Maathu Tappada Maga is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language film, written and directed by Peketi Sivaram. It stars Anant Nag, Aarathi, Sharada and Rajinikanth in his 25th film appearance.[1] Udaykumar, K. S. Ashwath, Narasimharaju and T. N. Balakrishna feature in supporting roles.
| Maathu Tappada | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Peketi Sivaram |
| Written by | Peketi Sivaram |
| Screenplay by | Peketi Sivaram |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | J. Sathyanarayana |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Gopala Rao |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Bharatha Cine Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
edit- Anant Nag as Kumar
- Aarathi as Revathi
- Sharada as Latha
- Rajinikanth as Chandru
- K. S. Ashwath as Jagapathi Rao
- Leelavathi as Parvati
- Dwarakish as Mohan
- Udaykumar as diamonds smuggler and Chandru's boss
- Narasimharaju as Gangappa
- T. N. Balakrishna as Rachappa
- Bangalore Nagesh
- Peketi Sivaram
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Rachappa's wife
- Papamma as Lakshmi
- Vijayageetha
- Susheela Naidu
- Roopashree
- Jayalakshmi
- Halam as dancer
- Y. R. Ashwath Narayan
- Tomato Somu
- Kunigal Ramanath
Soundtrack
editIlaiyaraaja composed the music for the film's soundtrack in his Kannada debut,[2] with lyrics written by R. N. Jayagopal. The soundtrack album consists of four tracks.[3] Ilayaraja later reused the song "Bhanu Bhoomiya" as "Edho Ninaivugal" for the Tamil film Agal Vilakku (1979).
All lyrics are written by R. N. Jayagopal
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Entha Soundarya Nodu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Heloru Keloru" | S. Janaki | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Baanu Bhoomiya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Mareyada Harashada" | P. Susheela | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 16:16 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Rajini - Maathu Tappadamaga (Kannada) | Know the 25th film of top Tamil heroes". 28 August 2018.
- ^ SM, Shashiprasad (8 October 2024). "Ilaiyaraaja, AR Rahman And Badshah To Perform At Yuva Dasara". Times Now.
- ^ "Mathu Thappada Maga - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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