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Arangetram is a 1973 Tamil-language family drama film directed by K. Balachander, starring Prameela, Sivakumar, S. V. Subbaiah, Kamal Haasan and M. N. Rajam in prominent roles. The film marked Kamal Haasan's first adult role, while, along with Prameela, Jayachitra, Jayasudha, Sashikumar and Achacho Chitra made their debuts in Tamil cinema. V. Kumar composed the music for the film, which was the last Balachander film he worked on.
The film told the story of a young woman who is forced to become a prostitute to support her conservative, but extremely poor Brahmin family. It carried hard hitting messages and very bold scenes and was controversial at the time of its release, but became a commercial hit. The film was featured as part of the Tamil Nadu government's information campaign promoting family planning.
Arangetram is the debut on-stage performance of a former student of Indian classical dance and music. This first performance follows years of training. Many Indian classical dance forms perform an arangetram once the time has come for a disciple.
The word arangetram is from the Tamil language and means ascending the stage by a dancer on the completion of formal training. The dancer can now move forward and pass on the art form to other aspiring learners of the art. To perform an arangetram is an old tradition, which marks the pathway for a dancer to then perform alone or be able to give training to other dancers. Once a dancer has completed training he or she should have an understanding of classical music and the many aspects of dancing.
'''Arangetram ''' is an Tamil soap opera that aired on Puthuyugam TV from 26 May 2014 to 10 October 2014 on Monday through Friday at 08:00PM IST for 91 episodes.
The show starring by Sivaranjani, Sham, AC.Murali and Vijay Pirasanth. The serial was produced and directed by the popular big screen director Suresh Krissna. The story was of a different type, when compared to many serial stories. It revolved around a young girl. She married a guy, a man of her dreams, with so much love and imagination. But destiny took a toll after the marriage. It was a disaster. She was raped by a gang of three to four rapists and was thrown away in the streets. It also aired in Malaysia Tamil Channel on Astro Vaanavil.