Tamacha
Tamacha (transl. Smack; Hindi: तमाचा) is a 1988 Hindi-language action film, produced by Prasan Kapoor under the Tirupati Pictures Enterprises banner and directed by Ramesh Ahuja. It stars Jeetendra, Rajinikanth, Amrita Singh, Bhanupriya in the pivotal roles and music composed by Bappi Lahiri. Rajnikanth did an anti-hero role of an underworld don in this movie.[1] The film was dubbed in Tamil as Ezhai Thozhanit is also dubbed in Telugu as prajaa nayakudu .The dubbed version is available on zee 5 (OTT).[2]
| Tamacha तमाचा | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ramesh Ahuja |
| Produced by | Prasan Kapoor Jeetendra (Presents) |
| Written by | Madan Joshi (dialogues) Anand Bakshi (lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | K.B. Pathak |
| Story by | Ramesh Ahuja |
| Starring | Jeetendra Rajinikanth Amrita Singh Bhanupriya |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
| Cinematography | Anil Mitra |
| Edited by | Nand Kumar |
Production company | Tirupati Pictures Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹ 5.2 million |
Plot
Raju and Vicky are childhood friends. Both attend the same school, spend time together, participate and excel in the same sports, and are also good in their studies. When the two months summer vacation begins, it results in tragedy for both of them, as Raju's dad loses his eyesight, and Vicky's mom passes away after giving birth to baby boy, and his dad is on the run from the police for murder. Years later, Raju is now known as Inspector Rajiv, and Vicky is a notorious gangster called Vikram Pratap Singh, both are on the opposite sides of the law, and both have sworn to kill each other.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Vikram Pratap Singh
- Jeetendra as Rajiv Singh / Raju
- Sumeet Saigal as Gautham
- Kimi Katkar as Dolly
- Amrita Singh as Maria
- Bhanupriya as Seema
- Anupam Kher as Dr.Mehata
- Asrani as Constable
- Satyendra Kapoor as D.P. Saxena / Johnny (Dual role)
- Shreeram Lagoo as Chandra Pratap Singh
- Iftekhar
- Guddi Maruti
- Nilu Phule as Jwala Pratap Singh
- Murad
- Sudhir Dalvi as Mohan
- Vikas Anand as Vikas
- Aruna Irani
- Rohini Hattangadi as Laxmi Singh
- Sulabha Deshpande as Shanti Singh
- Beena Banerjee as Mohan's Wife
Soundtrack
| # | Song | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dilbar Dilbar Ho Dilbar Jaani" | Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Aziz, Shailendra Singh |
| 2 | "Sara Din Bas Duty Duty" | Asha Bhosle |
| 3 | "Jaago Mere Naag Devta" | Mohammed Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 4 | "Dil Se Dil Mila" | Pankaj Udhas, Sharon Prabhakar |
| 5 | "Lag Ja Gale" | Mohammed Aziz, S. Janaki |
| 6 | "Sara Din Bas Duty Duty" | R.K. Razdan |
References