Thanga Rangan

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Thanga Rangan
Thanga Rangan.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. R. Dakshinamurthy
Written byS. R. Dakshinamurthy
Starring Thengai Srinivasan
Vijayakumar
Srividya
Edited byR. Devarajan [1]
Music by M. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Jeppiyar Pictures [1]
Release date
  • 30 October 1978 (1978-10-30)
Running time
134 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thanga Rangan is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by S. R. Dakshinamurthy. The film stars Thengai Srinivasan, Vijayakumar and Srividya. [1] It was released on 30 October 1978.

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Plot

Rangan is a rickshaw puller. His brother-in-law Kesavulu molests his lover. [1]

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan, Na. Kamarasan and Muthulingam. The playback singers were T. M. Soundararajan, T. K. Kala, Jayachandran, P. Susheela and Kovai Soundararajan. The songs in the film were "Irattai Ilai", "Dhupariya Porom","Udhadugalil" and "Engarangan Thangarangan". [1]

Release and reception

Thanga Rangan was released on 30 October 1978, [2] Diwali day. [3] P. S. M. of Kalki said the film could be watched for the performances of Srinivasan and Srividya. [4] Ananda Vikatan rated the film 39 out of 100, criticising its predictability. [5]

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