Andharangam Explained
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 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.[1]
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 was taken in Eastmancolor. The final length of the film's prints were 3909.06m (12,825feet) long.[2]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by G. Devarajan.[3] The song "Gnaayiru Oli Mazhaiyil" marked Kamal Haasan's debut as a singer.[4] [5]
Reception
Andharangam was released on 12 December 1975.[6] Kanthan of Kalki said there was no redeemable aspect of the film.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Andhala Raja . live . https://archive.today/20231119101441/https://indiancine.ma/BHLG/info . 19 November 2023 . 21 June 2021 . Indiancine.ma.
- 23 October 1976 . Antharangam (Tamil) . live . https://archive.today/20231222095640/https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1976-10-23.O-1183-1976-0043-52404/page/n19/mode/2up . 22 December 2023 . 22 December 2023 . . 2075 . Internet Archive.
- Web site: Andharangam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by G Devarajan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309072437/https://macsendisk.com/product/andharangam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-g-devarajan/ . 9 March 2022 . 27 July 2022 . Macsendisk.
- News: Subramanian . Anupama . 31 May 2018 . Kamal Haasan pays homage to Mukta . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190420070315/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/310518/kamal-haasan-pays-homage-to-mukta.html . 20 April 2019 . 4 June 2021 . Deccan Chronicle.
- News: Rangan . Baradwaj . Baradwaj Rangan . 29 August 2014 . You can feel the fear in the song . live . https://archive.today/20141226154415/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/you-can-feel-the-fear-in-the-song/article6361162.ece . 26 December 2014 . 4 June 2021 . The Hindu.
- Web site: 12 December 2020 . டிசம்பர் 12ம் தேதியில் வெளியான படங்கள்... . Films released on 12 December... . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119101535/https://screen4screen.com/news/12-december-movies . 19 November 2023 . 24 September 2022 . Screen 4 Screen . ta.
- காந்தன் . 4 January 1976 . அந்தரங்கம் . dead . https://archive.today/20220727123254/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/jan/04-01-1976/p27.jpg . 27 July 2022 . 28 July 2022 . . 27 . ta.
