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== Popular culture == | == Popular culture == | ||
In [[Tamil Nadu]], Thakkar was fondly known as "Appa Thakkar", the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] version of "Thakkar Bapa". Due to the fact that he was very knowledgeable, often instantly answering questions thrown at him, the [[Madras Bashai]] term "appatakkar", meaning a [[Know-it-all|know-all]], developed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnsxZaruv0U |title=Who is Appatakkar |last=Gowri |first=Madan |date=15 November 2017 |website=YouTube |language=ta |access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tamil is semma gethu language machi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tamil-is-semma-gethu-language-machi/articleshow/50884605.cms |accessdate=4 June 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 February 2016}}</ref> This term gained popularity through its usage in the 2010 Tamil film ''[[Boss Engira Bhaskaran]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Balachandran |first1=Logesh |title=Therikavidalama to Senjiduven: Quirky K'wood dialogues |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Therikavidalama-to-Senjiduven-Quirky-Kwood-dialogues/articleshow/49337190.cms |accessdate=4 June 2018 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> | In [[Tamil Nadu]], Thakkar was fondly known as "Appa Thakkar", the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] version of "Thakkar Bapa". Due to the fact that he was very knowledgeable, often instantly answering questions thrown at him, the [[Madras Bashai]] term "appatakkar", meaning a [[Know-it-all|know-all]], developed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnsxZaruv0U |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/tnsxZaruv0U |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Who is Appatakkar |last=Gowri |first=Madan |date=15 November 2017 |website=YouTube |language=ta |access-date=4 June 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tamil is semma gethu language machi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tamil-is-semma-gethu-language-machi/articleshow/50884605.cms |accessdate=4 June 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 February 2016}}</ref> This term gained popularity through its usage in the 2010 Tamil film ''[[Boss Engira Bhaskaran]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Balachandran |first1=Logesh |title=Therikavidalama to Senjiduven: Quirky K'wood dialogues |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Therikavidalama-to-Senjiduven-Quirky-Kwood-dialogues/articleshow/49337190.cms |accessdate=4 June 2018 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||