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{{short description|1975 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Andharangam
| image = Andharangam poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Muktha Srinivasan]]
| producer = M. Venugopal
| story = A. S. Pragasam
| starring = [[Kamal Haasan]]<br />[[Unni Mary|Deepa]]<br />[[Major Sundarrajan]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]
| music = [[G. Devarajan]]
| cinematography = R. Sambath
| editing = L. Balu
| studio = Maya Arts
| released = {{Film date|1975|12|12|df=y}}
| runtime = 149 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Andharangam''''' ({{translation|Privacy}}) is a 1975 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[Muktha Srinivasan]]. The film stars [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Unni Mary|Deepa]], [[Major Sundarrajan]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]. It was taken primarily in black and white, but some song scenes were taken in [[Gevacolor]]. The song "Gnayiru Oli Mazhaiyil" marked [[Kamal Haasan]]'s debut as a singer. The film was a not a hit.<ref name="Hit" /> It was dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language as ''Andhala Raja'' and released on 29 October 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andhala Raja |url=https://indiancine.ma/BHLG/info |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Indiancine.ma}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=June 2021}}

== Cast ==
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Kaanthan
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Thangadurai
* [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Malliga<ref name="Hit">{{Cite web |date=25 September 2015 |title=சாவித்ரி - 21. கண்ணம்மா! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/sep/26/21.-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE-1192713.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621071122/https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/sep/26/21.-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE-1192713.html |archive-date=21 June 2021 |access-date=3 October 2020 |website=[[Dinamani]] |language=ta}}</ref>
* [[Unni Mary|Deepa]] as Deepa
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as "Coimbatore" Godhandam<ref name="Dinamani" />
* [[Cho Ramaswamy]] as "Thanjavur" Dhandapani<ref name="Dinamani" />
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Chellamma<ref name="Dinamani">{{Cite web |date=15 October 2015 |title=சிரிப்பு தேவதை |url=https://www.dinamani.com/editorial-articles/special-stories/2015/oct/15/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88-1204891.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621071118/https://www.dinamani.com/editorial-articles/special-stories/2015/oct/15/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88-1204891.html |archive-date=21 June 2021 |access-date=3 October 2020 |website=[[Dinamani]] |language=ta}}</ref>
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]]
* [[Kathadi Ramamurthy]]
*[[LIC Narasimhan]] as Liquor seller
*[[K. K. Soundar|K. K. Sounder]] as Police constable
* Satheesh
* [[Sukumari]] as "Madurai" Maragatham
* Rajagopal
* Sivasuriyan
* Kasturiraja
* [[Kumari Padmini]] as Kanaka
* Vijaya Chandrika
* [[Tambaram Lalitha]]
* Suguna
* Navakumari
* S. N. Parvathi

== 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.<ref name="Dinamani" /> The film was taken primarily in black and white, but the song scenes of "Gnayiru Oli Mazhaiyil", "Paadaganai Thedikondu" and "Pudhu Mugame" were taken in [[Gevacolor]]. The final length of the film's prints were {{Convert|3909.06|m|ft}} long.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=23 October 1976 |title=Weekly Gazette of India, 1976-10-23, Weekly |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1976-10-23.O-1183-1976-0043-52404/page/n19/mode/2up?q=Antharangam |journal=[[The Gazette of India]] |pages=2075 |access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[G. Devarajan]], while the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]], [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] and Nethaji.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Antharangam|url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/49076|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203154656/http://www.tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/49076|archive-date=3 February 2020|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Songs4all}}</ref> The song "Gnaayiru Oli Mazhaiyil" marked Kamal Haasan's debut as a singer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=31 May 2018 |title=Kamal Haasan pays homage to Mukta |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/310518/kamal-haasan-pays-homage-to-mukta.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420070315/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/310518/kamal-haasan-pays-homage-to-mukta.html |archive-date=20 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=29 August 2014 |title=You can feel the fear in the song |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/you-can-feel-the-fear-in-the-song/article6361162.ece |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141226154415/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/you-can-feel-the-fear-in-the-song/article6361162.ece |archive-date=26 December 2014}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Kuthirai Kutti
| lyrics1 = [[Kannadasan]]
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Gnaayiru Oli Mazhaiyil
| lyrics2 = Nethaji
| extra2 = [[Kamal Haasan]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Puthu Mugame
| lyrics3 = Kannadasan
| extra3 = K. J. Yesudas, [[P. Susheela]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Paadaganai Thedikondu
| lyrics4 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra4 = [[P. Madhuri]]
| length4 =
}}

== Reception ==
Kanthan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' said there was no redeemable aspect of the film.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=4 January 1976 |title=அந்தரங்கம் |url=https://kalkionline.com/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/jan/04-01-1976/p27.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927111523/https://kalkionline.com/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/jan/04-01-1976/p27.jpg |archive-date=27 September 2021 |access-date=2 November 2021 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=27 |language=ta}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0362413}}
{{Muktha Srinivasan}}

[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1975 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Muktha Srinivasan]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by G. Devarajan]]

Andharangam - Revision history

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