Kalyana Agathigal (1985)

Name: Kalyana Agathigal
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Released: 1985-04-12
Duration: 149 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Saritha, Y. Vijaya, Vanitha Krishnachandran, Kuyili, Lalitha Mani

Kalyana Agathigal (1985), directed by K. Balachander, starring Saritha and Y. Vijaya.

04/12/1985 BR Comedy, Drama and Family 2h 29m

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Kalyana Agathigal is a 1985 Tamil language drama film directed by K. Balachander. The film features Saritha in lead role. The film was released on April 12, 1985. The film marked the acting debut of Nassar. 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. 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.

Raghunath ReddyCinematography
K. BalachanderDirector, Writer
N. R. KittuEditing
Pushpa KandaswamyProducer

About the film

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.

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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.

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. S. Narasimhan and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.

Release and reception

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

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Kalyana Agathigal at IMDb

Text from Kalyana Agathigal on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyana_Agathigal

Trivia

It premiered on April 12, 1985, a Friday.
It runs 2h29 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosKavithalayaa Productions
CountriesIndia
LanguagesTamil
StatusReleased

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Crew

Raghunath Reddy Cinematography
K. Balachander Director
N. R. Kittu Editing
Pushpa Kandaswamy Producer
Rajam Balachandar Producer
K. Balachander Writer

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What is Kalyana Agathigal about?

Kalyana Agathigal: Kalyana Agathigal is a 1985 Tamil language drama film directed by K. Balachander. The film features Saritha in lead role. The film was released on April 12, 1985. The film marked the acting debut of Nassar. The movie begins with a group of six women who live together as friends after their attempt at living a successf…

Who directed Kalyana Agathigal?

Kalyana Agathigal was directed by K. Balachander in 1985.

Who stars in Kalyana Agathigal?

The cast of Kalyana Agathigal includes Saritha, Y. Vijaya, Vanitha Krishnachandran, Kuyili and Lalitha Mani.

How long is Kalyana Agathigal?

Kalyana Agathigal runs for 149 minutes, or 2h29.