Engamma Sapatham
1974 film by S. P. Muthuraman
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Engamma Sapatham (transl. My mother's vow) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The film stars R. Muthuraman, Sivakumar, Jayachitra and Vidhubala. It was released on 4 October 1974.[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Ammayila Sapatham (1975) and in Kannada as Vasantha Lakshmi (1978).[citation needed] The core plot of the 1994 Tamil film Vanaja Girija bore resemblance to the storyline of this film.[2]
| Engamma Sapatham | |
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| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Screenplay by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Story by | R. Selvaraj |
| Produced by | S. Baskar |
| Starring | R. Muthuraman Sivakumar Jayachitra Vidhubala |
| Cinematography | Babu |
| Edited by | R. Vittal |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
Production company | Vijayabaskar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- R. Muthuraman as Sundaram
- Sivakumar as Kumaran
- Jayachitra as Chithra
- Vidhubala as Geetha
- Major Sundarrajan in Guest appearance
- Thengai Srinivasan in Guest appearance
- Suruli Rajan
- Senthamarai
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy
- Usilai Mani
- Manorama
- M. N. Rajam in Guest appearance
- Sukumari
- S. A. Ashokan
- Vijaya Chandrika
- Shanti
- Master Sekhar
Production
After Anbu Thangai, Muthuraman and Guhanathan were in search of a story for their next film. They listened to scripts from various screenwriters but none of them impressed them, they decided to approach Panchu Arunachalam who asked for two days time to complete the script. R. Selvaraj who was Arunachalam's assistant at that time suggested to handle revenge story in a lighter vein which impressed Arunachalam and wrote a screenplay which became Engamma Sapatham.[3] The film began production in 5 April 1974 at Karpagam Studios. Sivaji Ganesan clapped the shot while A. C. Thirulokachandar switched on the camera.[4]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.[5][6] Vijaya Bhaskar later reused the tune of the song "Anbu Megame" in the Telugu remake "Ammayila Sapatham" as "Neeli Meghamaa" and in the Kannada remake Vasantha Lakshmi (1978) as "Belli Modave".[citation needed]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Ennaiya Mulikare" | L. R. Eswari | Panchu Arunachalam |
| "Anbu Megame" 1 | Vani Jairam | Kannadasan |
| "Anbu Megame" 2 | Vani Jairam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| "Ilamai Azhaikindrathu" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, Vani Jairam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Panchu Arunachalam |
| "Unakkum Enakkum" | L. R. Anjali |
