Avargal
1977 film by K. Balachander / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Avargal (pronounced [aʋaɾɡaɭ] transl. They) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Sujatha, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and Ravikumar. A triangular love story, it revolves around a woman who is caught between the man she fell in love with and her former sadistic husband who is supposedly reformed and wants to rejoin her.
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Directed by | K. Balachander |
Written by | K. Balachander |
Produced by | P. R. Govindarajan J. Duraisamy |
Starring | Sujatha Kamal Haasan Rajinikanth Ravikumar |
Cinematography | B. S. Lokanath |
Edited by | N. R. Kittu |
Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Kalakendra Movies |
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Running time | 167 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Avargal was released on 25 February 1977. Although the film was a commercial failure, Sujatha won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil, and the film qualified for the Indian Panorama. Balachander later remade the film in Telugu as Idi Katha Kaadu (1979), with Haasan reprising his role.[2]