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Arangetram

45 %|Feb 2, 1973|Romance, Drama, Family

Lalitha is the eldest daughter of a pious and conservative Brahmin family. She has eight siblings and poverty rules reign. She decides to take up the family mantle and goes to work. Due to family needs and ill fate, she ends up as a prostitute but manages to settle all her brothers and sisters. Her family ditches her when they come to know about her dark side. Thangavelu, a man who was once rejected by her marries her. She loses her sanity in the end.

Featured Crew

K. Balachander
Director
K. Balachander
Writer
N. Selvaraj
Producer
J Duraisamy
Producer
V. Govindarajan
Producer
Kumar V
Music
N. R. Kittu
Editor
B. S. Lokanath
Director of Photography

Cast

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Prameela
Lalitha
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S. V. Subbaiah
Ramu Shastrigal
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Sivakumar
Thangavelu
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Sasikumar
Pasupathy
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Senthamarai
Nadesa Udayar
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R. Neelakantan
Music teacher
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Jayachitra
Mangalam
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Jaishankar
Cameo (Himself)
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Lakshmi
Cameo (Herself)