Thappu Thanda (2017)
தப்பு தண்டா
A politician sends a bagful of money with his driver intending to distribute it to the people of his constituency in exchange for their votes. A few individuals plot to steal the money. What happens next?
- Date of release
- 2017-09-08
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 2h 26m
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller
- Director
- Srikantan Anand
Casting
- Sathya Murthi — Vetri
- Swetha Gai — Abi
- Mime Gopi — Karna
- John Vijay — Guru
- Aathma Patrick — Kaalaiya
- Ajay Ghosh — Miller
- E. Ramadoss — Thyagu
Interesting facts
Thappu Thanda is a 2017 Tamil-language comedy thriller film written and directed by debutant Srikantan and produced by SathyaMurthi for Clapboard Production. The film features Sathyamurthi and Shwetha Gai in the lead roles, while Mime Gopi, John Vijay, Aathma Patrick and Ajay Ghosh appear in prominent roles. The story revolves around a politician who transfers a huge amount of money to bribe public for votes and a group of small time robbers who plan to loot that money. The film was released across Tamil Nadu on 8 September 2017.
Production
The film's director Srikantan was a graduate of Balu Mahendra's film institute "Cinema Pattarai". The film took a year to script and was then shot entirely across Chennai. A further romantic song was shot in the hills of Wagoman, Kerala. The shoot finished with the song "Dooplika Domaari", which featured 40 stunt artists.
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