| Thayige Thakka Maga | |
|---|---|
| File:Thayige Thakka Maga (1978).jpg Video Cover | |
| Directed by | V. Somashekhar |
| Written by | Anjaneya Pushpananda |
| Screenplay by | M. D. Sundar |
| Produced by | Parvathamma Rajkumar |
| Starring | Rajkumar Savitri Padmapriya Sowcar Janaki |
| Cinematography | P. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | P. Bhaktavatsalam |
| Music by | T. G. Lingappa |
Production company | Poornima Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 177 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
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Thayige Thakka Maga is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language sports action film directed by V. Somashekhar and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. It is based on the story written by Anjaneya Pushpanand.
The film starred Rajkumar as a boxer[1] along with Savitri, Padmapriya and Sowcar Janaki.[2] Veteran Tamil-Telugu actress Savitri plays one of the title role of Thayi (Mother) in this film. The screenplay, dialogues and lyrics are written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks.[3]
The film was a musical blockbuster with all the songs composed by T. G. Lingappa considered chartbusters. It was remade in Telugu as Puli Bidda (1981) and in Hindi as Main Intequam Loonga (1982) starring Dharmendra.[4] It was one of the earliest Kannada films to be shot in Kashi.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Rajkumar as Boxer Kumar
- Padmapriya as Mala
- Savitri as Vishalakshamma
- Sowcar Janaki as Annapoorna
- Master Lohith as young Kumar
- Balakrishna as Ramanagara Kuppuswamy
- Shakti Prasad as Boxer Vishwanath
- Thoogudeepa Srinivas
- Prabhakar
- Rajanand
- Chi. Udaya Shankar
- Uma Shivakumar
- Mamatha Shenoy
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar.[5] All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs.
All lyrics are written by Chi. Udaya Shankar.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Entha Sogasu" | Rajkumar | |
| 2. | "Suryana Kanthige" | Rajkumar, Kasthuri Shankar | |
| 3. | "Vishwanathanu Thandeyadare" | Rajkumar | |
| 4. | "Chali Chali" | Rajkumar, S. Janaki |
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