Mangaiyar Ullam Mangatha Selvam
Mangaiyar Ullam Mangatha Selvam (transl. Women's heart is non diminishing wealth) is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah.[1] The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Anjali Devi.[2]
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| Directed by | Vedantam Raghavaiah |
| Produced by | P. Adinarayana Rao |
| Screenplay by | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass |
| Story by | Adityan Ramakrishna Sastri |
| Starring | Gemini Ganesan Anjali Devi M. R. Radha Nagesh |
| Music by | P. Adinarayana Rao |
Production company | Anjali Pictures |
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Running time | 2:56:41 (4,847 meters (15,902 ft)) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
This list is adapted from the book Thiraikalanjiyam Part-2.[3]
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Production
The film was produced by P. Adinarayana Rao, who also scored the music, under the banner Anjali Pictures. Vedantam Raghavaiah who is also a choreographer, directed the film. The film was made in Telugu with the title Swarna Manjari.[1] N. T. Rama Rao replaced Gemini Ganesan as the hero. Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass wrote the dialogues for the Tamil version of the film.[2]
Soundtrack
Music was composed by P. Adinarayana Rao, while the lyrics were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass and Kannadasan. Singer is Nagaiah and the playback singers are P. Susheela, S. Janaki, Ghantasala, T. M. Soundararajan and P. B. Srinivas.[3]
| No. | Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Duration (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Mangaadha Pirai Soodum Gangaadharaa...Jal Jal Sathangai" | Ghantasala & Susheela | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass | 02:41 |
| 2 | "Vaazhga Needooli Mannavaa" | P. Susheela & Nagaiah | 06:20 | |
| 3 | "Kalaiye Jegam Pugazh Jeeva Kalaiye" | Ghantasala | ||
| 4 | "Indha Vaalibamum Vaanavillu" | S. Janaki | 02:34 | |
| 5 | "Sollaamale Sollavaa Indru Sudhanthira Naalallavaa" | |||
| 6 | "Arugil Vaa Vaa Enaik Kaavaa" | P. Susheela | 01:03 | |
| 7 | "Idhuve Vaazhvil Aanandhame" | P. Susheela & P. B. Srinivas | 03:31 | |
| 8 | "Yenoh Yenoh En Naalum Illaa Aanandame" | P. Susheela, S. Janaki & P. B. Srinivas | ||
| 9 | "Mangala Medai Maalai Selvam" | P. Susheela & S. Janaki | Kannadasan | 01:20 |
| 10 | "Ammaa...Seyyaadha Paavam Soozhndhathe" | T. M. Soundararajan |
Release and reception
Mangaiyar Ullam Mangatha Selvam was released on 31 August 1962.[2] On the same day, The Indian Express wrote, "Unimaginatively contrived, the film is vivid and artistic, without being precise. Its pictorial imagery falls to blend with the story content, which is thin and far in excess of the usual padding and synthetic thrills."[4]
References
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 98, 614 & 647.
- Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017.
- G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition November 2016.
- "Mangayar Ullam Mangatha Selvam". The Indian Express. 31 August 1962. p. 3.