Thirumangalyam (transl. Holy Thread) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film photographed and directed by A. Vincent.[1] The film stars Jayalalithaa and Muthuraman, and was also the former's 100th film as an actress.[2] It is a remake of the 1973 Telugu film Jeevana Tarangalu.[3] The film was released on 12 January 1974.[4]

Thirumangalyam
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Directed byA. Vincent
Screenplay byA. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Story byYaddanapudi Sulochana Rani
Produced byD. Ramanaidu
StarringJayalalithaa
R. Muthuraman
CinematographyA. Vincent
Edited byK. A. Marthandam
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
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Vijaya & Suresh Combines
Release date
  • 12 January 1974 (1974-01-12)
Running time
168 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[5]

Song Singers
"Ulagam Oru Naal Pirandathu" Jayalalithaa
"Ponnana Manam Engu" P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Thirumangalyam Kollum" P. Susheela
"Thirumangalyam" T. M. Soundararajan
"Ulagam Namadhu Veedendru Sollungal" L. R. Eswari, Saibaba

Reception

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According to Sivakumar, the film failed as the concept proved to be unacceptable among Tamil audiences.[6] Nonetheless, Jayalalithaa won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "திருமாங்கல்யம்". Kalki (in Tamil). 20 January 1974. p. 16. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ Sri Kantha, Sachi (20 November 2016). "An English Biography on Jayalalitha by Vaasanthi". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (6 December 2016). "Actress par excellence: Here's how Jayalalithaa ruled the hearts in T'town". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ "ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Thirumangalyam". Gaana. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  6. ^ "சிவகுமார் 101 | 41–50" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). 5 August 1979. pp. 60–62. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ Jha, Lata (6 December 2016). "Ten films to remember Jayalalithaa by". Mint. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Jayalalithaa on the silver screen: From Vennira Aadai to Aayirathil Oruvan, here's a lowdown". Firstpost. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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