Apoorva Raagangal
| Apoorva Ragangal (Rare Melodies) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Starring | Kamal Haasan, Sunderrajen, Jayasudha, Srividya, Rajnikanth |
Release date | 1975 |
Running time | 144 min. |
| Language | Tamil |
Apoorva Raagangal (Rare Melodies) (1975) is a Tamil film directed by K. Balachander. This film was thick with controversy when released as it examines relationships between people with wide age gaps, which challenges Tamil traditions.
Plot
Prasanna (Kamal Haasan) is nursed back to health after a bloody fight by singer Bhairavi (Srividya). The two are slowly drawn to each other and they decide to marry inspite of their age gap, and a past relationship she is still unextricably tied to. In the meantime, Prasanna's father (Sundarrajan) embarks on a relationship with a younger girl Ranjini (Jayasudha). Both relationships are given a new twist by the addition of an unexpected new variable. A couple of daring concepts thrown in, but too much of the standard tamil film melodrama and reliance on fabulous coincidences.
Awards
The film has won the following awards since its release:
1976 National Film Awards (India)
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Regional Film (Tamil) - Apoorva Raagangal - K. Balachander