''Thambi Thanga Kambi'' is a 1988 Indian

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action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by

K. Shankar Kannan Shankar (17 March 1926 - 5 March 2006) was an Indian film editor, screenwriter and director. He directed more than 80 films in South Indian languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada as well as in Hindi. Film career Shanka ...

and produced by S. Ganesh. The film stars Vijayakanth,

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and Rekha. It was released on 15 July 1988.

Plot

Shankar lives with his mother and sister and comes from a poor family. As his ailing mother's situation becomes critical, Shankar accepts a job as auto-driver for a while. Meanwhile, a mysterious rich woman Ganga employs Shankar for a cause, knowing his struggling family in order to earn much more money. He accepts his decision. She sends in the vicinity of Periya Durai and Jambulingam. Chithra and Uma also visited their family. The rest and how Shankar helps Ganga to find the solutions to her family problems.

Cast

* Vijayakanth as Shankar *

as Ganga (Kaveri) *

as Chithra * Rekha as Uma *

M. N. Nambiar Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar (7 March 1919 – 19 November 2008) was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema, known mostly for his villain roles in an eight decade long career. He has also appeared in a few Malayalam films. ...

as Thyagu * Radha Ravi as Periya Durai * Manorama as Auto driver owner *

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as Jambulingam *

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as Chinna Durai * Jaiganesh as Pasupathy *

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as Shankar's mother *

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as Madhu * Kullamani * Disco Shanti in a special appearance

Production

''Thambi Thanga Kambi'', an action film, was a departure from the Hindu mythological films director

was generally known for. It was produced by S. Ganesh under Sankaralaya Pictures.

Soundtrack

The music is composed by

Gangai Amaran Gangai Amaran is an Indian music composer, singer, lyricist, writer, film director and actor in Tamil films. Personal life Gangai Amaran was born in Pannaipuram in Theni district, Tamil Nadu in December 1947, as the youngest son of Daniel Ram ...

Release and reception

''Thambi Thanga Kambi'' was released on 15 July 1988. A week later, ''

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'' derisively called it a "garish commercial film", but said the climax sequence was "ambitiously shot".

References

External links

* {{K. Shankar 1980s Tamil-language films 1988 action films 1988 films Films directed by K. Shankar Films scored by Gangai Amaran Indian action films