Emme Thammanna

Emme Thammanna
VCD cover
Directed byB. R. Panthulu
Screenplay byPadmini Pictures Sahithya Vibhaga
Story byA. K. Velan
Produced byB. R. Panthulu
Starring
CinematographyP. L. Nagappa
Edited byR. Devarajan
Music byT. G. Lingappa
Production
company
Padmini Pictures
Release date
  • 1966 (1966)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Emme Thammanna is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. It stars Rajkumar, Dikki Madhava Rao, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. The supporting cast features Narasimharaju, Subbanna, Krishna Shastry, B. R. Panthulu, Papamma, Jaya and M. V. Rajamma. The film was remade in Telugu as Govula Gopanna (1968),[1] in Hindi as Jigri Dost (1969)[2] and in Tamil as Mattukara Velan (1970).[3] This was the first social drama movie of Rajkumar where he played dual roles[4] in a full-fledged manner excluding Malli Maduve where his second character appears only for three seconds. The core plot was loosely based on a Marathi play.[5]

  1. ^ @NFAIOfficial (20 April 2022). "A lovely moment from the song sequence "Neenaarigadayo Ele Manava" from #EmmeThammanna (1966), starring…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Sharma, Devesh (7 April 2020). "Filmfare recommends: Top films of Jeetendra where he played a double role". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ National Film Archive of India [@nfaiofficial] (26 April 2018). "A moment from the dream song sequence 'Kolalanoodhi Kuniva' from the film #EmmeThammanna, starring #FaceOfTheWeek Rajkumar and Bharathi. The film was later remade in Telugu (Govula Gopanna), Tamil (Mattukkara Velan) and Hindi (Jigri Dost)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "ಮೊದಲ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲೇ ಮೂವರು ನಾಯಕರಿಗೆ ನಾಯಕಿಯಾದರು ಭಾರತಿ..!! | Naadu Kanda Rajkumar | Ep 170". YouTube.
  5. ^ "ಹಿಂದಿ,ತಮಿಳು, ತೆಲುಗಿಗಿಂತ ಕನ್ನಡದ "ಎಮ್ಮೆ ತಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ" ಏಕೆ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ..? | Naadu Kanda Rajkumar | Ep 171". YouTube.