''Thirumangalyam'' () is a 1974 Indian
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
-language film photographed and directed by
A. Vincent. The film stars
Jayalalithaa
Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016), popularly known as Amma, was an Indian actress, politician, and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years between 1991 and 2016. She ...
and
Muthuraman, and was also the former's 100th film as an actress. It is a remake of the 1973
Telugu film ''
Jeevana Tarangalu
''Jeevana Tarangalu'' () is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by T. Rama Rao. The film stars Sobhan Babu, Krishnam Raju, Vanisri, Chandramohan, and Lakshmi. It is based on a novel by Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani, and won thre ...
''. The film was released on 12 January 1974.
Plot
Cast
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by
Kannadasan
Muthiah Sathappan Chettiar better known as Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was a poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important l ...
.
Reception
According to Sivakumar, the film failed as the concept proved to be unacceptable among Tamil audiences. Nonetheless, Jayalalithaa won the
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0371316
1970s Indian films
1970s Tamil-language films
1974 films
Films directed by A. Vincent
Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan
Tamil remakes of Telugu films
Tamil-language Indian films