Dheerga Sumangali

Dheerga Sumangali (transl. Eternally Married Woman) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language drama film co-written and 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.

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

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. It was remade in Telugu as Dheerga Sumangali (1974), Kannada as Bhagyavantharu (1977), in Malayalam as Aayiram Janmangal (1976) and in Hindi as Sadaa Suhagan (1986).

Plot

Cast

Production

The dialogues of Dheerga Sumangali 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.[2] Sivakumar and Vijaya who earlier acted as lead pair enacted the roles of son and mother in this film.[3]

Soundtrack

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]

SongsSingersLyrics
"Aayiram Aayiram"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. SusheelaKannadasan
"Malligai En Mannan"Vani JairamVaali
"Welcome"L. R. EswariVaali
"Deerga"P. SusheelaVaali

Release and reception

Dheerga Sumangali was released on 12 April 1974.[9] Kanthan of Kalki praised Tirulokchander's direction and writing.[10] Vijaya won the Filmfare Special Commendation Award for Performance.[11]

Remakes

The film was remade in Kannada as Bhagyavantharu (1977),[12] in Malayalam as Aayiram Janmangal (1976)[13] and in Hindi as Sadaa Suhagan (1986).[14]

References
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  2. Rangarajan, Malathi (27 May 2010). "Courage goaded her on ..." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. "சிவகுமார் 101 | 51–60". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 52–53. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. "Deerga Sumangali (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 31 December 1974. 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. "தீர்க்க சுமங்கலி / Deerga Sumangali (1974)". Screen4Screen (in English and Tamil). Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  10. காந்தன் (5 May 1974). "தீர்க்க சுமங்கலி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 51. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  11. The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. 1980. p. 308.
  12. "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.
  13. "The evergreen hero". The Hindu. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  14. "Sadaa Suhagan". MySwar. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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