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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kolangal<br />
| image = <br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[I. V. Sasi]]<br />
| producer = [[Henry (producer)|Henry]]<br />
| writer = [[R. N. R. Manohar]] <small>(dialogues)</small><br />
| story = Henry<br />
| screenplay = I. V. Sasi<br />
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Jayaram]]|[[Kushboo (actress)|Kushboo]]|[[Raghuvaran]]|[[Raja (Tamil actor)|Raja]]|[[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]]|[[Sarath Babu]]|Vaishnavi|Sanjay|[[Sanghavi]]|[[K. R. Vijaya]]|[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]]|[[Senthil]]|Vasuki|[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]|[[Nizhalgal Ravi]]|[[Delhi Ganesh]]}}<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| cinematography = V. Jayaram<br />
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]<br />
| distributor =<br />
| studio = [[Henry (producer)|Carolina Films]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1995|09|15}}<br />
| runtime = 145 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kolangal''''' is a [[Tamil films of 1995|1995]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[drama film]] directed by [[I. V. Sasi]]. The film features [[Jayaram]] and [[Kushboo (actress)|Kushboo]] in lead roles. The film, produced by Henry, had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 15 September 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/kolangal/|title=Kolangal (1995) Tamil Movie|access-date=2013-05-09|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=kolangal|title=Filmography of kolangal|access-date=2013-05-09|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Ganga ([[Kushboo (actress)|Kushboo]]), a Tamil girl who doesn't know [[Hindi]], looks for her friend Malini in [[Mumbai]]. She then meets Bairavan ([[Raghuvaran]]), a Tamil man, who says that he knows Malini and Bairavan then sells Ganga to a brothel. The [[Tamil Nadu Police]] raids at the brothel to rescue Tamil women and they save most of them including the innocent Ganga.<br />
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Anand ([[Jayaram]]), a police officer, is worried about Ganga and she tells him about her past. After Ganga's father died, Ganga lived in her sister's house but her brother-in-law ([[Nizhalgal Ravi]]) tried to rape her. She left the house and decided to go to Mumbai. So, Anand drops Ganga in her sister's house and to Anand's surprise, her angry brother-in-law beat her in front of him. Anand intervenes and saves her. Anand secretly marries her.<br />
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Anand's family is a traditional [[Hindu joint family]] and they all live in a bungalow. He has a widowed mother Karpagam ([[K. R. Vijaya]]), a bachelor uncle Sundarapandi ([[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]]), an elder brother Shankar ([[Sarath Babu]]) and a sister-in-law Archana (Vaishnavi) who have two children, a little brother Vijay (Sanjay) who loves Sangeetha ([[Sanghavi]]) and a little sister Uma ([[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]]) who loves Rajesh ([[Raja (Tamil actor)|Raja]]). Everybody blesses the young couple except Archana who wanted Anand to marry her sister Anjali (Vasuki). Soon, Bairavan surfaces and begins to blackmail Anand. Anand manages it intelligently but his family finds out that Ganga was in a brothel. It leads the entire family into a trauma. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
*[[Jayaram]] as Anand<br />
*[[Kushboo (actress)|Kushboo]] as Ganga<br />
*[[Raghuvaran]] as Bairavan<br />
*[[Raja (Tamil actor)|Raja]] as Rajesh<br />
*[[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]] as Uma<br />
*[[Sarath Babu]] as Shankar<br />
*[[Vaishnavi (Malayali actress)|Vaishnavi]] as Archana<br />
*Sanjay as Vijay<br />
*[[Sanghavi]] as Sangeetha<br />
*[[K. R. Vijaya]] as Karpagam<br />
*[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]] as Sundarapandi<br />
*[[Senthil]] as Muruga<br />
*Vasuki as Anjali<br />
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]<br />
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Ganga's brother-in-law<br />
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Raghunatha Sethupathi, Rajesh's father<br />
*Vijaya Chandrika as Rajesh's mother<br />
*Sharmili as Saroja<br />
*Kumari Muthu<br />
*[[R. N. R. Manohar]] as Madhavan, a journalist<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film was initially set to be directed by [[Bharathan]], who was later replaced by [[I. V. Sasi]]. During production, reports emerged that Sasi was to be replaced by [[Pratap Pothan]] and that [[Arvind Swamy]] was set to join the cast, but no changes were made.<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/soc.culture.tamil/sandya$20sitaraman/soc.culture.tamil/ji-Dgf1DoZ8/khKSU6YfU1kJ</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
'''1995 [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]'''<br />
* Won – [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film (second prize)]]<br />
* Won – [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] - [[Kushboo (actress)|Kushboo]]<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Kolangal<br />
| type = [[soundtrack]]<br />
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1995<br />
| recorded = 1995<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 33:12<br />
| label =<br />
| producer = Ilaiyaraaja<br />
| prev_title =<br />
| prev_year =<br />
| next_title =<br />
| next_year =<br />
}}<br />
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002770|title=Kolangal Songs|access-date=2013-05-09|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.ovi.com/in/en/pc/Product/Ilaiyaraaja/Kolangal/20813824|title=Download Kolangal by Ilaiyaraaja on Nokia Music|access-date=2013-05-09|publisher=music.ovi.com|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130630022950/http://music.ovi.com/in/en/pc/Product/Ilaiyaraaja/Kolangal/20813824|archive-date=30 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration<br />
|-<br />
|1 || "Mouna Raagam" || [[S. Janaki]] || 5:16<br />
|-<br />
|2 || "Nethu Paathaale" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], S. Janaki || 7:01<br />
|-<br />
|3 || "Oru Koottil" || Mano, Lekha || 5:10<br />
|-<br />
|4 || "Tamizhan Padaichu" || Mano, [[K. S. Chithra]] || 5:04<br />
|-<br />
|5 || "Therke Veesum" || Arunmozhi, Lekha || 5:47<br />
|-<br />
|6 || "Ullaasa Poongathre" || K. S. Chithra || 4:54<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0317847|Kolangal}}<br />
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{{TamilNaduStateFilmAwardBestFilm}}<br />
{{I. V. Sasi}}<br />
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[[Category:1995 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1995 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:Films about prostitution in India]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]<br />
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