Thayige Thakka Maga (Like Mother Like Son) 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.
Thayige Thakka Maga | |
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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 |
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Running time | 177 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
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)[4] and in Hindi as Main Intequam Loonga (1982) starring Dharmendra.[5] It was one of the earliest Kannada films to be shot in Kashi.
The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar.[6] 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 |
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1. | "Entha Sogasu" | Rajkumar | |
2. | "Suryana Kanthige" | Rajkumar, Kasthuri Shankar | |
3. | "Vishwanathanu Thandeyadare" | Rajkumar | |
4. | "Chali Chali" | Rajkumar, S. Janaki |
V. Somashekhar filmography | |
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