Arangetram is a 1973 Tamil-language family drama film directed by K. Balachander, starring Prameela, Sivakumar, S. V. Subbaiah, Kamal Haasan and M. N. Rajam in prominent roles.
The film marked Kamal Haasan’s first adult role, while, along with Prameela, Jayachitra, Jayasudha, Sashikumar and Achacho Chitra made their debuts in Tamil cinema. V. Kumar composed the music for the Arangetram, which was the last Balachander film he worked on.
The film tells the story of a young woman who is forced to become a prostitute to support her conservative, but extremely poor Brahmin family.
It carried hard hitting messages and very bold scenes and was controversial at the time of its release, but became a commercial hit..
Directed by – K. Balachander
Produced by – N. Selvaraj, J. Duraisamy & V. Govindarajan
Written by – K. Balachander
Starring – Prameela, Sivakumar, S. V. Subbaiah, M. N. Rajam, Shashikumar, Kamal Haasan, Jayachitra, Jayasudha
Music by – V. Kumar
Cinematography – B. S. Lokanath
Edited by – N. R. Kittu
Production – Kalakendra Films
Distributed by – Kalakendra Films
Release date – 9 February 1973
Running time – 152 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
