Thanga Padhakkam
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| Directed by | P. Madhavan |
| Produced by | Shanthi Narayanaswamy T. Manohar |
| Written by | J. Mahendran |
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Sivaji Ganesan K. R. Vijaya Sreekanth Prameela |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | P. N. Sundaram |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
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| Distributed by | Sivaji Productions |
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Release date
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1 June 1974 |
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Running time
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165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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| Soundtrack album by M. S. Viswanathan | |
| Released | 1974 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Saregama |
Thanga Pathakkam (English: Gold Medal) is a 1974 Tamil film directed by P. Madhavan and written by Mahendran. Produced by Shanthi Narayanaswamy and T. Manohar, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, and Shrikanth in the lead roles, while Major Sundararajan and Cho Ramaswamy play supporting roles. The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film completed a 182-day run at the box office. It was dubbed in Telugu as Bangaru Pathakkam. It was remade in Telugu as Kondaveeti Simham with N. T. Rama Rao and in Hindi as Farz Aur Kanoon with Jeetendra. Shakti, a Hindi film with Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan has similarities with this film. It was also an inspiration for the 2004 Kannada movie Kadamba
S.P. Choudhry (Sivaji Ganesan) is a dedicated policeman, caring husband and a respected man in the community. Being a policeman, however, makes him a strong disciplinarian, even at home. Because of Choudhry’s dedication to hs job, his son, Jagan (Shrikanth), grows up more under the care of his mother Lakshmi (K.R.Vijaya) than under his father. As Jagan grows up he becomes more and more rebellious. He begins to play truant, gamble and lie to his parents. Choudhry’s attempts to discipline him only results in Jagan resenting him.
Sivaji Ganesan wrote in his autobiography:
Music is composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.Behindwoods said, "Songs in the film were superhits like the soulful Sumaithangi saindhal, or the lilting Nalladhoru kudumbam." One of the songs from this film "Nallathoru Kudumbam" has inspired a 1979 film of same name.
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