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title: 'Thacholi Ambu (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Navodaya Appachan'
released: '1978-01-01'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/thacholi-ambu-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272318/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Thacholi Ambu (1978)

1978 · India

Original title: തച്ചോളി അമ്പു (ചലച്ചിത്രം)

## Synopsis

Thacholi Ambu is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language historical drama film directed and produced by Navodaya Appachan under Navodaya Studio. It was the first anamorphic CinemaScope film in Malayalam. Starring Prem Nazir in the title role, alongside Sivaji Ganesan, Ravikumar and Jayan. Made on a cost of ₹30 lakh, the film grossed more than ₹1 crore at the box office.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Navodaya Appachan](https://cinepixo.com/people/navodaya-appachan)
- **Producer:** [Navodaya Appachan](https://cinepixo.com/people/navodaya-appachan)
- **Screenplay:** [N. Govindan Kutty](https://cinepixo.com/people/n-govindan-kutty)
- **Original Music Composer:** [K. Raghavan](https://cinepixo.com/people/k-raghavan)

## Cast

- [Jayan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayan)
- [Sivaji Ganesan](https://cinepixo.com/people/sivaji-ganesan)
- [Prem Nazir](https://cinepixo.com/people/prem-nazir)

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