Thambi Thanga Kambi

Thambi Thanga Kambi is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by K. Shankar and produced by S. Ganesh. The film stars Vijayakanth, Lakshmi, Ramya Krishnan and Rekha. It is a remake of the 1986 Hindi film Jaal. The film was released on 15 July 1988.

Plot
Shankar lives with his mother and sister and comes from a poor family. As his ailing mother's situation becomes critical, Shankar accepts a job as auto-driver for a while. Meanwhile, a mysterious rich woman Ganga employs Shankar for a cause, knowing his struggling family in order to earn much more money. He accepts his decision. She sends in the vicinity of Periya Durai and Jambulingam. Chithra and Uma also visited their family. The rest and how Shankar helps Ganga to find the solutions to her family problems.

Production
Thambi Thanga Kambi, an action film, was a departure from the Hindu mythological films director K. Shankar was generally known for. It was produced by S. Ganesh under Sankaralaya Pictures.

Soundtrack
The music is composed by Gangai Amaran.

Release and reception
Thambi Thanga Kambi was released on 15 July 1988. A week later, The Indian Express derisively called it a "garish commercial film", but said the climax sequence was "ambitiously shot". Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote they caught on to something that this is the story. A sudden fight, a sudden turn, a sudden song here and there, like a child's comics.