Arangetram (1973)
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.
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Cast
Sivakumar
as Thangavelu
Sivakumar (born as Palaniswamy Gounder) is an Indian actor and visual artist who has portrayed a wide range of leading and supporting roles onscreen in Tamil cinema and television. He made his acting...
Kamal Haasan
as Thyagu
Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an actor, filmmaker and producer who has worked primarily in Tamil-language cinema for over six decades and is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in t...
M. N. Rajam
as Visalam
M. S. Sundari Bai
as Janaki
Senthamarai
as Nadesa Udayar
Senthamarai was a Tamil film actor who began appearing in movies since 1968. He was born as Kalyanaraman Senthamarai. He was known for Villain and Character roles..
R. Neelakantan
as Music teacher
R. Neelakantan started acting in school dramas from school days, continuing through his college days at Vivekananda College. He along with Ambi (Cho Ramaswamys brother) and Narayanasamy started Viveka...
Director
K. Balachander