Jakkamma

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. was directed by 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 . Editing was handled by R. Devarajan. The final length of the film was 3,990.13 metres (13,091.0 ft). Film historian Swarnavel Eswaran compared to Karnan’s other Western films like , and because of their mutual theme being the protagonist seeking revenge for a murdered family member. He compared the title character to from the for “suffering alone with her two kids”, and from the for “vowing not to tie her hair till her husband’s death is avenged”. The soundtrack was composed by . The songs featured in the film were “Kollimalai Saralamma”, “Kadavulin Padaippe”, “Music Dance” and “Jakkamma”. was released on 14 September 1972, and distributed by Sri Navaneetha Films in Madras.