Arangetram (1973)
February 2, 1973Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Prameela
Lalitha
S. V. Subbaiah
Ramu Shastrigal
Pramila
Lalitha
Sivakumar
Thangavelu
Kamal Haasan
Thiagu
Jayachitra
Mangalam
Jayasudha
Devi
M. N. Rajam
Visalam
Details.
Release DateFebruary 2, 1973
Original Nameஅரங்கேற்றம்
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 32m
Genres
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Arangetram (pronounced [aɾaŋɡeːʈram] transl. Debut performance) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Prameela, leading an ensemble cast that includes S. V. Subbaiah, Sivakumar, Sasikumar, Kamal Haasan, M. N. Rajam, Sundari Bai and Senthamarai. It revolves around a young woman who takes to prostitution to support her conservative but poor family.
Arangetram marked Kamal Haasan's first adult role, while Prameela, Jayachitra and Jayasudha made their acting debut in Tamil with this film. V. Kumar composed the music for the film, which was the last Balachander film he worked on. Cinematography was handled by B. S. Lokanath, and editing by N. R. Kittu.
Arangetram was released on 9 February 1973. Though it had carried hard hitting messages and very bold scenes and was controversial at the time of its release, the film became a commercial success. It was remade in Telugu as Jeevitha Rangam (1974), and in Hindi as Aaina (1977) by Balachander himself.