Andharangam
Poster
Directed byMuktha Srinivasan
Story byA. S. Pragasam
Produced byM. Venugopal
StarringKamal Haasan
Deepa
Major Sundarrajan
Savitri
CinematographyR. Sampath
Edited byL. Balu
Music byG. Devarajan
Production
company
Maya Arts
Release date
  • 12 December 1975 (1975-12-12)
Running time
149 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Andharangam (transl. Privacy) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Muktha Srinivasan. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Deepa, Major Sundarrajan and Savitri. It was taken primarily in black and white, but some scenes were taken in Eastmancolor. The film was a not a hit.[1] It was dubbed into Telugu-language as Andhala Raja and released on 29 October 1977.[2]

Plot

Cast

Production

Andharangam was directed by Muktha Srinivasan, written by A. S. Pragasam. It was Deepa a.k.a. Unni Mary's acting debut in Tamil cinema.[3] The film was taken primarily in black and white, but approximately 312.42 metres (1,025.0 ft) was taken in Eastmancolor. The final length of the film's prints were 3,909.06 metres (12,825.0 ft) long.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Devarajan.[5] The song "Gnaayiru Oli Mazhaiyil" marked Kamal Haasan's debut as a singer.[6][7]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kuthirai Kutti"KannadasanK. J. Yesudas 
2."Gnaayiru Oli Mazhaiyil"NethajiKamal Haasan 
3."Puthu Mugame"KannadasanK. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela 
4."Paadaganai Thedikondu"VaaliP. Madhuri 

Reception

Andharangam was released on 12 December 1975.[8] Kanthan of Kalki said there was no redeemable aspect of the film.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "சாவித்ரி - 21. கண்ணம்மா!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Andhala Raja". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "சிரிப்பு தேவதை". Dinamani (in Tamil). 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Antharangam (Tamil)". The Gazette of India. 23 October 1976. p. 2075. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Andharangam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by G Devarajan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Subramanian, Anupama (31 May 2018). "Kamal Haasan pays homage to Mukta". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (29 August 2014). "You can feel the fear in the song". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "டிசம்பர் 12ம் தேதியில் வெளியான படங்கள்..." [Films released on 12 December...]. Screen 4 Screen (in Tamil). 12 December 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  9. ↑ காந்தன் (4 January 1976). "அந்தரங்கம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 27. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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