''Kalyana Agathigal'' () is a 1985 Indian

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-language film directed by

K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

. The film stars

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. It was released on 13 April 1985. The film marked the acting debut of

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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.

Cast

as Ammulu *Ashok as Robert *

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as Thangam *

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as Yesodha *

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as Hemalatha *Lalitha Mani as Premalatha *

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as Saira *J. Lalitha as Sumangali *Akalya as Thamizharasi * Seema as Valliammai *

Raveendran Madhavan Raveendran ( ml, മാധവൻ രവീന്ദ്രൻ ), (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), fondly known as ''Raveendran Master'', was a popular South Indian music composer a ...

as Ambikapathy *

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as Ammulu's father *

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as Gurumoorthy *T. S. Babu Mohan * Charle *

as Kannayiram

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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and lyrics were written by

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Release

''Kalyana Agathigal'' was released on 13 April 1985, and failed commercially.

References

External links

* {{Kavithalaya Productions 1980s Tamil-language films 1985 films Films about women in India Films directed by K. Balachander Films with screenplays by K. Balachander Indian feminist films Films scored by V. S. Narasimhan