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|director      = [[S. Narayan]]
|director      = [[S. Narayan]]
|producer      = Bhgyavathi
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|writer        = Ajay Kumar
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|studio        = Shanthala Pictures
|studio        = Shanthala Pictures
|released      = {{Film date|1996}}
|released      = {{Film date|1996|03|29|df=y}}
|runtime        = 163 minutes
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'''''Thavarina Thottilu''''' is a 1996 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[drama film]] directed by [[S. Narayan]] and written by Ajay Kumar. The film cast includes [[Ramkumar]], [[Charan Raj]] and [[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/tavarina-tottilu/cast-crew.html|title=Thavarina Thottilu Cast & crew|publisher=entertainment.oneindia.in|date=2006}}</ref> The film was produced by Narayan's home production while the original score and soundtrack were composed by [[Rajesh Ramanath]]. The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Annan Thangachi]]'' directed by actor Charanraj who reprised his role along with Shruti.
'''''Thavarina Thottilu''''' ({{Translation|The cradle of home}}) is a 1996 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[drama film]] directed by [[S. Narayan]] and written by Ajay Kumar. The film cast includes [[Ramkumar]], [[Charan Raj]] and [[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]]. The film was produced by Narayan's home production while the original score and soundtrack were composed by [[Rajesh Ramanath]]. The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Annan Thangachi]]'' directed by actor Charanraj who reprised his role along with Shruti.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2020 |title=70 Tamil actors you didn't know were directors too |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/Jun/16/70-tamil-actors-you-didnt-know-were-directors-too-1064.html |access-date=4 September 2025 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en |archive-date=9 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309085759/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/Jun/16/70-tamil-actors-you-didnt-know-were-directors-too-1064.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Ramkumar]]  
* [[Ramkumar]] as Bhaskara
* [[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]]  
* [[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]] as Saraswathi
* [[Charan Raj]]
* [[Charan Raj]] as Bettappa
* [[Srinivasa Murthy]]
* Kavana as Yashoda
* [[Doddanna]]
* [[Srinivasa Murthy]] as Bettappa and Saraswathi's father
* Ashalatha
* [[Padma Vasanthi]] as Bettappa and Saraswathi's mother
* [[Rajanand]]
* [[Doddanna]] as Thimmayya, Bhaskara's father
* [[Padma Vasanthi]]
* B. Jayamma as Parvathi, Bhaskara's mother
* B. Jayamma
* Ashalatha as Yashoda's mother
* [[Rajanand]] as Javarappa
* Dr Suresh Sharma as Pachchalingayya aka Pachchai
* Gowtham
* Baby Mamasa
* Baby Pooja
* Ma Rakesh
* Ma Ankith
 
== Production ==
The film was shot in Karighatta.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/karighatta-needs-to-be-developed-for-better-tourism-potential-shruthi/articleshow/79546979.cms|title=Karighatta needs to be developed for better tourism potential: Shruti|work=[[The Times of India]]|first=Vinay|last=Lokesh|date=4 December 2020|access-date=4 September 2025}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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== Reception ==
The film ran for a hundred days and [[Dr. Rajkumar]] felicitated the event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/actress-shruti-krishna-shares-old-pic-of-dr-rajkumar-honouring-her-for-thavarina-thottilu-8909064.html|title=ActressShruti Krishna Shares Old Pic Of Dr Rajkumar Honouring Her For Thavarina Thottilu|date=30 May 2024|work=[[News18]]|access-date=4 September 2025}}</ref> ''South First'' listed this film amongst the five best films of Shruti.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/sandalwood-celebrates-birthdays-of-late-dr-vishnuvardhan-upendra-and-shruthi/|title=Sandalwood celebrates birthdays of three star actors — Late Dr Vishnuvardhan, Upendra, and Shruthi|date=18 September 2023|work=South First|access-date=4 September 2025}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External source==
== External links ==
 
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140512221908/http://www.nthwall.com/ka/movie/Tavarina-Tottilu-1996/9219802641 Tavarina Tottilu(1996)]
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Thavarina Thottilu
VCD cover
Directed byS. Narayan
Produced byBhagyavathi
Written byAjay Kumar
StarringRamkumar
Shruti
Charan Raj
Doddanna
Music byRajesh Ramanath
CinematographyR. Giri
Edited byP. R. Soundar Raj
Production
company
Shanthala Pictures
Release date
  • 29 March 1996 (1996-03-29)
Running time
163 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Thavarina Thottilu (transl. The cradle of home) is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by S. Narayan and written by Ajay Kumar. The film cast includes Ramkumar, Charan Raj and Shruti. The film was produced by Narayan's home production while the original score and soundtrack were composed by Rajesh Ramanath. The film was remade in Tamil as Annan Thangachi directed by actor Charanraj who reprised his role along with Shruti.[1]

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Ramkumar as Bhaskara
  • Shruti as Saraswathi
  • Charan Raj as Bettappa
  • Kavana as Yashoda
  • Srinivasa Murthy as Bettappa and Saraswathi's father
  • Padma Vasanthi as Bettappa and Saraswathi's mother
  • Doddanna as Thimmayya, Bhaskara's father
  • B. Jayamma as Parvathi, Bhaskara's mother
  • Ashalatha as Yashoda's mother
  • Rajanand as Javarappa
  • Dr Suresh Sharma as Pachchalingayya aka Pachchai
  • Gowtham
  • Baby Mamasa
  • Baby Pooja
  • Ma Rakesh
  • Ma Ankith

Production[edit | edit source]

The film was shot in Karighatta.[2]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music of the film was composed by Rajesh Ramanath and lyrics written by S. Narayan.

Thavarina Thottilu
Soundtrack album by
Rajesh Ramanath
Released1996 (1996)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelJhankar Music
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."O Kusumave"S. NarayanRajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra 
2."Arishina Kuttiravva"S. NarayanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Gururaj Hoskote 
3."Malenadina Minchina Balli"S. NarayanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
4."O Bombeye Dalimbeye"S. NarayanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
5."Brahma Bareda Haaleyalli"S. NarayanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
6."Baaradu Barabaaradu"S. NarayanGururaj Hoskote 

Reception[edit | edit source]

The film ran for a hundred days and Dr. Rajkumar felicitated the event.[3] South First listed this film amongst the five best films of Shruti.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "70 Tamil actors you didn't know were directors too". Cinema Express. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Lokesh, Vinay (4 December 2020). "Karighatta needs to be developed for better tourism potential: Shruti". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "ActressShruti Krishna Shares Old Pic Of Dr Rajkumar Honouring Her For Thavarina Thottilu". News18. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sandalwood celebrates birthdays of three star actors — Late Dr Vishnuvardhan, Upendra, and Shruthi". South First. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2025.

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