Andharangam

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 song scenes were taken in Eastmancolor. The song "Gnayiru Oli Mazhaiyil" marked Haasan's debut as a singer. The film was a not a hit.[1] It was dubbed into Telugu-language as Andhala Raja and released on 29 October 1977.[2]

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

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 the song scenes of "Gnayiru Oli Mazhaiyil", "Paadaganai Thedikondu" and "Pudhu Mugame" were 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, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan, Vaali and Nethaji.[5] The song "Gnaayiru Oli Mazhaiyil" marked Kamal Haasan's debut as a singer.[6][7]

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. "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. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. "சிரிப்பு தேவதை". Dinamani (in Tamil). 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. "Weekly Gazette of India, 1976-10-23, Weekly". The Gazette of India: 2075. 23 October 1976. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  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..." Screen4Screen (in Tamil). 12 December 2020. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. 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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