Akka Thangi (Kannada: ಅಕ್ಕ ತಂಗಿ) (transl. Elder sister, younger sister) is a 2008 Indian Kannada language film written and directed by S. Mahendar. It stars Shruti and Rashmi in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Mohan, Kishore and Sharan.
Upon theatrical release, the film received positive reviews from critics. R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff rated the film 3.5/5 and called it "an emotionally engaging film made on a reasonable budget with a strong story, good narration and pleasing music." On the acting performances he wrote, "... Shruti makes a deep impression as the elder sister. Kishore in the role of Huliyappa who stands out with another strong performance." He added, "V Manohar's music is the other plus point of the film."[1]Newstrack India too rated the film 3.5/5 and the reviewer felt that the film "comes as a breath of fresh air" adding that it "has a strong native fervour and its highlight is its realistic narration. Besides, it gives a message promoting a value-based life where truth prevails." The reviewer further wrote, "The film stands out for excellent acting by Shruti, Mohan and Kishore that is matched by great dialogues written by Madhu and Mohan. Mahendar's direction and Manohar's music are exceptional."[2]Sify.com called it an "above average" film and the reviewer wrote, "The beauty of this film is the narration in a convincing manner which will appeal to all. The film belongs to Shruti as it showcases the potentiality of this talented actress."[3]
Referencesedit
^"Don't miss Akka Thangi". Rediff. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
^"'Akka Thangi' - a breath of fresh air (Kannada Film Review)". Newstrack India. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
^"Akka Thangi review". sify.com. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
akka, thangi, kannada, ಅಕ, transl, elder, sister, younger, sister, 2008, indian, kannada, language, film, written, directed, mahendar, stars, shruti, rashmi, lead, roles, supporting, cast, features, mohan, kishore, sharan, film, posterdirected, mahendarwritten. Akka Thangi Kannada ಅಕ ಕ ತ ಗ transl Elder sister younger sister is a 2008 Indian Kannada language film written and directed by S Mahendar It stars Shruti and Rashmi in the lead roles The supporting cast features Mohan Kishore and Sharan Akka ThangiFilm posterDirected byS MahendarWritten byS MahendarScreenplay byS MahendarProduced byRamesh YadavStarringShrutiRashmiCinematographyB Suresh BabuEdited byP R Soundar RajMusic byV ManoharProductioncompanyRamesh Yadav MoviesRelease date5 December 2008 2008 12 05 Running time138 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageKannada Contents 1 Cast 2 Soundtrack 3 Critical reception 4 References 5 External linksCast editShruti as Nagi Rashmi as Kaveri Nagi s sister Mohan Kishore as Huliyappa Sharan Vaijanath Biradar Shankar Rao Siddaraj Kalyankar Dr Manu Namratha M N Lakshmi Devi Kishori Ballal Padmaja Rao Baby Sahana Baby Padmavathi Baby Shravanishree Master Bharath Venkatadri Master RakeshSoundtrack editAkka ThangiSoundtrack album by V ManoharReleased2007GenreFeature film soundtrackLabelR Music V Manohar composed the film s background score and music for its soundtrack The album consists of five tracks TracklistNo TitleLyricsSinger s Length1 Dharani Mandala S MahendarChithra 2 Thangaali K KalyanChithra 3 Tuvvi Tuvvi KavirajRajesh Krishnan Nanditha 4 Badavanadare Satyananda PathrotaS Mahendar 5 Maadeva Maadeva K KalyanHemanth Kumar Nanditha Critical reception editUpon theatrical release the film received positive reviews from critics R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff rated the film 3 5 5 and called it an emotionally engaging film made on a reasonable budget with a strong story good narration and pleasing music On the acting performances he wrote Shruti makes a deep impression as the elder sister Kishore in the role of Huliyappa who stands out with another strong performance He added V Manohar s music is the other plus point of the film 1 Newstrack India too rated the film 3 5 5 and the reviewer felt that the film comes as a breath of fresh air adding that it has a strong native fervour and its highlight is its realistic narration Besides it gives a message promoting a value based life where truth prevails The reviewer further wrote The film stands out for excellent acting by Shruti Mohan and Kishore that is matched by great dialogues written by Madhu and Mohan Mahendar s direction and Manohar s music are exceptional 2 Sify com called it an above average film and the reviewer wrote The beauty of this film is the narration in a convincing manner which will appeal to all The film belongs to Shruti as it showcases the potentiality of this talented actress 3 References edit Don t miss Akka Thangi Rediff 5 December 2008 Retrieved 3 March 2015 Akka Thangi a breath of fresh air Kannada Film Review Newstrack India 6 December 2008 Retrieved 3 March 2015 Akka Thangi review sify com Retrieved 8 December 2008 External links editAkka Thangi at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akka Thangi amp oldid 1216430439, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
