Mangaiyar Thilakam (English: Crown Among Women) is a 1955 Tamil drama film directed by L. V. Prasad. The film was produced by Sripadhashankar under Vaidya films and stars Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini in the lead roles, while M. N. Rajam, S. V. Subbiah, K. A. Thangavelu and K. Sarangapani play pivotal roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by S. Dakshinamurthi, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan, Puratchidasan and Maruthakasi.
P. L. Rai and N. M. Shankar handled cinematography and editing respectively. The film was a remake of Marathi film Vahinichya Bangdiya. The story was adapted by Sadasiva Brahmam and dialogues were written by Valampuri Somanathan, G. Ramakrishnan and D. Nagalingam. The film was remade in Telugu as Vadina Gari Gajulu. The film was released in 26 August 1955 with a length of 5322 mts and became successful at the box office.Synopsis
The story starts with the special birthday celebration of a girl. Vasudevan (Sivaji Ganesan) narrates the story which goes back 14 years behind. Karunakaran (S. V. Subbaiah) and Vasudevan (Master Baji) are brothers whose parents had died. They are very much loving and close to each other but Vasudevan longs for mother's love.
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