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Arangetram (1973)

Movie ★ 5.0 152 min

Romance Drama Family

Lalitha is the eldest daughter of a pious and conservative Brahmin family. She has eight siblings and poverty rules reign. She decides to take up the family mantle and goes to work. Due to family needs and ill fate, she ends up as a prostitute but manages to settle all her brothers and sisters. Her family ditches her when they come to know about her dark side. Thangavelu, a man who was once rejected by her marries her. She loses her sanity in the end.

K. Balachander Director K. Balachander Writer

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Quick facts

Released
February 2, 1973
Runtime
152 min
IMDb
tt0154162
Country
India
Language
Tamil
Studio
Kalakendra Movies

Cast

Prameela Prameela Lalitha S. V. Subbaiah S. V. Subbaiah Ramu Shastrigal Sivakumar Sivakumar Thangavelu Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan Thyagu Sasikumar Sasikumar Pasupathy M. N. Rajam M. N. Rajam Visalam M. S. Sundari Bai M. S. Sundari Bai Janaki Senthamarai Senthamarai Nadesa Udayar R. Neelakantan R. Neelakantan Music teacher Jayachitra Jayachitra Mangalam Jayasudha Jayasudha Devi Jaishankar Jaishankar Cameo (Himself) Lakshmi Lakshmi Cameo (Herself)

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Frequently asked questions

What is Arangetram about?
Lalitha is the eldest daughter of a pious and conservative Brahmin family. She has eight siblings and poverty rules reign. She decides to take up the family mantle and goes to work. Due to family needs and ill fate, she ends up as a prostitute but manages to settle all her brothers and sisters. Her family ditches her when they come to know about her dark side. Thangavelu, a man who was once rejected by her marries her. She loses her sanity in the end.
Who directed Arangetram?
Arangetram was directed by K. Balachander.
Who stars in Arangetram?
Arangetram stars Prameela, S. V. Subbaiah, Sivakumar, Kamal Haasan.
When was Arangetram released?
Arangetram is a 1973 romance, drama, family film.
Where can I watch Arangetram?
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