Thanga Rangan Explained

Thanga Rangan is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by S. R. Dakshinamurthy. The film stars Thengai Srinivasan, Vijayakumar and Srividya. It was released on 30 October 1978.

Plot

Rangan is a rickshaw puller. His brother-in-law Kesavulu molests his lover.

Cast

• Thengai Srinivasan
• Vijayakumar
• Srividya
• Shubha
• Prameela
• K. Samarasam

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan, Na. Kamarasan and Muthulingam. The playback singers were T. M. Soundararajan, T. K. Kala, Jayachandran, P. Susheela and Kovai Soundararajan. The songs in the film were "Irattai Ilai", "Dhupariya Porom","Udhadugalil" and "Engarangan Thangarangan".

Release and reception

Thanga Rangan was released on 30 October 1978,^[1] Diwali day.^[2] P. S. M. of Kalki said the film could be watched for the performances of Srinivasan and Srividya.^[3] Ananda Vikatan rated the film 39 out of 100, criticising its predictability.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: நினைவலைகள் . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180523172716/http://www.mellisaimannar.in/Nostallgia.html . 23 May 2018 . 15 March 2019 . Mellisaimannar.in . ta.
2. News: 14 August 2017 . மேல் நாடுகளில் இந்தியாவின் மானம் பறந்தன! . ta . . Nellai . usurped . 15 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306175051/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/32949/%25E0%25AE%2592%25E0%25AE%25B0%25E0%25AF%2581-%25E0%25AE%25AA%25E0%25AF%2587%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%25B5%25E0%25AE%25BF%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AF%258D-%25E0%25AE%25AA%25E0%25AE%25AF%25E0%25AE%25A3%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AF%258D-%25E2%2580%2593-120-%25E2%2580%2593-%25E0%25AE%259A%25E0%25AF%2581%25E0%25AE%25A4%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%2599%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AF%258D . 6 March 2019.
3. பி. எஸ். எம். . 19 November 1978 . தங்கரங்கன் . . ta . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704081837/https://ibb.co/NFc74wD . 4 July 2022 . 4 July 2022.
4. Web site: 19 November 2020 . விகடன் பொக்கிஷம்: ஒரு தீபாவளி... 11 படங்கள்! . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230815135708/https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/vikatan-pokkisham-11-pictures-to-a-diwali . 15 August 2023 . 16 August 2023 . . ta.