Thyagi (/θjɑːɡɪ/ transl. Martyr) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by G. Hanumantharao. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Major Sundarrajan and V. S. Raghavan.[1] It is a remake of the 1981 Kannada film Antha. The film was released on 3 September 1982.[2]
| Thyagi | |
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| Directed by | C. V. Rajendran |
| Written by | Aaroor Dass (dialogues) |
| Story by | H. K. Anantha Rao |
| Produced by | G. Hanumantharao |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Sujatha Major Sundarrajan V. S. Raghavan |
| Cinematography | P. Gopala Krishnan |
| Edited by | K. Gopala Rao |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
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Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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IG Ganesh takes up the place of his doppelganger criminal and don, Kanwarlal to infiltrate their gang, collect evidence and bring them to their justice.
In the course of his work as Kanwarlal, he has to see the tortured death of his pregnant wife, sister being raped and murdered. He is also forced to ignore the death of his mother too. He bears through all this in the interest of seeing his mission through due to his patriotic nature. He gets caught eventually by the gang and is tortured brutally. He endures all the sacrifices and brings them to the court only for them to get acquitted by extra-judicial means.
Seeing all his sacrifices go to nothing, he loses his control and kills all involved with his own hands and stands as the culprit in the eyes of the law.
Cast
edit- Sivaji Ganesan as IG Ganesh/Kanwarlal
- Sujatha as Kamala
- Sripriya as Rajani
- Geetha
- Major Sundarrajan
- V. S. Raghavan
- Vijayakumar as Baig
- Tiger Prabhakar as Prathap
- Pandari Bai
- Major Sundarrajan
- Y. G. Parthasarathy
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
Soundtrack
editSoundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3][4][5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thottil Kattum" | Kannadasan | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Mullai Poovena" | Kannadasan | P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Vandhaley Maadhu" | Kannadasan | S. Janaki | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Yennai Yaar" | Vaali | S. Janaki | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Aadungadi" | Vaali | T. M. Soundararajan | 5:18 |
| Total length: | 22:35 | |||
Controversy
editThyagi was initially denied a censor certificate by the censor board. One of the members claimed that the makers of the film retained the scenes which were deleted in the original Kannada film.[6]
Reception
editThiraignani of Kalki found the plot similar to Sangili which also starred Ganesan and directed by Rajendran but the director has shown variation in dealing the subject and praised Ganesan's acting in dual roles and concluded that it is obvious that the censor board has troubled the film more than cruel people torturing Ganesan in the film.[7]
References
edit- ^ "221-230". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Thiyagi". Gaana. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Thyagi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Thyagi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ Pratap, Anita (23–29 May 1982). "Producers protest against unjustified censorship". Sunday. Vol. 9, no. 49. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ திரைஞானி (19 September 1982). "தியாகி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 50. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.
