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{{Infobox film
| name = Kalyana Agathigal
| image = Kalyana Agathigal.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[K. Balachander]]
| writer = K. Balachander
| producer = Rajam Balachander<br />Pushpa Kandaswamy
| starring = [[Saritha]]
| cinematography = R. Raghunatha Reddy
| editing = N. R. Kittu
| music = [[V. S. Narasimhan]]
| studio = [[Kavithalayaa Productions]]
| released = {{Film date|1985|04|13|df=y}}
| runtime = 148 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Kalyana Agathigal''''' ({{translation|Refugees of marriage}}) is a 1985 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[K. Balachander]]. The film stars [[Saritha]] and was released on 13 April 1985. The film marked the acting debut of [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=S.R. Ashok |date=23 February 2006 |title=Nasser: a one-man industry |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3182325.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801123613/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3182325.ece |archive-date=1 August 2016 |access-date=25 February 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Darshan |first=Navein |date=9 July 2020 |title=K Balachander: The eternal teacher |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/jul/09/k-balachander-the-eternal-teacher-2167225.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005063106/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/jul/09/k-balachander-the-eternal-teacher-2167225.html |archive-date=5 October 2021 |access-date=5 October 2021 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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The film begins with a group of six women who live together as friends after their attempt at living a successful married life is thwarted due to various reasons, majorly because of men, sexual abuse, dowry harassment,forced conversion and the backward society. They also form a music band called "Kalyana Agathigal" to raise funds for charity to the underprivileged. Ammulu, a young runaway girl, joins the gang of girls and becomes a part of the household. The story is about how their lives make wild twists and turns as they cope with the society and try to find true love.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Saritha]] as Ammulu
*[[Ashok (Kannada actor)|Ashok]] as Robert
*[[Y. Vijaya]] as Thangam
*[[Vanitha Krishnachandran]] as Yesodha
*[[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili]] as Hemalatha
*Lalitha Mani as Premalatha
*[[Nisha Noor]] as Saira
*J. Lalitha as Sumangali
*Akalya as Thamizharasi
*[[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Valliammai
*[[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] as Ambikapathy
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Ammulu's father
*[[Poornam Viswanathan]] as Robert's father
*[[Poovilangu Mohan|T. S. Babumohan]] as Gurumoorthy
*[[Charle]]
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Kannayiram
}}

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[V. S. Narasimhan]] and lyrics were written by [[Vairamuthu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalyana Agathigal by V. S. Narasimhan |url=http://www.saregama.com/album/kalyana-agathigal_13504 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214957/http://www.saregama.com/album/kalyana-agathigal_13504 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=25 February 2016 |website=[[Saregama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalyana Agathigal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by V S Narasimhan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kalyana-agathigal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-v-s-narasimhan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015040013/https://mossymart.com/product/kalyana-agathigal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-v-s-narasimhan/ |archive-date=15 October 2021 |access-date=15 October 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Kalyana Agathigal
| extra1 = [[P. Susheela]], chorus
| length1 =
| title2 = Manasukkul
| extra2 = P. Susheela, Raj Sitaraman
| length2 =
| title3 = Varavendum
| extra3 = Susheela, Aruna, chorus
| length3 =
| title4 = Adi Alligale
| extra4 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], Kausalya
| length4 =
| title5 = Kaanal Alaigalile
| extra5 = P. Susheela
| length5 =
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Kalyana Agathigal'' was released on 13 April 1985,<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2023 |title=ரஜினியின் படத்தை முந்திய கமல் படம்.. 38 வருடங்களுக்கு முன் புத்தாண்டில் நடந்த பரபர போட்டி! |url=https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-38-years-ago-kamal-kaaki-sattai-movie-beat-rajini-naan-sigappu-manithan-movie-937165.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412183503/https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-38-years-ago-kamal-kaaki-sattai-movie-beat-rajini-naan-sigappu-manithan-movie-937165.html |archive-date=12 April 2023 |access-date=15 April 2023 |website=[[News18]] |language=ta}}</ref> and failed commercially.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Basu |first=Soma |date=16 July 2015 |title=More than an Actor |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/more-than-an-actor/article7429874.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005063108/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/more-than-an-actor/article7429874.ece |archive-date=5 October 2021 |access-date=5 October 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> [[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote whether the film runs or runs away, Balachander's bravery will stand.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=19 May 1985 |title=கல்யாண அகதிகள் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-05-19/page/n61/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230209081249/https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-05-19/page/n61/mode/2up |archive-date=9 February 2023 |access-date=21 February 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=57 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0154710}}

{{K. Balachander}}
{{Kavithalaya Productions}}

[[Category:1980s feminist films]]
[[Category:1985 Indian films]]
[[Category:1985 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1985 films]]
[[Category:Films about women in India]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Films scored by V. S. Narasimhan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Indian feminist films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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