Thanga Pappa

Thanga Pappa (English : Golden Baby) is a 1993 Tamil supernatural horror film directed by R. Aravindraj. The film features Shamili, Ramki, M. N. Nambiar, Thalaivasal Vijay, Aishwarya and Sreeja in the lead roles, with Chandrasekhar, Keerikkadan Jose, Thyagu, Raviraj, Murali Kumar and Prabhakaran playing supporting roles. The film, produced by the film editor G. Jayachandran, had musical score by Deva and was released on 2 July 1993.[1][2][3][4]

Thanga Pappa
Directed byR. Aravindraj
Produced byG. Jayachandran
Written byR. Aravindraj
Starring
Music byDeva
CinematographyA. Ramesh Kumar
Edited byG. Jayachandran
Production
company
Aarthi Films
Release date
  • 2 July 1993 (1993-07-02)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Ravi (Thalaivasal Vijay), his wife Gowri (Aishwarya), and their little daughter Abhirami (Shamili) move in an abandoned house. Ravi starts to work as an export manager in Ananthu (Keerikkadan Jose) and Swamy's (Thyagu) company. Ravi is helped in his work by the police officer Rajasekhar (Raviraj), the customs officer Ameer (Murali Kumar), and Ananthu's son Balaji (Prabhakaran). That night, strange things happen in their house. Abhirami often meets the old man Adaikalam (M. N. Nambiar) after the school in secret.

One day, Ameer, scared of something, accidentally falls off the ship and dies. The next day, Balaji is set on fire and dies from severe burns. Adaikalam then confesses to Gowri that Abhirami is in fact possessed by the spirit of his granddaughter Angela.

Four years ago, Adaikalam's son Assistant Commissioner of Police Lawrence (Ramki) got a transfer in a harbour city. He and his pregnant wife Thulasi (Sreeja) moved to the city and eagerly waited for the birth of their baby. The scanning had revealed that the baby is a girl, so they named her Angela. From the very earliest days of his posting, Lawrence became well-known by the local criminals. The smuggler Ananthu, his brother Swamy, and Balaji even threatened Lawrence and his wife, but Lawrence continued to seize Ananthu's illegal loads. Lawrence became friends with the Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajasekhar, his colleague. One night, Lawrence arrested Ananthu, Swamy, Balaji, and Ameer. They were all locked in the local police station. Rajasekhar released them and betrayed Lawrence's trust. Later that night, Lawrence was brutally killed and Thulasi was severely beaten up by the criminals in their house, resulting in abortion which left her mentally ill.

Ananthu, Swamy, and Rajasekhar also realize that Abhirami is possessed by the spirit. They are urged to kill the little girl. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack
Thanga Pappa
Soundtrack album by
Deva
Released1993
Recorded1993
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length18:17
ProducerDeva

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1993, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by the film director R. Aravindraj.

TrackSongDuration
1'Naan Paadum Thalattu Ketkavillaya'4:01
2'Aarararo Aariraaro'3:31
3'Thanga Pappa' (happy)4:39
4'Thanga Pappa' (sad)2:20
5'Berika Berika'3:46

Reception

Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express called it a "fairly watchable film", she praised Deva's background score and Shamili's acting.[5]

References
  1. "Thanga pappa (1993) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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  3. "Filmography of thanga pappa". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. "Find Tamil Movie Thanga Pappa". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. Malini Mannath (2 July 1993). "Possessed to kill". The Indian Express: 6. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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