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Thambi Thanga Kambi
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Wikipedia article
'Thambi Thanga Kambi' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by K. Shankar and produced by S. Ganesh. The film stars Vijayakanth, Lakshmi, Ramya Krishnan and Rekha. The music was composed by Gangai Amaran.
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
* Lakshmi as Ganga (Kaveri)
* Ramya Krishnan as Chithra
* Rekha as Uma
* M. N. Nambiar as Thyagu
* Radha Ravi as Periya Durai
* Manorama as Auto driver owner
* Malaysia Vasudevan as Jambulingam
* Nizhalgal Ravi as Chinna Durai
* Jaiganesh as Pasupathy
* Vadivukkarasi as Shankar's mother
* Kovai Sarala
* Senthil as Karuppu
* Charle 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 K. Shankar was generally known for. It was produced by S. Ganesh under Sankaralaya Pictures.
Soundtrack
Release and reception
'Thambi Thanga Kambi' was released on 15 July 1988. A week later, 'The Indian Express' derisively called it a "garish commercial film", but said the climax sequence was "ambitiously shot".
References
Category:1988 films
Category:Films directed by K. Shankar
Category:Films scored by Gangai Amaran
Category:Indian action films
Category:1988 action films
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