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.

152min
1973
U
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.7/10

Cast

Sivakumar profile pictureSivakumarThangavelu
Senthamarai profile pictureSenthamaraiNadesa Udayar
R. Neelakantan profile pictureR. NeelakantanMusic teacher
Jaishankar profile pictureJaishankarCameo (Himself)
Lakshmi profile pictureLakshmiCameo (Herself)

About Arangetram

Arangetram Overview

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.

Age Rating: U
Runtime: 152min

Extra details

Original Title: அரங்கேற்றம்
Original Language: Tamil
Directed By: K. Balachander
Production Companies
Kalakendra Movies