''Thakka Thakka'' () is a 2015 Indian

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written and directed by Santhana Kumar, whose younger brother,

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, plays the lead role. The film, earlier titled ''Piravi'', also stars Rahul Venkat,

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and Parvati Nirban. It was released by S. Thanu's Kalaipuli International on 28 August 2015. The film was dubbed into Hindi as ''Phir Se Mafiaraaj''.

Plot

The story follows the life of two orphans: Sathya and Karthi. In Sathya's youth, his mother Thulasi was exploited as a sex worker by a man named Bala. After she gives birth to Sathya, he is presumed dead and is buried alive. Thulasi saves him and cares for him until Bala kills her. Sathya meets Karthi and they become friends, working for a restaurant owner named Annachi. Karthi is love with a girl named Indu while her friend Saranya often fights with Sathya. Things go awry when Indu is kidnapped by her uncle and is to be sold along with other girls as a sex slave. Karthi is killed in the process, and Sathya must fight the goons on his own.

Cast

as Sathya *

as Indhu *

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as Karthi *Parvati Nirban as Saranya *

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as Bala *Rahul Venkat as Paraman *

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as Indhu's father *

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as Sarasu, Indhu's mother *

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as Kasi *

as Thulasi *Thavasi as Annachi *Yogi Ram as Kumaru *Anjana *Ranjini *Sarithiran *Neil *Kalaikumar *Master Shashikiran as Young Sathya *Master Darshan as Young Karthi *

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and

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appeared in a promotional song.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Jakes Bejoy in his Tamil debut. The album was released by the

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label.

Critical reception

The ''Times of India'' rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote, "Thakka Thakka is the kind of film that shows spirit even though it doesn't come together as a whole. There are moments that stand out, but the film lacks the tautness in writing that could have made it into a gripping action film". Sudhir Srinivasan of ''The Hindu'' wrote, "Thakka Thakka's predictable, wafer-thin plot actually makes even seem like meritorious literary work in comparison." ''Behindwoods'' rated the film 2 out of 5 and wrote, "On the whole what promises to be a thrilling action film loses track mid-way." ''Silverscreen'' wrote, "Everything about Thaakka Thaaka, from the title, to the posters, to the trailers and promos, made it a point to tell the audience that the film is about action. The filmmakers wanted the film to be 'hard-hitting'. Perhaps they took the term too seriously, because most of the film is full of 'hard-hitting' stunts – punches, throat-slitting, stabbing, and hitting people with long iron rods."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 4987572 2015 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films 2015 action drama films Indian action drama films Films scored by Jakes Bejoy 2015 directorial debut films 2015 action films