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Mangala (1951)

Mangala poster
Directed by
S. S. Vasan
Country
India
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman makes a vow to a goddess to save her husband. The film follows the consequences of that promise. It is a story of faith and sacrifice.

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What happens

Mangala is an Indian film produced by S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios. Filmed in Telugu and Hindi languages, it is a remake of the studio's own Tamil film Mangamma Sabatham (1943). The film stars P. Bhanumathi and Ranjan. The Hindi version, released in 1950 was directed by Vasan while the Telugu version, released a year later on 14 January, was directed by Chandru. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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