Emme Thammanna

{{short description|1966 film by B. R. Panthulu}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Emme Thammanna

| image = Emme Thammanna.jpg

| caption = VCD cover

| director = B. R. Panthulu

| producer = B. R. Panthulu

| screenplay = Padmini Pictures Sahithya Vibhaga

| story = A. K. Velan

| starring = {{unbulleted list|Rajkumar|Dikki Madhava Rao|Bharathi}}

| narrator =

| music = T. G. Lingappa

| cinematography = P. L. Nagappa

| editing = R. Devarajan

| studio = Padmini Pictures

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|df=yes|1966||}}

| runtime = 146 minutes

| country = India

| language = Kannada

}}

Emme Thammanna ({{audio|Kn-ಎಮ್ಮೆ ತಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. It stars Rajkumar, Dikki Madhava Rao, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. The supporting cast features Narasimharaju, Subbanna, Krishna Shastry, B. R. Panthulu, Papamma, Jaya and M. V. Rajamma. The film was remade in Telugu as Govula Gopanna (1968),{{cite tweet|number=1516754185810706433|user=NFAIOfficial|title=A lovely moment from the song sequence "Neenaarigadayo Ele Manava" from #EmmeThammanna (1966), starring…|date=20 April 2022}} in Hindi as Jigri Dost (1969){{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Devesh|date=7 April 2020|title=Filmfare recommends: Top films of Jeetendra where he played a double role|url=https://www.filmfare.com//features/filmfare-recommends-top-films-of-jeetendra-where-he-played-a-double-role-40040.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701140944/https://www.filmfare.com/features/filmfare-recommends-top-films-of-jeetendra-where-he-played-a-double-role-40040.html|archive-date=1 July 2020|access-date=21 August 2020|website=Filmfare}} and in Tamil as Mattukara Velan (1970).{{Cite tweet |number=989437519136673792 |user=nfaiofficial |title=A moment from the dream song sequence 'Kolalanoodhi Kuniva' from the film #EmmeThammanna, starring #FaceOfTheWeek Rajkumar and Bharathi. The film was later remade in Telugu (Govula Gopanna), Tamil (Mattukkara Velan) and Hindi (Jigri Dost). |author=National Film Archive of India |author-link=National Film Archive of India |date=26 April 2018}} This was the first social drama movie of Rajkumar where he played dual roles{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=__LZEkhPG7m90Juc&v=CzPNUFjY7cM&feature=youtu.be | title=ಮೊದಲ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲೇ ಮೂವರು ನಾಯಕರಿಗೆ ನಾಯಕಿಯಾದರು ಭಾರತಿ..!! | Naadu Kanda Rajkumar | Ep 170 | website=YouTube | date=2 February 2024 }} in a full-fledged manner excluding Malli Maduve where his second character appears only for three seconds. The core plot was loosely based on a Marathi play.{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=M9I3dot0vwJ-nT-C&v=qvOCRhDUHQQ&feature=youtu.be | title=ಹಿಂದಿ,ತಮಿಳು, ತೆಲುಗಿಗಿಂತ ಕನ್ನಡದ "ಎಮ್ಮೆ ತಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ" ಏಕೆ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ..? | Naadu Kanda Rajkumar | Ep 171 | website=YouTube | date=12 February 2024 }}