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Mangamma Sapatham (1943)
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Add to a movie listMangamma Sapatham is a 1943 Tamil language film, starring Ranjan, Vasundhara Devi, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram. The film was produced by S. S. Vasan and directed by T. G. Raghavanchari.
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^ Guy, Randor (23 November 2007). "Blast from the past — Mangamma Sapatham". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
Synopsis
A village girl is humiliated by a prince and vows to take revenge. She vows to make the prince marry her and have a child who would whip the prince in the court. However, her plans are almost foiled when the prince imprisons her when she tries to seduce him. The story revolves on how she tricks him into falling in love with her and begets a son through the prince who ultimately whips him in court.Actors
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