Apoorva Raagangal
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| Apoorva Raagangal | |
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| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Starring | Kamal Haasan Sunderrajan Jayasudha Srividya Rajinikanth |
| Release date(s) | 1975 |
| Running time | 144 mins |
| Language | Tamil |
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Apoorva Raagangal (English: Rare Melodies; Tamil: அபூர்வ ராகங்கள்) (1975) is a Tamil film directed by K. Balachander. This film was controversial upon release as it examines relationships between people with wide age gaps, which challenge Indian social mores. This film was also actor Rajinikanth's debut.
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[edit] Plot
Prasanna (Kamal Haasan) is nursed back to health by a classical singer Bhairavi (Srividya) after a bloody street-side fight. The two are slowly drawn to each other and decide to marry in spite of their age gap, and a past relationship that Bhairavi is still inextricably tied to. In the meantime, Prasanna's father (Sundarrajan) embarks on a relationship with the young girl Ranjini (Jayasudha). But we soon find out that Ranjini is actually Bhairavi's daughter. Both relationships arrive at a dilemma with the revelation of an unexpected twist.
[edit] Actors
- Kamal Haasan
- Srividya
- Sundarrajan
- Jayasudha
- Nagesh
- Rajinikanth
[edit] Awards
The film has won the following awards since its release:
1976 National Film Awards (India)
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Cinematography - B. S. Locknath
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Regional Film (Tamil) - Apoorva Raagangal - K. Balachander
- Won - Best Playback Singer (female) - Vani Jairam.
