Emme Thammanna Explained

Emme Thammanna
Director:B. R. Panthulu
Producer:B. R. Panthulu
Screenplay:Padmini Pictures Sahithya Vibhaga
Story:A. K. Velan
Music:T. G. Lingappa
Cinematography:P. L. Nagappa
Editing:R. Devarajan
Studio:Padmini Pictures
Runtime:146 minutes
Country:India
Language:Kannada

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]

Plot

Thammanna, a cattleman, and Murali, a lawyer, are identical. Confusion arises when Thammanna falls in love with a rich and educated woman Meena, also a daughter of a lawyer, who mistakes him for Murali.

Soundtrack

T. G. Lingappa composed the soundtrack, and lyrics were written by G. V. Iyer. The album consists of seven soundtracks.[6]

Notes and References

  1. 1516754185810706433. NFAIOfficial. A lovely moment from the song sequence "Neenaarigadayo Ele Manava" from #EmmeThammanna (1966), starring…. 20 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Sharma. Devesh. 7 April 2020. Filmfare recommends: Top films of Jeetendra where he played a double role. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200701140944/https://www.filmfare.com/features/filmfare-recommends-top-films-of-jeetendra-where-he-played-a-double-role-40040.html. 1 July 2020. 21 August 2020. Filmfare.
  3. 989437519136673792 . nfaiofficial . 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). . National Film Archive of India . National Film Archive of India . 26 April 2018.
  4. Web site: ಮೊದಲ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲೇ ಮೂವರು ನಾಯಕರಿಗೆ ನಾಯಕಿಯಾದರು ಭಾರತಿ..!! | Naadu Kanda Rajkumar | Ep 170 . .
  5. Web site: ಹಿಂದಿ,ತಮಿಳು, ತೆಲುಗಿಗಿಂತ ಕನ್ನಡದ "ಎಮ್ಮೆ ತಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ" ಏಕೆ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ..? | Naadu Kanda Rajkumar | Ep 171 . .
  6. Web site: Emme Thammanna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) . 15 March 2022 . . 15 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315112055/https://music.apple.com/us/album/emme-thammanna-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1330421603 . live .