Andharangam
Andharangam is a 1975 Tamil language film, starring Kamal Haasan. Savithri and Major Sundarrajan played Deepa's parents. It was an adult-rated film, released when Kamal was in his early 20s. The movie was taken in black and white, but the song scene of "Gnayiru Oli Mazhaiyil", "Paadaganai Thedikondu" and "Pudhu Mugame" were taken in Gevacolor.[1] The song "Gnayiru Oli Mazhaiyil" marked Kamal Haasan's debut as a singer. This movie hit at the box office.[2] The film was dubbed into Telugu-language as Andhala Raja and released on 29 October 1977.[3]
| Andharangam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Muktha Srinivasan |
| Produced by | M. Venugopal |
| Written by | A. S. Pragasam |
| Story by | A. S. Pragasam |
| Starring | Kamal Haasan Major Sundarrajan Savitri Deepa Thengai Srinivasan Cho Ramaswamy Manorama |
| Music by | G. Devarajan |
| Cinematography | R. Sambath |
| Edited by | L. Balu |
Production company | Maya Arts |
| Distributed by | Maya Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Kaanthan
- Major Sundarrajan as Thangadurai
- Savitri as Malliga[2]
- Deepa as Deepa[4]
- Thengai Srinivasan as "Coimbatore" Godhandam[4]
- Cho Ramaswamy as "Thanjavur" Dhandapani[4]
- Manorama as Chellamma[4]
- V. Gopalakrishnan
- Kathadi Ramamurthy
- LIC Narasimhan as Liquor seller
- K. K. Sounder as Police constable
- Satheesh
- Sukumari as "Madurai" Maragatham
- Rajagopal
- Sivasuriyan
- Kasturiraja
- Kumari Padmini as Kanaka
- Vijaya Chandrika
- Tambaram Lalitha
- Suguna
- Navakumari
- S. N. Parvathi
Soundtrack
The music was composed by G. Devarajan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan, Vaali and Netaji. The song "Gnayiru Oli Mazhaiyil" marked Kamal Haasan's debut as a singer.[5][6]
| No. | Song | Singers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kuthirai Kutti" | K. J. Yesudas |
| 2 | "Gnayiru Oli Mazhaiyil" | Kamal Haasan |
| 3 | "Pudhu Mugame" | K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela |
| 4 | "Paadaganai Thedikondu" | P. Madhuri |
References
- "Andharangam". gomolo. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- "சாவித்ரி - 21. கண்ணம்மா!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 25 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- https://ghantasalagalamrutamu.blogspot.com/2015/03/1977_30.html?m=1
- "சிரிப்பு தேவதை". Dinamani (in Tamil). 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/310518/kamal-haasan-pays-homage-to-mukta.html
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/you-can-feel-the-fear-in-the-song/article6361162.ece
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