Mangaiyar Thilakam (1955)

Original title

Mangayar Thilakam

Directed by

L. V. Prasad

Genre

Drama

Country

India

Runtime

3h 02m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

A wealthy man mistreats his wife because she is modest. Her sister marries his brother and tries to help. This flips the household roles.

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What happens

Mangaiyar Thilakam (transl. A Jewel Among Women) is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by L. V. Prasad. The film, released on 26 August 1955, was a remake of the 1953 Marathi film Vahinicha Bangadya. The film was produced by Sripadha Shankar under the banner of Vaidya films. It stars Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini, while M. N. Rajam, S. V. Subbaiah, K. A. Thangavelu and K. Sarangapani play pivotal roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by S. Dakshinamurthi, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan, Puratchidasan, and Maruthakasi. P. L. Rai and N. M. Shankar handled cinematography and editing respectively. The story was adapted by Sadasiva Brahmam and dialogues were written by Valampuri Somanathan, G. Ramakrishnan and D. Nagalingam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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