Thayige Thakka Maga (1978)

Original title

ತಾಯಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕ ಮಗ

Directed by

V. Somashekhar

Genre

drama film, boxing film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 57m

Rated

U

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boxer trains hard to make his mother proud. The story focuses on their close bond and his rise in the sport.

sportsaction-packedemotionaldramaticmother-sonclassicinspirational

What happens

Thayige Thakka Maga ( transl. 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. The film starred Rajkumar as a boxer along with Savitri, Padmapriya and Sowcar Janaki. 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. The film was remade in Telugu as Puli Bidda (1981) and in Hindi as Main Intequam Loonga (1982) starring Dharmendra. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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