Mangala Nayagi

Mangala Nayaki is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Krishnan–Panju, starring Srikanth and K. R. Vijaya. The film was released on 21 March 1980.^[1] It is a remake of the 1978 Hindi film Saajan Bina Suhagan.^[2][3] This film also marked the acting debut on-screen of Shobana as a child artist.^[4]

Mangala Nayagi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Krishnan–Panju
Written by	A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Produced by	Sankarlal
Starring	Srikanth K. R. Vijaya
Cinematography	C. S. RaviBabu
Edited by	Panjabi
Music by	V. Kumar
Release date	21 March 1980 (1980-03-21)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• K. R. Vijaya
• Sarath Babu
• Srikanth
• Shobana
• Sivachandran
• Manorama
• Nisha
• Srigeetha

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Vaali.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"O Yamma"	S. P. Sailaja, P. Susheela
2.	"Rajathi"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
3.	"Mappillai"	T. M. Soundararajan, S. P. Sailaja
4.	"Vadivelan"	P. Susheela
5.	"Kangalal"	K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela

Critical reception

Kanthan of Kalki praised the acting of Vijaya and Srikanth, Krishnan–Panju's direction and Ravibabu's cinematography and concluded even after reforms like widow marriage and women's right to divorce, films like this continue to come out, but emotional performances do require old tropes.^[6] Anna praised the acting, music, dialogues, cinematography and direction.^[7]