Thandege Thakka Maga

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Thandege Thakka Maga
Directed by S. Mahendar
Story by Kamal Haasan
Based on Thevar Magan (Tamil)
Produced byR. Pavan Kumar
Starring Ambareesh
Upendra
Laila
Sakshi Shivanand
CinematographyKrishna Kumar
Edited byP. R. Soundarrajan
Music by S. A. Rajkumar
Production
company
Sri Mahalakshmi Productions
Release date
  • 31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

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.

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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

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
Released2006 (2006)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Jhankar Music
No.TitleLyricsSinger(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 PrasadRajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra  
5."Dum Dama Dum Dama"V. Nagendra Prasad Shankar Mahadevan  
6."Namma Oora Deepa"DoddarangegowdaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Baby Vyshali 
7."Kailasada Aa Shivanigu"KavirajChorus 

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