Apoorva Raagangal(1975)
Apoorva Raagangal is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The cast includes Kamal Haasan, Major Sundarrajan, Srividya, Jayasudha, and a young Rajinikanth in a supporting role. The story follows two interwoven relationships: a young man falls for an older widow, while his widower father falls for her daughter. The film uses a puzzle as a central metaphor to explore the complexities of love, age, and family. It was produced by Kalakendra Films and features music by M.S. Viswanathan. The film ran for 105 days in Chennai theatres and was remade in Telugu as Thoorpu Padamara (1976). It is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Eros Now, Hungama Play, Airtel Xstream Play, Apple TV, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 17 August 1975
- Director
- K. Balachander
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Rating
- 8.3/10
Storyline
A young man named Prasanna falls in love with an older singer named Bhairavi. At the same time, his widower father Mahendran falls for Bhairavi's young daughter Ranjini. Their two relationships become tangled when the truth comes out. A puzzle forces everyone to make a difficult choice about love and family.
“A rare melody of love”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Apoorva Raagangal
Cast reunions in this film: Nagesh & M. S. Viswanathan (108 films together), M. S. Viswanathan & Jaishankar (77 films together), M. S. Viswanathan & Major Sundarrajan (54 films together), Nagesh & Jaishankar (53 films together), Nagesh & Major Sundarrajan (43 films together), and Kamal Haasan & M. S. Viswanathan (28 films together).
Trivia
- The film was inspired by a real-life incident that director K. Balachander read about in a newspaper.
- It marked the debut of actor Kamal Haasan in a lead role under Balachander's direction, launching a long collaboration.
- The movie's title 'Apoorva Raagangal' translates to 'Rare Melodies,' symbolizing its unconventional love story.
- Actress Srividya, who played the older woman, was only about 10 years older than Kamal Haasan in real life.
- The film faced censorship challenges for its bold theme of relationships with large age gaps.
- It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil in 1975, a rare honor at the time.
- Composer M.S. Viswanathan's soundtrack included a hit song 'Andhi Mazhai Pozhigirathu,' sung by playback singer S. Janaki.