Andharangam
{{short description|1975 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Andharangam
| image = Andharangam poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Muktha Srinivasan
| producer = M. Venugopal
| story = A. S. Pragasam
| starring = Kamal Haasan
Deepa
Major Sundarrajan
Savitri
| music = G. Devarajan
| cinematography = R. Sampath
| editing = L. Balu
| studio = Maya Arts
| released = {{Film date|1975|12|12|df=y}}
| runtime = 149 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Andharangam ({{translation|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 not a hit. It was dubbed into Telugu-language as Andhala Raja and released on 29 October 1977.{{Cite web |title=Andhala Raja |url=https://indiancine.ma/BHLG/info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231119101441/https://indiancine.ma/BHLG/info |archive-date=19 November 2023 |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Indiancine.ma}}
Plot
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Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Kamal Haasan as Kaanthan
- Major Sundarrajan as Thangadurai
- Savitri as Malliga{{Cite web |date=25 September 2015 |title=சாவித்ரி - 21. கண்ணம்மா! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/sep/26/21.-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE-1192713.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621071122/https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/sep/26/21.-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE-1192713.html |archive-date=21 June 2021 |access-date=3 October 2020 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}
- Deepa as Deepa
- Thengai Srinivasan as "Coimbatore" Godhandam
- Cho Ramaswamy as "Thanjavur" Dhandapani
- Manorama as Chellamma{{Cite web |date=15 October 2015 |title=சிரிப்பு தேவதை |url=https://www.dinamani.com/editorial-articles/special-stories/2015/oct/15/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88-1204891.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621071118/https://www.dinamani.com/editorial-articles/special-stories/2015/oct/15/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88-1204891.html |archive-date=21 June 2021 |access-date=3 October 2020 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}
- V. Gopalakrishnan
- Kathadi Ramamurthy
- LIC Narasimhan as Liquor seller
- K. K. Sounder as Police constable
- Sukumari as "Madurai" Maragatham
- Kumari Padmini as Kanaka
- Tambaram Lalitha
}}
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. The film was taken primarily in black and white, but approximately {{Convert|312.42|m}} was taken in Eastmancolor. The final length of the film's prints were {{Convert|3909.06|m|ft}} long.{{Cite magazine |date=23 October 1976 |title=Antharangam (Tamil) |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1976-10-23.O-1183-1976-0043-52404/page/n19/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231222095640/https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1976-10-23.O-1183-1976-0043-52404/page/n19/mode/2up |archive-date=22 December 2023 |access-date=22 December 2023 |magazine=The Gazette of India |page=2075 |via=Internet Archive}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by G. Devarajan.{{Cite web |title=Andharangam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by G Devarajan |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/andharangam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-g-devarajan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309072437/https://macsendisk.com/product/andharangam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-g-devarajan/ |archive-date=9 March 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022 |website=Macsendisk}} The song "Gnaayiru Oli Mazhaiyil" marked Kamal Haasan's debut as a singer.{{Cite news |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=31 May 2018 |title=Kamal Haasan pays homage to Mukta |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/310518/kamal-haasan-pays-homage-to-mukta.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420070315/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/310518/kamal-haasan-pays-homage-to-mukta.html |archive-date=20 April 2019 |access-date=4 June 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle}}{{Cite news |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=29 August 2014 |title=You can feel the fear in the song |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/you-can-feel-the-fear-in-the-song/article6361162.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141226154415/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/you-can-feel-the-fear-in-the-song/article6361162.ece |archive-date=26 December 2014 |access-date=4 June 2021 |work=The Hindu}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Kuthirai Kutti
| lyrics1 = Kannadasan
| extra1 = K. J. Yesudas
| length1 =
| title2 = Gnaayiru Oli Mazhaiyil
| lyrics2 = Nethaji
| extra2 = Kamal Haasan
| length2 =
| title3 = Puthu Mugame
| lyrics3 = Kannadasan
| extra3 = K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela
| length3 =
| title4 = Paadaganai Thedikondu
| lyrics4 = Vaali
| extra4 = P. Madhuri
| length4 =
}}
Reception
Andharangam was released on 12 December 1975.{{Cite web |date=12 December 2020 |title=டிசம்பர் 12ம் தேதியில் வெளியான படங்கள்... |trans-title=Films released on 12 December... |url=https://screen4screen.com/news/12-december-movies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119101535/https://screen4screen.com/news/12-december-movies |archive-date=19 November 2023 |access-date=24 September 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen |language=ta}} Kanthan of Kalki said there was no redeemable aspect of the film.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=4 January 1976 |title=அந்தரங்கம் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/jan/04-01-1976/p27.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220727123254/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/jan/04-01-1976/p27.jpg |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=27 |language=ta}}
References
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