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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Kalyana Agathigal
| name          = Kalyana Agathigal
| image          = Kalyana Agathigal.jpg
| image          = Kalyana Agathigal.jpg
| caption        =  
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[K. Balachander]]
| director      = [[K. Balachander]]
| producer      = Rajam Balachander<br />Pushpa Kandaswamy
| producer      = Rajam Balachander<br />Pushpa Kandaswamy
| writer        = [[K. Balachander]]
| writer        = [[K. Balachander]]
| starring      = [[Saritha]]<br />[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]<br />Ashok<br />Y. Vijaya<br />[[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili]]<br />[[Vanitha Krishnachandran|Vanitha]]<br />[[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]]<br />[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]<br />[[Charle]]<br />[[Delhi Ganesh]]
| starring      = [[Saritha]]
| music          = V. S. Narasimhan
| music          = V. S. Narasimhan
| cinematography = [[R. Raghunatha Reddy]]
| cinematography = R. Raghunatha Reddy
| editing        = N. R. Kittu
| editing        = N. R. Kittu
| studio        = [[Kavithalayaa Productions]]
| studio        = [[Kavithalayaa Productions]]
| distributor    = [[Kavithalayaa Productions]]
| distributor    =  
| released      = {{Film date|1985|04|12|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|1985|04|13|df=y}}
| runtime        = 148 minutes
| runtime        = 148 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
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'''''Kalyana Agathigal''''' (Refugees of marriage) is a [[Tamil films of 1985|1985]] [[Tamil language]] [[drama film]] directed by [[K. Balachander]]. The film features [[Saritha]] in lead role. The film was released on 12 April 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/kalyana-agathigal-movie/10895|title=Kalyana Agathigal|access-date=2013-12-21|publisher=gomolo|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114100306/http://www.gomolo.com/kalyana-agathigal-movie/10895|archive-date=14 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film marked the acting debut of [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3182325.ece |title=Nasser: a one-man industry |work=The Hindu |access-date=2016-02-25 |url-status=live |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 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
'''''Kalyana Agathigal''''' ({{translation|Refugees of marriage}}) is a 1985 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[K. Balachander]]. The film stars [[Saritha]]. It was released on 13 April 1985. The film marked the acting debut of [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 February 2006 |title=Nasser: a one-man industry |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3182325.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=25 February 2016 |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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=9 July 2020 |title=K Balachander: The eternal teacher |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/jul/09/k-balachander-the-eternal-teacher-2167225.html |url-status=live |access-date=5 October 2021 |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}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
 
{{more plot|date=October 2021}}
The movie 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 and the backward society. They also form a music band called "kalyana agathigal" to raise funds for charity to the underprivileged.
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 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.
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 ==
 
*[[Saritha]] as Ammulu<ref name="moneylife">{{Cite web |last=Seshachalam |first=Bhagyalakshmi |date=6 April 2018 |title=Kalyana Agathigal (1985): Protesting against dowry, K Balachander style |url=https://www.moneylife.in/article/kalyana-agathigal-1985-protesting-against-dowry-k-balachander-style/53634.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015040359/https://www.moneylife.in/article/kalyana-agathigal-1985-protesting-against-dowry-k-balachander-style/53634.html |archive-date=15 October 2021 |access-date=13 October 2021 |website=[[Moneylife]]}}</ref>
*[[Saritha]] as Ammulu
*Ashok as Robert<ref name="moneylife" />
*Ashok as Robert
*[[Y. Vijaya]] as Thangam<ref name="moneylife" />
*[[Y. Vijaya]] as Thangam
*[[Vanitha Krishnachandran]] as Yesodha
*[[Vanitha Krishnachandran|Vanitha]] as Yesodha
*[[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili]] as Hemalatha
*[[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili]] as Hemalatha
*Lalitha Mani as Premalatha
*Lalitha Mani as Premalatha
*[[Nisha Noor]] as Zaira
*[[Nisha Noor]] as Saira<ref name="moneylife" />
*J. Lalitha as Sumangali
*J. Lalitha as Sumangali<ref name="moneylife" />
*Akalya as Thamizharasi
*Akalya as Thamizharasi
*[[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Valliammai
*[[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Valliammai<ref name="moneylife" />
*[[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] as Ambikapathy
*[[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] as Ambikapathy
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Ammulu's father
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Ammulu's father
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*T. S. Babu Mohan
*T. S. Babu Mohan
*[[Charle]]
*[[Charle]]
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Kannayiram, Thangam's husband
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Kannayiram


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


The music was composed by V. S. Narasimhan and lyrics were written by [[Vairamuthu]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saregama.com/album/kalyana-agathigal_13504 |title=Kalyana Agathigal by V. S. Narasimhan |work=Saregama |access-date=2016-02-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214957/http://www.saregama.com/album/kalyana-agathigal_13504 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
== Release ==
*"Kalyana Agathigal" – [[P. Susheela]]
''Kalyana Agathigal'' was released on 13 April 1985,<ref>{{Cite web |title=கல்யாண அகதிகள் / Kalyana Agathigal (1985) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/kalyana-agathigal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005063106/https://screen4screen.com/movies/kalyana-agathigal |archive-date=5 October 2021 |access-date=5 October 2021 |website=Screen4screen |language=en, ta}}</ref> and failed commercially.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Basu |first=Soma |date=16 July 2015 |title=More than an Actor |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/more-than-an-actor/article7429874.ece |url-status=live |access-date=5 October 2021 |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}}</ref>
*"Manasukkul" – P. Susheela, Raj Sitaraman
*"Varavendum" – Aruna
*"Adi Alligale" – [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], Kausalya
*"Kaanal Alaigalile" – P. Susheela


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Kavithalaya Productions}}
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Revision as of 09:35, 15 October 2021

Kalyana Agathigal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Balachander
Produced byRajam Balachander
Pushpa Kandaswamy
Written byK. Balachander
StarringSaritha
Music byV. S. Narasimhan
CinematographyR. Raghunatha Reddy
Edited byN. R. Kittu
Production
company
Release date
  • 13 April 1985 (1985-04-13)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kalyana Agathigal (transl. Refugees of marriage) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Saritha. It 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 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

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. S. Narasimhan and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.[4][5]

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

Release

Kalyana Agathigal was released on 13 April 1985,[6] and failed commercially.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Nasser: a one-man industry". The Hindu. 23 February 2006. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "K Balachander: The eternal teacher". The New Indian Express. 9 July 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Seshachalam, Bhagyalakshmi (6 April 2018). "Kalyana Agathigal (1985): Protesting against dowry, K Balachander style". Moneylife. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kalyana Agathigal by V. S. Narasimhan". Saregama. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kalyana Agathigal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by V S Narasimhan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "கல்யாண அகதிகள் / Kalyana Agathigal (1985)". Screen4screen (in English and தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Basu, Soma (16 July 2015). "More than an Actor". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

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