pacas, born Cristian Humberto Ávila Vega, is a Mexican corridos tumbados singer from Apaseo el Alto, Guanajuato, whose viral 2023 hit "El Gordo Trae el Mando" reached the Billboard Hot 100 at 16.

Chino XL

Chino XL (Derek Keith Barbosa), Bronx-born, New Jersey-raised rapper and actor signed to Rick Rubin's American Recordings; debut Here to Save You All (1996); feuded with Tupac; died by suicide July 28, 2024, age 50.

Chinoiserie

Chinoiserie (chinois, French for Chinese) is a 17th- and 18th-century European decorative style inspired by Chinese, Japanese, and Indian art, peaking mid-18th century in furniture, porcelain, and wallpaper, and declining after the First Opium War of 1839–42.

Chinozo

Chinozo (ちのぞー) is a Japanese Vocaloid producer, active since 2018, best known for the 2020 song 'Goodbye Sengen', one of the most-viewed Vocaloid-sung songs on YouTube.

Chinsetsu Yumiharizuki

Chinsetsu Yumiharizuki (椿説弓張月) is a yomihon, or illustrated reading book, by Kyokutei Bakin with illustrations by Katsushika Hokusai, published in Edo in five parts from 1807 to 1811.

Chinthavishtayaya Sita

Chinthavishtayaya Sita (ചിന്താവിഷ്ടയായ സീത), translated as Sita Immersed in Reflection, is a Malayalam khandakavya by Kumaran Asan published in 1919, offering a critical portrayal of Sita abandoned by Rama.

Chintz

Chintz (Hindi chint, "speckled") is an Indian painted or printed floral cotton calico, 1600–1800, exported to Europe by the East India companies, banned in Britain and France, then imitated as glazed printed cotton.

Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe (Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, 1930–2013), Nigerian novelist and father of modern African literature; author of Things Fall Apart (1958), founding editor of the African Writers Series, and 2007 Man Booker International Prize winner.

Chinweizu

Chinweizu is a Nigerian critic, poet, and journalist, born in 1943, known for books on decolonization including The West and the Rest of Us and Decolonising the African Mind.

Chinx

Chinx (Lionel Pickens, 1983-2015), formerly Chinx Drugz, was a Queens rapper of French Montana's Coke Boys; killed in 2015, with posthumous albums Welcome to JFK and Legends Never Die; distinct from UK drill artist Chinx (OS).

Chiodos

Chiodos, American post-hardcore band formed 2001 in Davison, Michigan as the Chiodos Bros; albums All's Well That Ends Well, Bone Palace Ballet, Illuminaudio, Devil; 2024 reunion with Craig Owens, SharpTone single Tapdat.

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (film)

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022 Disney+ film), a hybrid live-action/CG action-comedy directed by Akiva Schaffer, starring John Mulaney and Andy Samberg as retired chipmunk actors; won the 2022 Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie.

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (TV series)

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (チップとデールの大作戦) is Disney's 1989 animated detective series starring chipmunks Chip and Dale with Monterey Jack, Gadget, and Zipper; 65 episodes, later a 2022 Disney+ film.

Chip 'n' Dale

Chip 'n' Dale (Chip and Dale) are Disney's chipmunk duo, first named in the 1947 Donald Duck short Chip an' Dale, stars of 24 theatrical shorts, the 1989 Rescue Rangers TV series, the 2022 Disney+ film, and Park Life.

Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life

Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life (also Tic et Tac in France) is a Disney+ non-verbal 2D slapstick animated series by Xilam Animation, directed by Jean Cayrol, produced by Marc du Pontavice, premiering July 28, 2021, with two seasons through May 2024.

Chip (rapper)

Chip, born Jahmaal Noel Fyffe (1990), formerly Chipmunk, is an English grime rapper from Tottenham, London. Known for I Am Chipmunk, the UK No. 1 single Oopsy Daisy, later grime albums League of My Own II, Snakes & Ladders, and Grime Scene Saviour, and clashes with Tinie Tempah, Bugzy Malone, and Stormzy. Distinct from Chip Tha Ripper and other artists called Chip.

Chip Fields

Chip Fields (Laverne Fields, born 1951, also credited as Chip Hurd) is an American singer, actress, and TV director known for Linella Gordon on Good Times, Rita Conway on The Amazing Spider-Man, and directing House of Payne and Young Dylan; mother of Kim and Alexis Fields.

Chip Gaines

Chip Gaines, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a Waco, Texas entrepreneur and Baylor '98 graduate who co-hosted HGTV's Fixer Upper with wife Joanna Gaines and built the Magnolia brand and network.

Chip Kidd

Chip Kidd, born 1964, is an American graphic designer and writer at Knopf, best known for his book jackets, including Jurassic Park's 1990 T-rex cover.

Chip on shoulder

Chip on your shoulder is an English idiom for a belligerent attitude or harbored grievance, from an American custom of balancing a wood chip as a fight dare.

Chip Taylor

Chip Taylor (James Wesley Voight, 1940-2026), American songwriter of the Troggs' "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning"; also wrote Janis Joplin's "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)"; pro gambler, Songwriters Hall of Fame 2016.