Thanga Pathakkam

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Thanga Pathakkam is a 1974 Tamil-language action drama film renowned for Sivaji Ganesan’s powerful dual role as a principled police officer and his wayward son.

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instanceOf Tamil-language film
action drama film
film
basedOn original story by P. Madhavan
character Choudhry Durai Singam NERFINISHED
Jagan NERFINISHED
cinematographer P. N. Sundaram NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin India
dialogueWriter Vietnam Veedu Sundaram NERFINISHED
director P. Madhavan NERFINISHED
distributor Varuna Films NERFINISHED
editor R. Devarajan NERFINISHED
era 1970s Tamil cinema
featuresDualRoleBy Sivaji Ganesan NERFINISHED
filmIndustry Kollywood NERFINISHED
format feature film
genre action film
drama film
hasCultStatus yes
hasSong “Idho Endhan Deivam” NERFINISHED
“Thanga Pathakkam” NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle Tamil NERFINISHED
leadActorRoleType police officer
wayward son
lyricist Kannadasan NERFINISHED
mainTheme duty versus family
law and order
musicComposer M. S. Viswanathan NERFINISHED
notableFor Sivaji Ganesan’s dual role
portrayal of strict police discipline
originalLanguage Tamil
plotFocus conflict with wayward son
principled police officer
producer P. Madhavan NERFINISHED
productionCompany Varuna Films NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1974-10-31
releaseYear 1974
runtime approximately 150 minutes
screenwriter Vietnam Veedu Sundaram NERFINISHED
setInPeriod contemporary 1970s India
starring Cho Ramaswamy NERFINISHED
K. R. Vijaya NERFINISHED
Major Sundarrajan NERFINISHED
Prameela NERFINISHED
Sivaji Ganesan NERFINISHED
V. K. Ramasamy NERFINISHED
storyBy P. Madhavan NERFINISHED
titleMeaning Gold Medal

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Sivaji Ganesan notableWork Thanga Pathakkam