Thanga Pathakkam (1974)

Original title

தங்கப்பதக்கம்

Directed by

P. Madhavan

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 45m

Rated

U

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A strict police officer's son becomes a criminal and resents his father. Their opposing values create family conflict.

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What happens

Thangappathakkam (transl. Gold medal) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film, directed by P. Madhavan and written by Mahendran. Based on Mahendran's play of the same name, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Srikanth and Prameela. It focuses on a disciplined police officer who is dedicated to his job, while his rebellious son, on the contrary, is a criminal and resents his father. Ganesan reprises his role from the play. Thangappathakkam was released on 1 June 1974. The film was a commercial success, running for over 175 days in theatres, and thereby becoming a silver jubilee film. It served as an inspiration for the Telugu film Kondaveeti Simham (1981), the Hindi film Shakti (1982) and the Kannada film Kadamba (2004). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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