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Mangamma Sabatham (1943 film)

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Mangamma Sapatham
Directed byT. G. Raghavanchari
Produced byS. S. Vasan
Starring
Music byS. Rajeswara Rao
M. D. Parthasarathy
Release date
  • 1943 (1943)
LanguageTamil

Mangamma Sapatham is a 1943 Tamil language film,[1][2] starring Ranjan, Vasundhara Devi, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram. The film was produced by S. S. Vasan and directed by T. G. Raghavanchari, credited in the film as Acharya.[3]

This is the first film that N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram featured for a Gemini film. NSK trained hard to do the tight-rope walking scene himself without using a double.[3]

Plot

A village girl is humiliated by a prince and vows to take revenge. She vows to make the prince marry her and have a child who would whip the prince in the court. However, her plans are almost foiled when the prince imprisons her when she tries to seduce him. The story revolves on how she tricks him into falling in love with her and begets a son through the prince who ultimately whips him in court.

Reception

According to film historian Randor Guy, Mangamma Sapatham netted a profit of 4 million (equivalent to 590 million or US$7.1 million in 2023).[4]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao and M. D. Parthasarathy while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan and Kothamangalam Subbu. Ranjan, Vasundara, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram were the singers.

References

  1. ^ Sundararaj Theodore Baskaran (1996). The eye of the serpent: an introduction to Tamil cinema. East West Books (Madras). p. 197. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. ^ Sruti. P.N. Sundaresan. 2006. p. 125. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b Guy, Randor (23 November 2007). "Blast from the past — Mangamma Sapatham". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Randor Guy (December 2008). "... And thus he made Chandralekha sixty years ago". Madras Musings. XVIII. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.