Mangai Oru Gangai


Mangai Oru Gangai is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by T. Hariharan and produced by Kovaithambi. The film stars Saritha and Nadhiya in the lead roles. It was released on 24 July 1987.

Plot

Radha Ranganathan, an advocate, becomes cynical after failing to get a criminal convicted for the murder of her brother-in-law.

Cast

Mangai Oru Gangai was directed by T. Hariharan and produced by Kovaithambi of Motherland Pictures. Hariharan also wrote the screenplay, based on a story by Motherland Pictures' Story Department, and the dialogue was written by M. G. Vallabhan. Cinematography was handled by U. Rajagopal, and editing by M. S. Money.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by the duo Laxmikant–Pyarelal.

Release and reception

Mangai Oru Gangai was released on 24 July 1987. On 7 August, N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "I was pleased that the makers of the film had done their homework on the script and had here something that was intellectually simulating", and praised the performances of Saritha, Charan Raj, Nadhiya and Vishwanathan.