Tamacha

Tamacha (transl. Smack) 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 was composed by Bappi Lahiri. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Ezhai Thozhan and also dubbed in Telugu as Praja Nayakudu.^[1][2][3]

Tamacha
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ramesh Ahuja
Written by	Madan Joshi (dialogues)
Screenplay by	K. B. Pathak
Story by	Ramesh Ahuja
Produced by	Prasan Kapoor
Starring	Jeetendra Rajinikanth Amrita Singh Bhanupriya
Cinematography	Anil Mitra
Edited by	Nand Kumar
Music by	Bappi Lahiri
Production company	Tirupati Pictures Enterprises
Release date	26 February 1988 (1988-02-26)
Running time	165 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Plot

The film begins with the siblings Chandra Pratap Singh and Jwala Pratap Singh of a royal family. Since Jwala Pratap is spiteful, their father entrusts totality to Chandra Pratap. Knowing it, Jwala Pratap kills his father and absconds when Chandra Pratap loses his vision. Destiny befriends their sons Vicky and Raju. Then, Jwala Pratap is caught by the Police, and his wife Shanti dies, giving birth to a child, Gautam . Accordingly, Vicky faces a catastrophe and, out of hunger, turns into a criminal. Years roll by, and Vicky / Vikram Pratap Singh kingpins the netherworld but is revered by those in need. Besides, Raju / Rajeev Pratap Singh, a bold CBI Officer, is appointed to nail Vikram. Hence, the two friends stand as rivals, unbeknownst to each other. Vikram graciously raises Gautam, who crushes Dolly, the daughter of DP Saxena, a bank manager. Time being, Rajeev knits his love, Seema. Vikram fuses with his maid Maria and is blessed with a baby boy, Kethan. Rajeev consistently makes numerous attempts to seize Vikram, but he shrewdly bolts. Once, Vikram breaks into a bank by purporting his man Johnny as Saxena utilizing a plastic surgeon, Dr. Mehta . Rajeev breaks the mystery and apprehends Vikram. Here, Vikram craftily incriminates Rajeev, but he breaks the bar and abducts Kethan. In tandem, Maria and Gautam reproach the culpability of Vikram and plead for him to leave the path, which he keeps a deaf ear to. Now, Vikram flares up on Rajeev, and they recognize each other in the battle. Finally, the movie ends with Vikram surrendering, leaving his family's responsibility to Rajeev.

Cast

• Jeetendra as CBI Inspector Rajeev Singh "Raju" , Pratap,s son
• Rajinikanth as Vikram Pratap Singh "Vicky", Jwala Pratap,s elder son
• Amrita Singh as Maria
• Bhanupriya as Seema
• Kimi Katkar as Dolly
• Sumeet Saigal as Gautam Pratap Singh , Vikram,s younger brother
• Anupam Kher as Dr. Mehta
• Asrani as Constable Bhandari
• Iftekhar as Senior Police Officer Gupta
• Satyendra Kapoor as D.P. Saxena / Johny (Double Role)
• Shreeram Lagoo as Chandra Pratap Singh
• Rohini Hattangadi as Laxmi Singh
• Nilu Phule as Jwala Pratap Singh
• Sulabha Deshpande as Shanti Singh
• Murad as Rai Bahadur Pratap Singh
• Sudhir Dalvi as Mohan
• Vikas Anand as Vikas
• Aruna Irani as Sarita
• Beena Banerjee as Mohan's Wife

Soundtrack

Lyrics: Anand Bakshi

Song	Singer
"Sara Din Bas Duty Duty"	Asha Bhosle
"Dilbar Dilbar, O Dilbar Jani, Kehti Hai Rut Yeh Suhani, Sunle Zara Duniya Hai Kya"	Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Aziz, Shailendra Singh
"Jaago Mere Naag Devta, Mere Man Mein Bujhe Aag"	Mohammed Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy
"Lag Ja Gale, Lagke Gale Sab Gile Tu Mita De"	Mohammed Aziz, S. Janaki
"Dil Se Dil Mila, Phir Kaisa Gila, Ho Gaya Pyar"	Pankaj Udhas, Sharon Prabhakar