Shubhamangala

Hema is a pampered girl brought up in a small town by her father. Timma and Mooga are her servants, but she treats them just like her friends. Hema is playful and acts like a kid in all matters even though she has reached marriageable age. She meets Prabhakara, her cousin, who is visiting their town after many years. Hema's father, who hates Prabhakara due to a longstanding family-feud sows the seeds of hatred in her mind as well. In a twist of fate, when Hema's father loses all his wealth and passes away, Hema and her two servants are left with no choice but to move in with Prabhakara. The self-respecting Hema takes up a job and strives to become self-reliant. When another twist of fate restores her wealth to her, she is forced to choose between the hate was taught and the love he has showered. The movie is an excellent study of the growth of Hema's character from a spoilt rich girl to an independent and mellow woman capable of taking a mature decision.

The song "Hoovondu Balibandu" was initially not part of the film.[1] While Kanagal had earned success as a film director and Chi. Udayashankar was a successful lyricist, they had not worked together. Both met by chance at a studio in Madras (now Chennai). Udayashankar requested Kanagal for an opportunity to work with him. Kanagal first said that his film Shubhamangala was in the post-production phase and he would give him an opportunity for his next film. However, after a while, Kanagal sent a note and a rose to Udayashankar through a coffee-boy. The note read, "If you can write a song, I will include it in Shubhamangala." Udayashankar's joy knew no bounds. He wrote the song "Hoovondu balibandu ..." in ten minutes flat, and sent it to Kanagal through the same coffee boy. Kanagal literally danced with joy upon reading the song and requested music composer Vijayabhaskar to set the tune. However, he was faced with another challenge. SP Balasubrahmanyam was super-busy and his dates would be unavailable for at least a fortnight. Luckily, Kanagal learnt that character actor RN Sudarshan was present at a neighbouring studio. Sudarshan was an amateur singer and Kanagal requested him to sing the song. Next, Kanagal had to fit this song sequence in the film. He created a scene of the hero's (Srinath) birthday party in which the heroine (Arathi) hands him a rose and the song follows.

• Aarathi as Hema
• Srinath as Prabhakara
• Ambareesh as Mooga
• B. V. Radha as Radha
• Shivaram as Timma
• Upasane Seetharam as Srikanthayya
• Loknath
• Ashwath as Family doctor
• B. Jaya as Jaya

The music of the film was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar with lyrics penned by Kanagal Prabhakara Shasthry, Vijaya Narasimha, Chi. Udaya Shankar and M. N. Vyasa Rao.

• Shubhamangala at IMDb