Arangetram (film)

Arangetram
Promotional Poster
Directed by	K Balachander
Written by	K Balachander
Starring	Prameela Sivakumar Kamal Hassan Jayachitra Jayasudha
Music by	V. Kumar
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Arangetram is a 1973 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by K. Balachander, starring Prameela, Sivakumar, Jayachitra, Jayasudha and Kamal Haasan.

Plot

Arangetram is a social drama which carried hard hitting messages and very bold scenes. The movie primarily dealt with the issue of Poverty. The character of Prameela was one of the best in Tamil cinema.

Summary

The lead character of the movie 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. Sivakumar marries her in the end.

Awards

The movie won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.

Trivia

Balachandar's trade mark dialogues and screenplay, this movie made a huge impact in the society. It taught the middle class people, the real need for a planned family. This movie also featured Kamal Haasan as the brother of the heroine who aspires to become a doctor. The film also features Sivakumar, Senthamarai, SV Subbiah, MN Rajam, Jayachitra and Jayasudha. This was the first film of Jayasudha.

Remake

Balachander remade this film in Hindi as Aaina with Mumtaz, Rajesh Khanna and Kamal Hassan. This is Kamal's debut Hindi film. Later he was launched as a hero with Ek Duuje Ke Liye in Bollywood.

External links

• Arangetram at the Internet Movie Database