Avan Aval Adhu
Avan Aval Adhu | |
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Directed by | Muktha Srinivasan |
Screenplay by | Visu |
Based on | Oru Singam Muyalaagirathu by Sivasankari |
Produced by | S. Sundar |
Starring | Sivakumar Lakshmi Sripriya |
Cinematography | R. Sampath |
Edited by | V. P. Krishnan R. Shanmugam |
Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Maya Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Avan Aval Adhu (transl. He, She and That) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film dealing with the then-groundbreaking issue of surrogate pregnancy, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and written by Visu.[1][2] The film stars Sivakumar, Lakshmi, Sripriya and Thengai Srinivasan. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It is based on the story Oru Singam Muyalaagirathu by Sivasankari.[3][4] The film was released on 11 April 1980.[5]
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Sivakumar as Ramu
- Lakshmi as Lavanya
- Sripriya as Menaka
- Thengai Srinivasan
- Manorama as Muniyamma
- Y. G. Mahendran
- Kathadi Ramamurthy
- Typist Gopu
- Gundu Kalyanam
Soundtrack[]
The music for this film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. Lyrics written by Kannadasan.[6]
# | Song | Singers |
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1 | "Andha Naal Mudharkkondu" | L. R. Eswari, Manorama |
2 | "Illam Sangeetham Athil" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam |
3 | "Kasturi Thilakam La Laala Palake" | Vani Jairam |
4 | "Margazhi Pookkale Ilam Thendrale" | T. L. Maharajan, Vani Jairam |
Reception[]
Despite being significantly different from the source material, the film was well received critically and commercially.[7] Kanthan of Kalki praised the film for the morals it was propagating.[8]
References[]
- ^ "AVAN AVAL ATHU (He, She and That) Tamil". Tribune. Vol. 26 no. 1–16. Ceylon News Service. 1981. p. 335. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Sivakumar pens down emotional note for his friend, Visu". The Times of India. 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ சுதாங்கன் (11 December 2017). "1980ம் வருடம் வெளியான படங்கள் நூற்றுக்கும் மேலே!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ சுதாங்கன் (21 May 2016). "பார்த்தது". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Avan Aval Adhu (1980)". Screen4screen. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Avan Aval Athu Tamil Film Super 7 EP Vinyl Record by M.S.Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Ramesh, Neeraja (17 October 2019). "When novel idea works in cinema". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ காந்தன் (4 May 1980). "அவன் அவள் அது". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 48. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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Categories:
- 1980 films
- Tamil-language films
- 1980s Tamil-language films
- Films about surrogacy
- Films based on Indian novels
- Films directed by Muktha Srinivasan
- Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan
- Films with screenplays by Visu
- Indian films
- Indian pregnancy films