Mangalya Balam is a 1958 Telugu-language Drama film written by Acharya Aatreya and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao and produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under the banner of Annapurna Pictures. Saroja and Chandrasekhar loves each other. But when she comes to know that they were already married during their childhood, keeps a distance from him. So Chandrasekhar tries to clear all the problems to live happily with Saroja. Mangalya balam features Akkineni Nageswara Rao in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Savitri Kommareddy, S.v. Ranga Rao, Relangi Venkatramaiah, Kannamba, Rajasulochana Rao and Varalakshmi G. The screenplay is written by Adurthi Subba Rao, D. Madhusudhana Rao and Acharya Atreya which is inspired from Agni Pariksha. The music was composed by Master Venu. Cinematography was done by P. S. Selvaraj and editing by A. Sanjeevi. The movie has a running time of 177 mins. It was released on 1st January 1958 in Tamil and Telugu languages. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Navayuga Films.