Dheerga Sumangali

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Dheerga Sumangali
File:Dheerga Sumangali.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. C. Tirulokchandar
Produced byN. S. Rajendran
Screenplay byA. C. Tirulokchandar
Story byG. Balasubramaniam
StarringK. R. Vijaya
Muthuraman
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyM. Viswanatha Rai
Edited byB. Kanthasamy
Production
company
Visalakshi Combines[1]
Release date
  • 12 April 1974 (1974-04-12)
[2]
Running time
162 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Dheerga Sumangali (transl. Eternally Married Woman) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film was produced by N. S. Rajendran under Visalakshi Combines and stars K. R. Vijaya and Muthuraman, while Major Sundarrajan, V. K. Ramasamy and Sivakumar play supporting roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan and Vaali.

M. Viswanatha Rai and B. Kandasamy handled cinematography and editing respectively. The film's story was written by G. Balasubramaniam and the dialogues were written by Karaikudi Narayanan. The film was released on 12 April 1974 and became successful at the box office. The film was remade in Kannada as Bhagyavantharu (1974), in Malayalam as Aayiram Janmangal (1976) and in Hindi as Sadaa Suhagan (1986).

Plot[edit]

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The dialogues were written by Karaikudi Narayanan.[1] S. N. Lakshmi who acted in the film recalled that during the climax scene, Tirulokchandar suggested her to cry without glycerine and she had enacted as per his instructions.[3]

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Vaali.[4][5] The song "Malligai En Mannan" was well received and gave breakthrough for its playback singer Vani Jairam.[6] Vani recalled that it was a challenging song and "he (Viswanathan) trusted me with it".[7] When Vani was in Madras (now Chennai) for two music concerts at a Bhajan Sammelan, Viswanathan, who was the chief guest, was impressed by her performance and gave her the opportunity to sing the song.[8]

S. No. Songs Singers Lyrics
1 "Aayiram Aayiram" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela Vaali
2 "Malligai En Mannan" Vani Jairam Vaali
3 "Welcome" L. R. Eswari Vaali
4 "Deerga" P. Susheela Kannadasan

Accolades[edit]

Vijaya won the Filmfare Special Commendation Award for Performance.[9]

Remakes[edit]

The film was remade in Kannada as Bhagyavantharu (1974),[10] in Malayalam as Aayiram Janmangal (1976)[11] and in Hindi as Sadaa Suhagan (1986).[12]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Indian Films. B.V. Dharap. 1974. p. 94.
  2. ↑ "தீர்க்க சுமங்கலி / Deerga Sumangali (1974)". Screen4Screen. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (27 May 2010). "Courage goaded her on ..." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Deerga Sumangali (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Deerga Sumangali". Saregama. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Pradeep, K. (5 February 2015). "'I can't stop singing, it's my life'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Memories of a master composer". The Hindu. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (13 January 2011). "Her music never wanes". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  9. ↑ The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. 1980. p. 308.
  10. ↑ "Bhagyavantharu to be released once again with a digitally mastered print". The Times of India. 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "The evergreen hero". The Hindu. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Sadaa Suhagan". MySwar. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

External links[edit]

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