Kalyana Agathigal

Kalyana Agathigal
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Balachander
Written by	K. Balachander
Produced by	Rajam Balachander Pushpa Kandaswamy
Starring	Saritha
Cinematography	R. Raghunatha Reddy
Edited by	N. R. Kittu
Music by	V. S. Narasimhan
Production company	Kavithalayaa Productions
Release date	13 April 1985 (1985-04-13)
Running time	148 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kalyana Agathigal (transl. Refugees of marriage) is a 1985 Indian 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.^[1][2]

Plot

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

• Saritha as Ammulu
• Ashok as Robert
• Y. Vijaya as Thangam
• Vanitha Krishnachandran as Yesodha
• Kuyili as Hemalatha
• Lalitha Mani as Premalatha
• Nisha Noor as Saira
• J. Lalitha as Sumangali
• Akalya as Thamizharasi
• Seema as Valliammai
• Raveendran as Ambikapathy
• Delhi Ganesh as Ammulu's father
• Poornam Viswanathan as Robert's father
• Poovilangu Mohan as Gurumoorthy
• T. S. Babu Mohan
• Charle
• Nassar as Kannayiram

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. S. Narasimhan and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.^[3][4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kalyana Agathigal"	P. Susheela, chorus
2.	"Manasukkul"	P. Susheela, Raj Sitaraman
3.	"Varavendum"	Susheela, Aruna, chorus
4.	"Adi Alligale"	Malaysia Vasudevan, Kausalya
5.	"Kaanal Alaigalile"	P. Susheela

Release and reception

Kalyana Agathigal was released on 13 April 1985,^[5] and failed commercially.^[6] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote whether the film runs or runs away, Balachander's bravery will stand.^[7]

References

1. Kumar, S.R. Ashok (23 February 2006). "Nasser: a one-man industry". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
2. Darshan, Navein (9 July 2020). "K Balachander: The eternal teacher". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
3. "Kalyana Agathigal by V. S. Narasimhan". Saregama. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
4. "Kalyana Agathigal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by V S Narasimhan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
5. "ரஜினியின் படத்தை முந்திய கமல் படம்.. 38 வருடங்களுக்கு முன் புத்தாண்டில் நடந்த பரபர போட்டி!". News18 (in Tamil). 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
6. Basu, Soma (16 July 2015). "More than an Actor". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
7. ஜெயமன்மதன் (19 May 1985). "கல்யாண அகதிகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 57. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Kalyana Agathigal at IMDb