Emme Thammanna

Emme Thammanna
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Directed by	B. R. Panthulu
Screenplay by	Padmini Pictures Sahithya Vibhaga
Story by	A. K. Velan
Produced by	B. R. Panthulu
Starring	Rajkumar Dikki Madhava Rao Bharathi
Cinematography	P. L. Nagappa
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Music by	T. G. Lingappa
Production company	Padmini Pictures
Release date	1966 (1966)
Running time	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.

Cast

• Rajkumar as "Emme" Thammanna / Murali
• Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Meena
• G. V. Lathadevi as Radha
• Dikki Madhava Rao as Seshanna
• B. R. Panthulu as Narasimhaiah
• Narasimharaju as Kasturi
• Makeup Subbanna
• H. R. Shastry
• Papamma
• B. Jaya
• M. V. Rajamma as Kaveri, Narasimhaiah's wife
• M. Jayashree
• Narayan
• Bhavani Shankar
• Basappa
• Lakshmayya
• Nanjappa

Soundtrack

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Neenaarigadayo Ele Manava"	P. B. Sreenivas, Bangalore Latha	2:53
2.	"Belli Hakki Aguva"	P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki	3:42
3.	"Kanneradu Kareyuthide"	P. B. Sreenivas, Bangalore Lata, S. Janaki	3:19
4.	"Kolalanoodhi Kuniva"	P. B. Sreenivas, Bangalore Lata	4:37
5.	"Emme Ella Ellanna"	S. Janaki	3:18
6.	"Kaththarisu Kaththarisu"	Pendyala Nageswara Rao	2:30
7.	"Ninnayalla Thammanna"	S. Janaki	3:30
Total length:			23:39

References

1. @NFAIOfficial (20 April 2022). "A lovely moment from the song sequence "Neenaarigadayo Ele Manava" from #EmmeThammanna (1966), starring…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. Sharma, Devesh (7 April 2020). "Filmfare recommends: Top films of Jeetendra where he played a double role". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
3. National Film Archive of India [@nfaiofficial] (26 April 2018). "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)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "ಮೊದಲ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲೇ ಮೂವರು ನಾಯಕರಿಗೆ ನಾಯಕಿಯಾದರು ಭಾರತಿ..!! | Naadu Kanda Rajkumar | Ep 170". YouTube. 2 February 2024.
5. "ಹಿಂದಿ,ತಮಿಳು, ತೆಲುಗಿಗಿಂತ ಕನ್ನಡದ "ಎಮ್ಮೆ ತಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ" ಏಕೆ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ..? | Naadu Kanda Rajkumar | Ep 171". YouTube. 12 February 2024.
6. "Emme Thammanna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

External links

• Emme Thammanna at IMDb