Thappida Thala
| Thappida Thala Thappu Thalangal | |
|---|---|
VCD cover in Kannada | |
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Written by | K. Balachander |
| Produced by | Kannada: B. A. Ramanujacharya Pandit B M. Venkatesh Chandulal Jain Prasanna Kumar Tamil: R. Venkataraman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | B. S. Lokanath |
| Edited by | N. R. Kittu |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
Production companies | Lalitha Lakshmi Combines (Kannada) Premaalaya (Tamil) |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Kannada Tamil |
Thappida Thala (ⓘ transl. Wrong talas) is a 1978 Indian crime drama film directed by K. Balachander, starring Rajinikanth and Saritha in her film debut. It was simultaneously shot in Kannada and Tamil with the latter version titled as Thappu Thalangal (pronounced [tappu taːɭaŋɡaɭ] transl. Wrong talas). The film was remade in Malayalam as Kazhukan (1979). The film was widely appreciated for the performances of Rajinikanth and Saritha.