Arangetram (1973) — drama, family, romance film. Directed by K. Balachander. Starring Prameela, S. V. Subbaiah, Sivakumar, Kamal Haasan. This page maps 8 characters and 10 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
Interactive Features for Arangetram
Arangetram offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:
Character Relationship Map
— Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 8 characters interconnect through 10 relationship links.
A daughter's silent sacrifices for her family's prosperity lead to her exploitation, disownment, and tragic downfall.
Drama, Family, Romance · 5/10 · 152 min · 1973
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.
