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	\| name = Jakkamma		\| name = Jakkamma
	\| image = Jakkamma 1972.jpg		\| image = Jakkamma 1972.jpg
	~~\| alt =~~		\| caption = Poster
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	\| director = [[M. Karnan]]		\| director = [[M. Karnan]]
	~~\| producer =~~
	~~\| writer =~~
	\| screenplay = M. Karnan		\| screenplay = M. Karnan
	\| story = Vijaya Chitra Films Unit		\| story = Vijaya Chitra Films Unit
	\| ~~based_on~~ = ~~<!-- {{Based on\|title of the original work\|creator of the original work\|additional creator~~(s)~~, if necessary}} -->~~		\| starring = [[Jaishankar (actor)\|Jaishankar]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)\|Savitri]]<br />[[S. A. Ashokan]]
	\| ~~starring = [[~~Jaishankar]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)\|Savitri]]<br />[[S. A. Ashokan]]
	~~\| narrator =~~
	~~\| music = [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu~~]]
	\| cinematography = M. Karnan		\| cinematography = M. Karnan
	\| editing = R. Devarajan		\| editing = R. Devarajan
			\| music = [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]
	\| studio = Vijaya Chitra Films		\| studio = Vijaya Chitra Films
	\| distributor = Sri Navaneetha Films		\| distributor = Sri Navaneetha Films
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	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Tamil		\| language = Tamil
	~~\| budget =~~
	~~\| gross =~~
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	'''''Jakkamma''''' is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil-language]] [[Western ~~(genre)\|Western~~]] ~~film~~ directed and filmed by [[M. Karnan]]. The film stars [[Jaishankar]], [[Savitri (actress)\|Savitri]] and [[S. A. Ashokan]] ~~in the lead roles~~. It was released on 14 September 1972.		'''''Jakkamma''''' is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[Western film]] directed and filmed by [[M. Karnan]]. The film stars [[Jaishankar (actor)\|Jaishankar]], [[Savitri (actress)\|Savitri]] and [[S. A. Ashokan]]. It was released on 14 September 1972.

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	Jakkamma and Ponnambalam, a married couple, live happily with their two sons — Babu and Raja — in a village. The village is constantly raided by a notorious robber Kali and his gang. In trying to save the village and its people, Ponnambalam is murdered by Kali. Jakkama raises both her sons valiantly and teaches them to fight against injustice. Jakkama is abducted by Kali and kept captive as a prisoner. Babu and Raja befriend Jambu, a friend and sympathiser of the poor and with his help they rescue their mother. Kali comes to challenge Jambu but gets into the trap and Jakkamma kills Kali, and the whole village is freed.		{{More plot\|date=April 2022}}
			Jakkamma and Ponnambalam, a married couple, live happily with their two sons — Babu and Raja — in a village. The village is constantly raided by a notorious robber Kali and his gang. In trying to save the village and its people, Ponnambalam is murdered by Kali. Jakkama raises both her sons valiantly and teaches them to fight against injustice. Jakkama is abducted by Kali and kept captive as a prisoner. Babu and Raja befriend Jambu, a friend and sympathiser of the poor and with his help, they rescue their mother. Kali comes to challenge Jambu but gets into the trap and Jakkamma kills Kali, and the whole village is freed.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	* [[Jaishankar]] as Jambu<ref name="Rajshri" />		{{cast listing\|
			* [[Jaishankar (actor)\|Jaishankar]] as Jambu<ref name="Rajshri" />
	* [[Savitri (actress)\|Savitri]] as Jakkamma{{sfn\|Pillai\|2015\|p=178}}		* [[Savitri (actress)\|Savitri]] as Jakkamma{{sfn\|Pillai\|2015\|p=178}}
	* [[Usharani]]		* [[Usharani]]
	* [[S. A. Ashokan]] as Kali<ref name="Rajshri" />		* [[S. A. Ashokan]] as Kali<ref name="Rajshri" />
	* [[C. L. Anandan]]		* [[C. L. Anandan]]
	*[[K. Kannan ~~(actor)\|K. Kannan]]~~		*K. Kannan
	*[[Thengai Srinivasan]]		*[[Thengai Srinivasan]]
	*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)\|Manorama]] as Veeramma		*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)\|Manorama]] as Veeramma
	*[[S. V. Subbaiah]]		*[[S. V. Subbaiah]]
	*[[V. ~~Nagaiah~~]]		*[[V. Nagayya]]
	*[[Karuppu Subbiah]]		*[[Karuppu Subbiah]]
	*[[Usilai Mani]]		*[[Usilai Mani]]
	*Haalam		*Haalam
			}}

	== Production ==		== Production ==
	''Jakkamma'' was directed by [[M. Karnan]] who also handled the cinematography and wrote the screenplay. The film was produced by Vijaya Chitra Films, and the story was written by the Vijaya Chitra Films Unit, while the dialogues were written by [[Aaroor Dass]]. Editing was handled by R. Devarajan.<ref name="Rajshri"~~>{{Cite web \|url=https:~~//www.youtube.com/watch?v=04khoaSarIk \|title=Jakkamma with English subtitles - 1/18 - Jaishanker, Savitri, Manorama - Superhit Tamil Film \|last=Rajshri Tamil \|author-link=Rajshri Media \|date=5 July 2011 \|website=[[YouTube]] \|access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref> The final length of the film was {{convert\|3990.13\|metres\|feet}}.<ref name="Dharap" />		''Jakkamma'' was directed by [[M. Karnan]] who also handled the cinematography and wrote the screenplay. The film was produced by Vijaya Chitra Films, and the story was written by the Vijaya Chitra Films Unit, while the dialogues were written by [[Aaroor Dass]]. Editing was handled by R. Devarajan.<ref name="Rajshri" /> The final length of the film was {{convert\|3990.13\|metres\|feet}}.<ref name="Dharap" />

	== Themes ==		== Themes ==
	Film historian Swarnavel Eswaran compared ''Jakkamma'' to Karnan's other Western films like ''[[Kalam Vellum]]'', ''[[Ganga (1972 film)\|Ganga]]'' and ''Enga Pattan Sothu'' because of their mutual theme being the protagonist seeking revenge for a murdered family member.{{sfn\|Pillai\|2015\|p=170}} He compared the title character to [[Sita]] from the ''[[Ramayana]]'' for "suffering alone with her two kids", and [[Draupadi]] from the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' for "vowing not to tie her hair till her husband's death is avenged".{{sfn\|Pillai\|2015\|p=178}}		Film historian Swarnavel Eswaran compared ''Jakkamma'' to Karnan's other Western films like ''[[Kalam Vellum]]'', ''[[Ganga (1972 film)\|Ganga]]'' and ''[[Enga Pattan Sothu]]'' because of their mutual theme being the protagonist seeking revenge for a murdered family member.{{sfn\|Pillai\|2015\|p=170}} He compared the title character to [[Sita]] from the ''[[Ramayana]]'' for "suffering alone with her two kids", and [[Draupadi]] from the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' for "vowing not to tie her hair till her husband's death is avenged".{{sfn\|Pillai\|2015\|p=178}}

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
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	== Release and reception ==		== Release and reception ==
	''Jakkamma'' was released on 14 September 1972,<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://~~vellitthirai~~.~~com~~/~~movie/%E0%AE%B7%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE~~/ \|~~title~~=~~{{sic~~\|~~ஷக்கம்மா\|nolink~~=~~1}}~~ \|~~website~~=~~Vellitthirai~~ \|access-date=~~29 May 2019~~}}</ref> and distributed by Sri Navaneetha Films in Madras.<ref name="Dharap"~~>{{Cite book \|title=Indian Films \|last=Dharap \|first=B. V. \|publisher=[[National Film Archive of India]] \|year=1973 \|pages=273}}<~~/~~ref~~>		''Jakkamma'' was released on 14 September 1972,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=ராம்ஜி \|first=வி. \|date=2 September 2022 \|title=ஒரே வருடத்தில் 15 படங்கள்: ஜெயித்துக்காட்டிய ஜெய்சங்கர்! \|url=https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/jaishankar-acted-in-15-movies-in-one-year \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902124536/https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/jaishankar-acted-in-15-movies-in-one-year \|archive-date=2 September 2022 \|access-date=7 September 2022 \|website=[[Kamadenu (magazine)\|Kamadenu]] \|language=ta}}</ref> and distributed by Sri Navaneetha Films in Madras.<ref name="Dharap" />

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{~~Reflist~~}}		<references>

			<ref name="Rajshri">{{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04khoaSarIk \|title=Jakkamma with English subtitles – 1/18 – Jaishanker, Savitri, Manorama – Superhit Tamil Film \|date=5 July 2011 \|last=Rajshri Tamil \|author-link=Rajshri Media \|access-date=29 May 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719080413/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04khoaSarIk \|archive-date=19 July 2022 \|url-status=live \|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
			<ref name="Dharap">{{Cite book \|last=Dharap \|first=B. V. \|title=Indian Films \|publisher=Allied Publishers \|year=1973 \|pages=273}}</ref>

			</references>

	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==
	* {{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GGKhCAAAQBAJ&q=Jakkamma \|title=The Western in the Global South \|~~last~~=~~Pillai \|first=Swarnavel Eswaran~~ \|publisher=[[Routledge]] \|isbn=978-1-315-73113-1 ~~\|date=24 April 2015~~ \|chapter=Tamil B Movie Westerns: The Global South and Genre Subversion }}		* {{Cite book \|last=Pillai \|first=Swarnavel Eswaran \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GGKhCAAAQBAJ&q=Jakkamma \|title=The Western in the Global South \|date=24 April 2015 \|publisher=[[Routledge]] \|isbn=978-1-315-73113-1 \|chapter=Tamil B Movie Westerns: The Global South and Genre Subversion}}

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{IMDb title\|id=8976440}}		* {{IMDb title\|id=8976440}}

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{{short description|1972 film by M. Karnan}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Jakkamma
| image = Jakkamma 1972.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name = 
| director = [[M. Karnan]]
| producer =
| writer =
| screenplay = M. Karnan
| story = Vijaya Chitra Films Unit
| based_on = 
| starring = [[Jaishankar]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]<br />[[S. A. Ashokan]]
| narrator =
| music = [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]
| cinematography = M. Karnan
| editing = R. Devarajan
| studio = Vijaya Chitra Films
| distributor = Sri Navaneetha Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1972|9|14}}
| runtime = 146 minutes<ref name="Dharap" />
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Jakkamma''''' is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[Western (genre)|Western]] film directed and filmed by [[M. Karnan]]. The film stars [[Jaishankar]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] and [[S. A. Ashokan]] in the lead roles. It was released on 14 September 1972.

== Plot ==
Jakkamma and Ponnambalam, a married couple, live happily with their two sons — Babu and Raja — in a village. The village is constantly raided by a notorious robber Kali and his gang. In trying to save the village and its people, Ponnambalam is murdered by Kali. Jakkama raises both her sons valiantly and teaches them to fight against injustice. Jakkama is abducted by Kali and kept captive as a prisoner. Babu and Raja befriend Jambu, a friend and sympathiser of the poor and with his help they rescue their mother. Kali comes to challenge Jambu but gets into the trap and Jakkamma kills Kali, and the whole village is freed.

== Cast ==
* [[Jaishankar]] as Jambu<ref name="Rajshri" />
* [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Jakkamma{{sfn|Pillai|2015|p=178}}
* [[Usharani]]
* [[S. A. Ashokan]] as Kali<ref name="Rajshri" />
* [[C. L. Anandan]]
*[[K. Kannan (actor)|K. Kannan]]
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]]
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Veeramma
*[[S. V. Subbaiah]]
*[[V. Nagaiah]]
*[[Karuppu Subbiah]]
*[[Usilai Mani]]
*Haalam

== Production ==
''Jakkamma'' was directed by [[M. Karnan]] who also handled the cinematography and wrote the screenplay. The film was produced by Vijaya Chitra Films, and the story was written by the Vijaya Chitra Films Unit, while the dialogues were written by [[Aaroor Dass]]. Editing was handled by R. Devarajan.<ref name="Rajshri">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04khoaSarIk |title=Jakkamma with English subtitles - 1/18 - Jaishanker, Savitri, Manorama - Superhit Tamil Film |last=Rajshri Tamil |author-link=Rajshri Media |date=5 July 2011 |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref> The final length of the film was {{convert|3990.13|metres|feet}}.<ref name="Dharap" />

== Themes ==
Film historian Swarnavel Eswaran compared ''Jakkamma'' to Karnan's other Western films like ''[[Kalam Vellum]]'', ''[[Ganga (1972 film)|Ganga]]'' and ''Enga Pattan Sothu'' because of their mutual theme being the protagonist seeking revenge for a murdered family member.{{sfn|Pillai|2015|p=170}} He compared the title character to [[Sita]] from the ''[[Ramayana]]'' for "suffering alone with her two kids", and [[Draupadi]] from the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' for "vowing not to tie her hair till her husband's death is avenged".{{sfn|Pillai|2015|p=178}}

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]].<ref name="Rajshri" /> The songs featured in the film were "Kollimalai Saralamma", "Kadavulin Padaippe", "Music Dance" and "Jakkamma".<ref name="Dharap" />

== Release and reception ==
''Jakkamma'' was released on 14 September 1972,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://vellitthirai.com/movie/%E0%AE%B7%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE/ |title={{sic|ஷக்கம்மா|nolink=1}} |website=Vellitthirai |access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref> and distributed by Sri Navaneetha Films in Madras.<ref name="Dharap">{{Cite book |title=Indian Films |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |publisher=[[National Film Archive of India]] |year=1973 |pages=273}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GGKhCAAAQBAJ&q=Jakkamma |title=The Western in the Global South |last=Pillai |first=Swarnavel Eswaran |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-315-73113-1 |date=24 April 2015 |chapter=Tamil B Movie Westerns: The Global South and Genre Subversion }}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=8976440}}

[[Category:Indian Western (genre) action films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1970s Western (genre) action films]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]
[[Category:Films directed by M. Karnan]]
[[Category:Indian films]]