Apoorva Raagangal

Directed by K. Balachander
Written by K. Balachander
Starring Kamal Hassan
Rajinikanth
Srividya
Major Sundarrajan
Jayasudha
Nagesh
Kaviarasar Kannadasan
Music by M.S. Viswanathan
Release date(s) August 18, 1975
Running time 144 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Prasanna (Kamal Haasan) is nursed back to health by a classical singer Bhairavi (Srividya) after a bloody street-side fight. The two are slowly drawn to each other and decide to marry in spite of their age gap, and a past relationship that Bhairavi is still inextricably tied to. In the meantime, Prasanna's father (Major Sundararajan) embarks on a relationship with the young girl Ranjini (Jayasudha). But we soon find out that Ranjini is actually Bhairavi's daughter. Both relationships arrive at a dilemma with the revelation of an unexpected twist.

The story, though regarded as original has close similarities to a Vikram-Vetaal fable . The last of the vikram-vetaal fable has an identical storyline.

This was the first time Shivaji Rao Gaekwad (Rajinikanth) came in front of camera. He got a very small role in the film, though a very important role. Srividya played the role of his wife and Jayasudha played the role of his daughter. Later these two actresses played as a heroine in many Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan films.