Thavarige Baa Thangi is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash and written by Ajay Kumar. The film cast includes Shiva Rajkumar, Anu Prabhakar, Radhika, Adarsh, Hema Choudhary and Komal Kumar among others. The film was produced by R. S. Gowda while the original score and soundtrack were composed by Hamsalekha. The film released on 1 November 2002 to a phenomenal response at the box office, making it one of the highest-grossing films of the year. The plot revolves around the bonding between Shivanna and Laxmi, who became orphans after their parents death, and how Laxmi faces extreme torture from her husband's parents and in-laws and how her brother tries to save her. The film was later remade in Telugu as Puttintiki Ra Chelli (2004). The success of this film which deals with the brother-sister bonding made the director to repeat the same theme in most of his forthcoming films with Shiva Rajkumar like Anna Thangi (2005), Thavarina Siri (2006) and Devaru Kotta Thangi (2009). Cast Shiva Rajkumar as Shivanna Anu Prabhakar as Gouri Radhika as Lakshmi Adarsh as Akash Hema Choudhary Komal Kumar as Nandeesha Avinash Bhavya Doddanna Sadhu Kokila Sarika Raje Urs Tanuja Kavitha Padma Vasanthi Pushpa Swamy Keerthi Raj Krishne Gowda M. S. Umesh Rama Murthy Anil Kumar Sridhar Raj Gandasi Nagaraj Vaijanath Biradar Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by and lyrics written by Hamsalekha. Awards Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor - Komal References 2002 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian drama films Kannada films remade in other languages Films scored by Hamsalekha Films directed by Sai Prakash 2002 drama films