Tharle Nan Maga
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Tharle Nan Maga is a Kannada film released in 1992. The film marked debut of Upendra
as director, Jaggesh
as a lead actor and Anjali
as their lead actress.
and Satyabhama) who want their son (Jaggesh
) to marry a rich girl, for dowry. But son ends up marrying a poor girl antagonizing his parents. How son changes his parents outlook forms rest of the story.
Santosh is the son of Muttiah Bank Janardhan
and Subbalakshmi (Satyabhama), who are staunch misers. Muttiah owns a shop, called 'Oorubaglu General Stores'. Santosh likes to keep the shop as he loves Sangeetha, son of Shankar Shastry, a musician, whose house opposite Santosh's shop. Santosh spends his time sightseeing( the subject is mostly Sangeetha) and he's hostile towards costumers when he's sightseeing(he calls it 'Dove Hodiyodu' , one of his popular dialouges). His friends -'Chitke' Seena, Raja, 'Razor' Manja, Nanja and 'nanjappan maga' Gunjappa. They help Santosh to gain Sangeetha's affection. However, Muttiah and Satyabhama decide to marry Santosh to his uncle's daughter Sundari for dowry. However, Santosh disagrees to marry any girl for dowry as he wants his wife to be the love of his life. Santosh succeeds in marrying Sangeetha by hoodwinking his parents. Later, with the help of his friends , he starts to enjoy his married life. But, Muttiah and Satyabhama decide to cheat Santosh and create a fued between Santosh and Sangeetha. They make Sangeetha assume that Santosh is having a sexual relationship with Sundari. Meanwhile , they make Santosh assume Sangeetha is having a extramartial affair. Santosh investigates this and he assumes that Sangeetha is having an affair( the assumed boyfriend was paid by Muttiah). Due to this , Sangeetha goes back to her maternal home. Soon Santosh find's out about this, and, with the help of his friends, makes his parents realize that good values are more important than money. Later, after he makes his parents realise their mistake, his uncle finds that Sundari is pregnant. He alledgely accuses Santosh of impregnating Sundari. However, this is not the case as he had told his friends to loaf anf flirt with Sundari to enlighten his parents. Later, Santosh arranges for the marriage of Sundari. in the climax, Santosh finds that Gunjappa had impregnated Sundari and he is forced to marry Sundari.
Thus the movie ends in a happy note .
The film has had a big influence on the Karnataka's
teenage boys as well as the modern Kannada vocabulary.
Upendra
Upendra is a cine actor, director, script writer and singer. Born in a middle class family at Koteshwara near Kundapura, he belongs to Kannada speaking Kota Brahmin community. Upendra started his career off with famous director Kashinath as a writer and an assistant director...
as director, Jaggesh
Jaggesh
Jaggesh is an IndiaKannada film industry, known for the comedy roles he portrays in his movies. He has acted in movies such asSuper Nan Maga and Tharle Nan Maga. Jaggesh has a big fan following and is popularly referred to by his fans as Navarasa Nayaka. Jaggesh is a in the early 80's by playing...
as a lead actor and Anjali
Anjali Sudhakar
Anjali is an actress in the Indian state of Karnataka.Her original name was Shantha, before director Kashinath - Guru of Super star Upendra named her as Anjali.- Family :...
as their lead actress.
Plot
The story revolves around a miser parents (Bank JanardhanBank Janardhan
Bank Janardhan is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry, known for the comedy roles and drama roles in films and television. He has acted in movies such as News, Sshh, Tharle Nan Maga and many others. He has also acted in many Kannada television serials like Paapa Pandu and others. He is...
and Satyabhama) who want their son (Jaggesh
Jaggesh
Jaggesh is an IndiaKannada film industry, known for the comedy roles he portrays in his movies. He has acted in movies such asSuper Nan Maga and Tharle Nan Maga. Jaggesh has a big fan following and is popularly referred to by his fans as Navarasa Nayaka. Jaggesh is a in the early 80's by playing...
) to marry a rich girl, for dowry. But son ends up marrying a poor girl antagonizing his parents. How son changes his parents outlook forms rest of the story.
Santosh is the son of Muttiah Bank Janardhan
Bank Janardhan
Bank Janardhan is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry, known for the comedy roles and drama roles in films and television. He has acted in movies such as News, Sshh, Tharle Nan Maga and many others. He has also acted in many Kannada television serials like Paapa Pandu and others. He is...
and Subbalakshmi (Satyabhama), who are staunch misers. Muttiah owns a shop, called 'Oorubaglu General Stores'. Santosh likes to keep the shop as he loves Sangeetha, son of Shankar Shastry, a musician, whose house opposite Santosh's shop. Santosh spends his time sightseeing( the subject is mostly Sangeetha) and he's hostile towards costumers when he's sightseeing(he calls it 'Dove Hodiyodu' , one of his popular dialouges). His friends -'Chitke' Seena, Raja, 'Razor' Manja, Nanja and 'nanjappan maga' Gunjappa. They help Santosh to gain Sangeetha's affection. However, Muttiah and Satyabhama decide to marry Santosh to his uncle's daughter Sundari for dowry. However, Santosh disagrees to marry any girl for dowry as he wants his wife to be the love of his life. Santosh succeeds in marrying Sangeetha by hoodwinking his parents. Later, with the help of his friends , he starts to enjoy his married life. But, Muttiah and Satyabhama decide to cheat Santosh and create a fued between Santosh and Sangeetha. They make Sangeetha assume that Santosh is having a sexual relationship with Sundari. Meanwhile , they make Santosh assume Sangeetha is having a extramartial affair. Santosh investigates this and he assumes that Sangeetha is having an affair( the assumed boyfriend was paid by Muttiah). Due to this , Sangeetha goes back to her maternal home. Soon Santosh find's out about this, and, with the help of his friends, makes his parents realize that good values are more important than money. Later, after he makes his parents realise their mistake, his uncle finds that Sundari is pregnant. He alledgely accuses Santosh of impregnating Sundari. However, this is not the case as he had told his friends to loaf anf flirt with Sundari to enlighten his parents. Later, Santosh arranges for the marriage of Sundari. in the climax, Santosh finds that Gunjappa had impregnated Sundari and he is forced to marry Sundari.
Thus the movie ends in a happy note .
Cast
- JaggeshJaggeshJaggesh is an IndiaKannada film industry, known for the comedy roles he portrays in his movies. He has acted in movies such asSuper Nan Maga and Tharle Nan Maga. Jaggesh has a big fan following and is popularly referred to by his fans as Navarasa Nayaka. Jaggesh is a in the early 80's by playing...
- Nithya
- Bank JanardhanBank JanardhanBank Janardhan is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry, known for the comedy roles and drama roles in films and television. He has acted in movies such as News, Sshh, Tharle Nan Maga and many others. He has also acted in many Kannada television serials like Paapa Pandu and others. He is...
- Satyabhama
- AnjaliAnjali SudhakarAnjali is an actress in the Indian state of Karnataka.Her original name was Shantha, before director Kashinath - Guru of Super star Upendra named her as Anjali.- Family :...
- Tennis Krishna
Reception
The film made with a shoe string budget created a big sensation and it was declared a big hit.The film was much liked because of its slap stick comedy and natural dialogues.The film has had a big influence on the Karnataka's
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
teenage boys as well as the modern Kannada vocabulary.