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title: 'Thappida Thala (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'K. Balachander'
released: '1978-01-01'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/thappida-thala-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155257/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Thappida Thala (1978)

1978 · India

Original title: தப்பு தாளங்கள்

## Synopsis

Thappida Thala is a 1978 Indian romantic 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. The film was remade in Malayalam as Kazhukan (1979). The film was widely appreciated for the performances of Rajinikanth and Saritha.

## Credits

- **Director:** [K. Balachander](https://cinepixo.com/people/k-balachander)
- **Screenplay:** [K. Balachander](https://cinepixo.com/people/k-balachander)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vijaya Bhaskar](https://cinepixo.com/people/vijaya-bhaskar)
- **Director of Photography:** [B. S. Lokanath](https://cinepixo.com/people/b-s-lokanath)

## Cast

- [Saritha](https://cinepixo.com/people/saritha)
- [Rajinikanth](https://cinepixo.com/people/rajinikanth)

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