Mangala Vaathiyam
| Mangala Vaathiyam | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | K. Shankar |
| Written by | P. Kalaimani |
| Produced by | Gopikrishnan |
| Starring | |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Saregama Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Mangala Vaathiyam (transl. Auspicious music) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Shankar and produced by Gopikrishnan son of M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Sripriya, Y. G. Mahendran and Nagesh. It was released on 21 September 1979.
Plot
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Santhana Gopalakrishnan Udayar[1]
- Sripriya as Yamuna
- M. N. Nambiar as Nambiappa the Karate Master, Lakshmi's Father
- Nagesh as Kanakku, Andal's secretary
- Idichapuli Selvaraj as Mottai Andipandaaram, Andal's Sidekick
- S. S. Chandran as Andal's second Sidekick
- Vanna-Kollangal Kanakku Vathiyar as Iyer, Andal's third Sidekick
- Y. G. Mahendran as usual Cringe Character
- Gandhimathi as Andal, Santhana Gopalakrishnan Udayar's Mother
- Srikanth (cameo) as usual Twistu Character
- V. K. Ramasamy as Sambandham Udayar, Y.G. Mahendran's Cringe Character's Father
- T. K. S. Natarajan[2]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[3][4]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vandinna vandithaan" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2. | "Rasathi Kungumam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | |
| 3. | "Sorgam Therikiradhu" | S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Vellaikaaka Mallakka Parakkudhu" | T. M. Soundararajan | |
| 5. | "Thulli Varum Kaalai" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki |
Release and reception
Mangala Vaathiyam was released on 21 September 1979.[5] Kousigan of Kalki wrote that writer Kalaimani and director K. Sankar had tried their best to make Mangala Vaathiyam entertaining but it was not fulfilling.[6]
References
- ^ "விஜயகாந்த்... ஒரே வருடத்தில் 18 படங்கள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "'என்னடி முனியம்மா' பாடல் மூலம் பிரபலமான நடிகர் டி.கே.எஸ். நடராஜன் காலமானார்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 5 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Managla Vathiyam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M.S.Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ Saravanan. "Chronology of Vani Jayaram's Tamil Film Songs". vanijairam.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "43 வருடங்களுக்கு முன் கமல் படத்தில் இடம்பெற்ற விஜயின் திருப்பாச்சி படக்காட்சி". News18 (in Tamil). 21 September 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ கௌசிகன் (21 October 1979). "மங்கள வாத்தியம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 50. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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