Dheerga Sumangali
Dheerga Sumangali () 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. 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 Telugu as Dheerga Sumangali (1974), Kannada as "Bhagyavantharu" (1974), in Malayalam as "Aayiram Janmangal" (1976) and in Hindi as "Sadaa Suhagan" (1986). Production. The dialogues were written by Karaikudi Narayanan. 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. Soundtrack. The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Vaali. The  song "Malligai En Mannan" was well received and gave breakthrough for its playback singer Vani Jairam. Vani recalled that it was a challenging song and "he (Viswanathan) trusted me with it". 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. Release and reception. "Dheerga Sumangali" was released on 12 April 1974. Kanthan of "Kalki" praised Tirulokchander's direction and writing. Vijaya won the Filmfare Special Commendation Award for Performance. Remakes. The film was remade  in Kannada as "Bhagyavantharu" (1974), in Malayalam as "Aayiram Janmangal" (1976) and in Hindi as "Sadaa Suhagan" (1986).