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Andharangam
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Wikipedia article
'Andharangam' 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 song scenes were taken in Gevacolor. The song "Gnayiru Oli Mazhaiyil" marked Kamal Haasan's debut as a singer. The film was a not a hit. It was dubbed into Telugu-language as 'Andhala Raja' and released on 29 October 1977.
Plot
Cast
* Kamal Haasan as Kaanthan
* Major Sundarrajan as Thangadurai
* Savitri as Malliga
* Deepa as Deepa
* Thengai Srinivasan as "Coimbatore" Godhandam
* Cho Ramaswamy as "Thanjavur" Dhandapani
* Manorama as Chellamma
* 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
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 the song scenes of "Gnayiru Oli Mazhaiyil", "Paadaganai Thedikondu" and "Pudhu Mugame" were taken in Gevacolor. The final length of the film's prints were long.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by G. Devarajan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan, Vaali and Nethaji. The song "Gnaayiru Oli Mazhaiyil" marked Kamal Haasan's debut as a singer.
Reception
Kanthan of 'Kalki' said there was no redeemable aspect of the film.
References
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