| Thandege Thakka Maga | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | S. Mahendar |
| Story by | Kamal Haasan |
| Based on | Thevar Magan (Tamil) |
| Produced by | R. Pavan Kumar |
| Starring |
Ambareesh Upendra Laila Sakshi Shivanand |
| Cinematography | Krishna Kumar |
| Edited by | P. R. Soundarrajan |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
Production company | Sri Mahalakshmi Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Thandege Thakka Maga is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by S. Mahendar and produced by R. Pavan Kumar. The film stars Ambareesh and Upendra along with Laila, Sakshi Shivanand and Ashish Vidyarthi in other prominent roles. [1] The film had a musical score and soundtrack composed by S. A. Rajkumar.
The film is a remake of the Tamil film Thevar Magan (1992) directed by Bharathan and starred Sivaji Ganesan and Kamal Haasan. [1] [2]
The film was released to generally average reviews from critics and was one of the sleeper hits of the year 2006. [3]
Plot
Foreign-educated Satya, son of a village chieftain who returns home after a long stay abroad. Accompanying is his girlfriend, Sathya, with whom he intends to settle in a city and start a business. However, things get problematic when Sathya is forced to marry a woman from a lower caste after his father's sudden death.
Cast
- Ambareesh as Chowdaiah
- Upendra as Sathya
- Laila as Pancharangi
- Sakshi Shivanand as Bhanu
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Dharmanna
- Srinivasa Murthy as Veeraiah
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi
- Ramesh Bhat
- Komal Kumar
- Bank Janardhan
- B. V. Radha
- Shankar Ashwath
- Chitra Shenoy
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by S. A. Rajkumar. Three songs were reused from the original version which was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack was appreciated by the critics. [4]
| Thandege Thakka Maga | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Jhankar Music |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kaveri Seemeyaaga" | Doddarangegowda | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2. | "Dore Dore" | Kaviraj | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 3. | "Savaalaku Savaalaku" | Kaviraj | Rajesh Krishnan | |
| 4. | "Jajiya Hoovu Anda" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra | |
| 5. | "Dum Dama Dum Dama" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Shankar Mahadevan | |
| 6. | "Namma Oora Deepa" | Doddarangegowda | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Baby Vyshali | |
| 7. | "Kailasada Aa Shivanigu" | Kaviraj | Chorus |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Not a patch on the original". The Hindu. 2 April 2006. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Thandege Thakka Maga:Nice remake". Rediff. 2006.
- ^ "2006 – year of flops for Kannada film industry". nerve.in. 2006.
- ^ "Thandege Thakka Maga – Well done S.A.Rajkumar". 17 December 2005. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006.
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