Mangamma Sabatham is a 1943 Indian Tamil-language film, starring Vasundhara Devi, Ranjan, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram. The film was produced by S. S. Vasan and directed by T. G. Raghavachari, credited as Acharya. The film was remade in Hindi and Telugu as Mangala (1950 and 1951) and again in Telugu as Mangamma Sapatham (1965).

Plot

Mangamma, 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.

Cast

Adapted from the song book:

Production

Mangamma Sabatham is the first film that N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram featured for Gemini Studios. Krishnan trained hard to do the tight-rope walking scene himself without using a double.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao and M. D. Parthasarathy while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan and Kothamangalam Subbu.

Release and reception

Mangamma Sabatham was released on 30 July 1943. The Indian Express wrote that despite the lengthy running time, it was "a perfect artistic unit in every detail". According to historian Randor Guy, the film netted a profit of inr 4000000.

Remakes

Mangamma Sabatham was remade in Hindi in 1950 and Telugu in 1951, both titled Mangala. A Sinhala remake Mathalan was released in 1955. A second Telugu remake, Mangamma Sapatham, was released in 1965.