| Thappida Thala Thappu Thalangal | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover in Kannada | |
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Written by | K. Balachander |
| Produced by | Kannada: B. A. Ramanujacharya Pandit B M. Venkatesh Chandulal Jain Prasanna Kumar Tamil: R. Venkataraman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | B. S. Lokanath |
| Edited by | N. R. Kittu |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
Production companies | Lalitha Lakshmi Combines (Kannada) Premaalaya (Tamil) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Kannada Tamil |
Thappida Thala (transl. Wrong talas) is a 1978 Indian crime drama film directed by K. Balachander, starring Rajinikanth and Saritha in her film debut.[2] It was simultaneously shot in Kannada and Tamil with the latter version titled as Thappu Thalangal (pronounced [tappu taːɭaŋɡaɭ] transl. Wrong talas).[3] The film was remade in Malayalam as Kazhukan (1979).[2] The film was widely appreciated for the performances of Rajinikanth and Saritha.
- ^ "10 Retro Rajini films that still work". Behindwoods. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Rajinikanth-starrer Thappu Thalangal Completes 45 Years Of Release". News18. 1 November 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.