| Engamma Sapatham | |
| Director: | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Screenplay: | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Story: | R. Selvaraj |
| Producer: | S. Baskar |
| Starring: | R. Muthuraman Sivakumar Jayachitra Vidhubala |
| Cinematography: | Babu |
| Editing: | R. Vittal |
| Music: | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Studio: | Vijayabaskar Films |
| Runtime: | 128 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Engamma Sapatham 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). The core plot of the 1994 Tamil movie Vanaja Girija bore resemblance to the storyline of this movie.[2]
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 music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.[4] [5] 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".
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Ennaiya Mulikare" | Panchu Arunachalam | |
| "Anbu Megame" 1 | Kannadasan | |
| "Anbu Megame" 2 | Vani Jairam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| "Ilamai Azhaikindrathu" | Panchu Arunachalam | |
| "Unakkum Enakkum" | L. R. Anjali |
Kanthan of Kalki called it a film whose story structure seems to have vowed to lower the quality of the film world.[6]
