Daari Tappida Maga
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Kannada | ದಾರಿ ತಪ್ಪಿದ ಮಗ |
Directed by | Peketi Sivaram |
Written by | Chi. Udaya Shankar |
Produced by | Peketi Sivaram |
Starring | Rajkumar M.V. Rajamma Kalpana Aarathi Manjula Jayamala |
Cinematography | R. Madhusudan |
Edited by | P. Bhaktavatsalam |
Music by | G. K. Venkatesh |
Production company | Jayaprabha Productions |
Distributed by | KCN Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Daari Tappida Maga (transl. The Wayward Son) is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language film produced and directed by Peketi Sivaram. The film stars Rajkumar,[1] Kalpana, Aarathi, Manjula and Jayamala with K. S. Ashwath, M. V. Rajamma and Vajramuni in supporting roles and Thoogudeepa Srinivas in a cameo along with Rajkumar's second son Raghavendra in a small role in his second on screen appearance as a child artist after Sri Srinivasa Kalyana (1974). Rajkumar appeared in dual roles in the film. The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh. The film was a commercial success and saw a theatrical run of over 175 days in multiple centres.[2] The movie was re-released on 22 November 2019.[3] The movie was dubbed in Malayalam in 1976 as Kollakkaran. It was later remade in Malayalam in 1980 as Manushya Mrugam.[citation needed]
Plot
Prakash (alias Prashanth) and Prasad are born twins in the 1940s. One of the boys, Prakash, is lost somewhere during his childhood and grows up to become a thief, while Prasad is raised by his parents.
Prasad is a professor at a government-run college living with his mother and wife Pramila. Prakash becomes a member of gang of thieves consisting of Ashok and Thoogudeep Shrinivas. They are stealing money and wealth in society and con people. Prakash befriends Radha in the name of Prashant and lives with her for some days and cheats her. Prakash steals diamonds with Ashok while disguised as CBI Officials and beliefs ACP, takes with his help. The police commissioner appointed CBI to investigate. Raju, Prasad friend and CBI Officer takes the case and starts to investigate. Prakash again steals with his team in disguise of a film team. Another time they steal in a home in the disguise of swamiji and cheated Princess (Jayamala).
CBI officer Raju takes information about all incidents and inquires Radha about Prakash. Prakash accidentally comes to Prasad's home, caught by Prasad and his mother and revealed to be lost child Prakash. He stays in their home. Raju finds that Prakash is behind all incidents.
Radha meets Prasad and calls him Prashant and asks him why did you cheet me and CBI tries to catch him. Prasad tries to clarify himself to Radha. Prasad knows the entire truth about Prakash and goes to home and decides to punish him. Starts quarrel with him. His mother stopped them and knows about truth from Prasad, feels sad about Prakash. His mother said Prasad and Prakash are like two eyes to her. she don't lose anyone of them. Prakash changes his mind because of his mother's words and decides to go far somewhere. But Prasad confronts him. Ashok knows about Prakash from Radha and comes to take him with them but shocked to see look-alike.
Prakash calls him and decide to go with. Prasad tries to stop but Ashok beats him. Prakash starts to beat Ashok for beating his brother Prasad. A quarrel starts between them. CBI and Police comes there and kill Ashok, but Prakash tries to escape, police fires at him. Prakash is wounded and hides somewhere. Police shoot him when comes out from hiding. In the last scene, Prakash dies in front of Prasad and his family, CBI and Police.
Cast
- Rajkumar as Prakash "Prashanth"/Prasad
- Kalpana as Pramila, Prasad's wife
- Aarathi as Radha Devi, Prashanth's love interest
- Manjula as Pushpa, Pramila's sister
- Jayamala as Princess of Bundelpur
- M. V. Rajamma as Prakash and Prasad's mother
- K. S. Ashwath as D. C. Raju, an officer with the CID
- Vajramuni as Ashok, Prashanth's accomplice
- Rajashankar
- Sampath as Police Commissioner of Bangalore
- Balakrishna as Prasad's father-in-law
- Thoogudeepa Srinivas
- Raghavendra Rajkumar as Kitty
- B. Jaya as Pankaja
- Honnavalli Krishna
- Shani Mahadevappa as Police Commissioner
Soundtrack
The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh.
Daari Tappida Maga | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | 1975 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | Universal music |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kannanchina Ee Mathali" | R N Jayagopal | P. B. Sreenivas | |
2. | "Haayada Ee Vele" | R N Jayagopal | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki | |
3. | "Krishna Murari - Naariya Seere Kadda" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Rajkumar | |
4. | "Kaapadu Sri Satyanarayana" | Vijayanarasimha | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki, A. P. Komala |
References
- ^ M.V, Vivek (17 August 2021). "KCN Chandru pulled off big feats in Kannada films". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Celebrities Profile >>". Chitatara. 7 April 2007. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Jayamala (12 November 2019). "Daari Tappida Maga is still relevant today". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
External links
- Daari Tappida Maga at IMDb