Mangai Oru Gangai

Mangai Oru Gangai is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by T. Hariharan and produced by Kovaithambi. The film stars Saritha and Nadhiya. It was released on 24 July 1987.

Mangai Oru Gangai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	T. Hariharan
Screenplay by	T. Hariharan
Story by	Motherland Pictures Story Department
Produced by	Kovaithambi
Starring	Saritha Nadhiya
Cinematography	U. Rajagopal
Edited by	M. S. Money
Music by	Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Production company	Motherland Pictures
Release date	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Radha Ranganathan, an advocate, becomes cynical after failing to get a criminal convicted for the murder of her brother-in-law.

Cast

• Saritha as Radha Ranganathan
• Nadhiya as Nancy Narayanaswamy
• Charan Raj
• Poornam Viswanathan
• Suresh
• Sivachandran
• Kamala Kamesh
• Meesai Murugesan

Production

Mangai Oru Gangai was directed by T. Hariharan and produced by Kovaithambi of Motherland Pictures.^[1] Hariharan also wrote the screenplay, based on a story by Motherland Pictures' Story Department, and the dialogue was written by M. G. Vallabhan. Cinematography was handled by U. Rajagopal, and editing by M. S. Money.^[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by the duo Laxmikant–Pyarelal.^[1][3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Azhaghyiya Nilavidhu"	Metha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	6:10
2.	"Odam Ithu Odatume"	Pulamaipithan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	5:54
3.	"Neeradi Vaa Thenrale"	M. G. Vallabhan	Dinesh, Chorus	7:14
4.	"Kathal Panna Kathu Kodupen"	Pulamaipithan	S. Janaki	5:24
5.	"Achamilla Pathaliel"	Muthulingam	K. S. Chithra	5:37
6.	"Neeradi Vaa Thenrale"	M. G. Vallabhan	S. Janaki	5:49
Total length:				36:08

Release and reception

Mangai Oru Gangai was released on 24 July 1987.^[4] On 7 August, N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "I was pleased that the makers of the film had done their homework on the script and had here something that was intellectually simulating", and praised the performances of Saritha, Charan Raj, Nadhiya and Viswanathan.^[5] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki, however, reviewed the film more negatively, feeling the court scenes were excessively stretched and inducing uncontrollable yawn.^[6] Balumani of Anna praised acting, cinematography, music, dialogues.^[7]