Thandege Thakka Maga
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| Thandege Thakka Maga | |
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 VCD cover | |
| Directed by | S. Mahendar |
| Story by | Kamal Haasan |
| Based on | Thevar Magan |
| Produced by | R. Pavan Kumar |
| Starring | Ambareesh Upendra Laila Sakshi Shivanand |
| Cinematography | Krishna Kumar |
| Edited by | P. R. Soundarrajan |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar 3 songs sourced from Ilayaraja |
Production company | Sri Mahalakshmi Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Thandege Thakka Maga (transl. A befitting son)[1] is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by S. Mahendar. The film stars Ambareesh and Upendra along with Laila, Sakshi Shivanand and Ashish Vidyarthi in other prominent roles.[2] It is a remake of the Tamil film Thevar Magan (1992).[2][3] The film was a commercially box office success.[4]
Foreign-educated Satya, son of a village chieftain returns home after a long stay abroad. He is accompanied by 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
Production
The film was launched at Ashoka Hotel, Bangalore. KFCC president HD Gangaraju sounded the first clap, while Dharam Singh, former chief minister of Karnataka switched on the camera.[5]
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: "Jajiya Hoovu Chanda" is based on "Inji Idupazhagi", "Kaveri Seemyaga" is based on "Potri Paadadi" and "Nammoora Deepa" is based on "Vaanam Thottu", respectively. The song "Kailasada Aa Shivanigu" is based on "Vellipani Mutrathil" portion of song "Golukathu Radhai" from Anandham.[citation needed] The audio was launched at Chandrashekhar Patil playground at Gulbarga at 9 December 2005.[6]
| 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 Chanda" | 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 |
