Jakkamma (film)

Jakkamma is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language Western film directed and filmed by M. Karnan. The film stars Jaishankar, Savitri and S. A. Ashokan in the lead roles. It was released on 14 September 1972.

Jakkamma
Directed byM. Karnan
Screenplay byM. Karnan
Story byVijaya Chitra Films Unit
StarringJaishankar
Savitri
S. A. Ashokan
Music byS. M. Subbaiah Naidu
CinematographyM. Karnan
Edited byR. Devarajan
Production
company
Vijaya Chitra Films
Distributed bySri Navaneetha Films
Release date
  • 14 September 1972 (1972-09-14)
Running time
146 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Jakkamma and Ponnambalam, a married couple, live happily with their two sons — Babu and Raja — in a village. The village is constantly raided by a notorious robber Kali and his gang. In trying to save the village and its people, Ponnambalam is murdered by Kali. Jakkama raises both her sons valiantly and teaches them to fight against injustice. Jakkama is abducted by Kali and kept captive as a prisoner. Babu and Raja befriend Jambu, a friend and sympathiser of the poor and with his help they rescue their mother. Kali comes to challenge Jambu but gets into the trap and Jakkamma kills Kali, and the whole village is freed.

Cast

Production

Jakkamma was directed by M. Karnan who also handled the cinematography and wrote the screenplay. The film was produced by Vijaya Chitra Films, and the story was written by the Vijaya Chitra Films Unit, while the dialogues were written by Aaroor Dass. Editing was handled by R. Devarajan.[2] The final length of the film was 3,990.13 metres (13,091.0 ft).[1]

Themes

Film historian Swarnavel Eswaran compared Jakkamma to Karnan's other Western films like Kalam Vellum, Ganga and Enga Pattan Sothu because of their mutual theme being the protagonist seeking revenge for a murdered family member.[4] He compared the title character to Sita from the Ramayana for "suffering alone with her two kids", and Draupadi from the Mahabharata for "vowing not to tie her hair till her husband's death is avenged".[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu.[2] The songs featured in the film were "Kollimalai Saralamma", "Kadavulin Padaippe", "Music Dance" and "Jakkamma".[1]

Release and reception

Jakkamma was released on 14 September 1972,[5] and distributed by Sri Navaneetha Films in Madras.[1]

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References
  1. Dharap, B. V. (1973). Indian Films. National Film Archive of India. p. 273.
  2. Rajshri Tamil (5 July 2011). "Jakkamma with English subtitles - 1/18 - Jaishanker, Savitri, Manorama - Superhit Tamil Film". YouTube. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  3. Pillai 2015, p. 178.
  4. Pillai 2015, p. 170.
  5. "ஷக்கம்மா [sic]". Vellitthirai. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

Bibliography
  • Pillai, Swarnavel Eswaran (24 April 2015). "Tamil B Movie Westerns: The Global South and Genre Subversion". The Western in the Global South. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-315-73113-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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