Arangetram
7.8
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.
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Prameela
Lalitha
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K. Balachander Director · B. S. Lokanath Cinematographer N. R. Kittu Editor
First release February 2, 1973 · Produced in India · Original title அரங்கேற்றம்
Production
Kalakendra Movies
Production
India
Produced in
Languages
Original title
அரங்கேற்றம்
Original language
Tamil
Spoken on screen
Tamil
Release dates
India · February 2, 1973
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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