Mangamma (film)

Mangamma is a 1997 Malayalam film written and directed by T. V. Chandran, and produced by National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC). It stars Revathi, Nedumudi Venu, Vijayaraghavan and Thilakan in major roles.

Mangamma
Directed by	T. V. Chandran
Written by	T. V. Chandran
Produced by	NFDC
Starring	Revathi Nedumudi Venu Vijayaraghavan Thilakan
Cinematography	Sunny Joseph
Edited by	Venugopal
Music by	Johnson
Release date	1997 (1997)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

The film met with critical acclaim. T. V. Chandran won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Director. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. Revathi's performance is widely regarded as one of the best in her career.

Cast

• Revathi as Mangamma
• Nedumudi Venu as Nair
• Vijayaraghavan as Balan, Mangamma's ex-lover
• Thilakan as Karuppan Mooppar, Mangamma's father
• M. G. Sasi as Velayudhan, Nair's adopted son
• Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Mannadiyar
• Anitha as Sundari, Mangamma's younger sister(Voice By Bhagyalekshmi)
• Gopakumar as Varghese Mapla, Nair's friend
• V. K. Sriraman as contractor
• Jagadeesh
• Ravi Vallathol as Dr. M. S. Menon
• James

Other major characters are

• Sankaran, Nair and Mangamma's son
• Licy, Varghese Mapla's daughter
• Kuttisankara Menon, the wicked landlord and MLA
• Prasad, Kuttisankara Menon's son

References

• "Mangamma (T.V.Chandran/ 1997 / 102 Mins/ Malayalam/ Social)". NFDC. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
• "Soul on Fire". The Indian Express. 19 April 1998. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
• "T.V.Chandran". Cinemaofmalayalam.net. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.

External links

• Mangamma at IMDb
• Mangamma at the Malayalam Movie Database