Avargal
Sign in to saveAvargal ( ) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Sujatha, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and Ravikumar. A triangular love story, it revolves around a woman who is caught between the man she fell in love with and her former sadistic husband who is supposedly reformed and wants to get back together with her.
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6.8After a break-up with her boyfriend and a troubled marriage with Ramanathan, Anu is devastated. She finds solace when she meets Janardhan however, her troubled past soon catches up with her.
Released: 1977-02-25167 minDir: K. BalachanderFamily, Drama, Romance
Cast
- Sujatha as Anubama
- Rajinikanth as Ramanathan
- Kamal Haasan as Janardhan (Johnnie)
- Ravikumar as Bharani
- Leelavathi as Leelavathi
- Kutty Padmini as Gayathri
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1977
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- nonlinear narrative
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Tamil
- Director
- K. Balachander
- Screenwriter
- K. Balachander
- Cast member
- Leelavathi
- Composer
- M. S. Viswanathan
- Performer
- M. S. Viswanathan
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- Production
- Soundtrack
- Release and reception
- Legacy
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Avargal ( ) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Sujatha, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and Ravikumar. A triangular love story, it revolves around a woman who is caught between the man she fell in love with and her former sadistic husband who is supposedly reformed and wants to get back together with her.
Avargal was released on 25 February 1977. Although the film was a commercial failure, Sujatha won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil, and the film qualified for the Indian Panorama. Balachander later remade the film in Telugu as Idi Katha Kaadu (1979), with Haasan reprising his role.
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1970s feminist films1977 films1977 Indian films1977 romantic drama films1977 Tamil-language filmsFilms about women in IndiaFilms directed by K. BalachanderFilms scored by M. S. ViswanathanFilms with screenplays by K. BalachanderIndian black-and-white filmsIndian feminist filmsIndian nonlinear narrative films