Unarchigal
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| Directed by | R. C Sakthi |
| Starring | Kamal Haasan Srividya Kanchana |
| Music by | Shyam |
| Release date(s) | 1976 |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Tamil |
Unarchigal is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan and Kanchana in the lead roles. It is a highly sensuous film which deals with sexually transmitted diseases. The movie ran into big trouble with the censor board. It was made in 1972, but released only in 1976. It was Kamal Hassan's first movie as hero, despite being released 4 years later. The movie also has Srividya in a supporting role. The same film was later remade in Malayalam as Raasaleela and released in 1975.
[edit] Plot
The movie deals with Selvam (Kamal), an 18 year old simpleton who works in a village. He is sexually harassed by his landlord's sister who is a widow. Unable to bear this Selvam goes to Madras(Chennai) and again he is treated in a similar way by people whom he meets. He joins a hotel as a room boy where he meets Srividya (Maragadham), a prostitute. He rescues her once from a raid for which she has a soft corner towards him. He lives in Srividya's house as a servant but later thrown away from her home. In the end kamal gets affected by STD and is shown in a hospital treated by a doctor (Major Sundarrajan) and eventually dies. the movie which it deals with.
[edit] Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Selvam
- Kanchana
- Srividya as Maragadham
- Major Sundarrajan
[edit] Trivia
- This was Kamal's first film as hero.
- It waa started in 1972 but got shelved and completed only in 1976.
- R. C. Sakthi, the director and kamal were close friends, this film being the debut for both.
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