Aval Yaar
| Aval Yaar | |
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| Directed by | K. J. Mahadevan |
| Screenplay by | Vidwan Ve.Lakshmanan |
| Story by | Devipriya |
| Produced by | K. J. Mahadevan |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Pandari Bai S. V. Ranga Rao Sowcar Janaki |
| Cinematography | V. Ramamoorthy |
| Music by | S. Rajeswara Rao |
Production company | Sudarsanam Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aval Yaar (transl. Who is she?) is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language legal thriller film, directed by K. J. Mahadevan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, S. V. Ranga Rao and Sowcar Janaki. It was released on 30 October 1959,[1][2] and did not do well at the box office.[3]
Plot
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Mahalakshmi is the daughter of a wealthy banker called Sahasranamam, who wishes that she would marry a young man (Gopi). However, a noted lawyer of that town, Sadhasivam, a widower, wishes to marry her and to save her father's reputation, she marries him and soon loses her father. The couple have a son. The lawyer's nephew Bhoopathi, not worldly-wise, has a friend called Bahadur, who wishes to exploit him for his money. Bhoopathi has a sweetheart called Asha. Thanks to the marriage, the lawyer's safe keys are now handled by Mahalakshmi, which upsets Bahadur. He drives a wedge between the lawyer and his wife. Suspecting his wife, the lawyer turns her out of the house. The innocent woman without her husband's knowledge takes the child away. She loses the child, who is brought up by a rich couple, Manivel and Maragatham. This upsets Mahalakshmi, who loses her mental balance.
Years pass and Mahalakshmi, completely cured, takes care of a young girl, Vijaya, under a new name, Ponni. Her son goes to England to become a barrister, about which his mother has no knowledge. Bahadur creates fake letters as if written by Mahalakshmi and threatens to publish them in his third-rate "yellow" magazine unless she pays a huge price. When she goes to meet Bahadur to persuade him to hand over the letters, he is found murdered. She is arrested and charged with murder. By now Sadhasivam has become a judge and the case comes up for trial before him. How the truth comes out and happiness is restored forms the rest of the plot.
Cast
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Production
[edit]V. Gopalakrishnan who acted in this film revealed that Ganesan worked in this film "hardly 4 to 6 days".[5]
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan, V. Seetharaman, Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, and V. Lakshmanan. One song "Kannan Pirandhaan" by Subramania Bharati also was included in the film.[4][6]
| Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Duration |
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| "Kan Kaanum Minnal Thaano" | Raghunath Panigrahi | Vidwan Lakshmanan | 03:12 |
| "Naan Thedum Podhu Nee Odalaamo" | 03:11 | ||
| "Pattu Poochchi Polum Raani" | A. M. Rajah & Jikki | 02:58 | |
| "Adakkiduven" | S. C. Krishnan & T. V. Rathnam | Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram | 03:17 |
| "Sugam Varuvadhu" | Jikki & group | ||
| "Pudhu Azhagai Rasikka Varum" | P. B. Srinivas, Jikki & Group | 03:59 | |
| "Enna Aanandam" | P. Leela | Papanasam Sivan | 02:46 |
| "Kanne En Kanmaniye" | 03:13 | ||
| "Kannukkazhagaa Pengalai" | Jikki, T. V. Rathnam & group | V. Seetharama | 03:16 |
| "Vaaraaru Vaaraaru Vanthukitte" | V. N. Sundaram & group | 05:13 | |
| "Kannan Pirandhaan Engal" | Kumari Abhayam | Subramania Bharati |
Reception
[edit]Ananda Vikatan said that though the story was confusing, the film was technically good.[7] Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the director for trying to take Tamil cinema in a new direction, even if he was not successful in achieving that goal.[8] Facing competition from another Sivaji Ganesan starrer Bhaaga Pirivinai, it did not do well at the box-office.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "51-60". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "1959 – அவள் யார்- சுதர்சனம் பிக்சர்ஸ் பதிகௌரவமே சதிக்கானந்தம் (தெ-டப்)" [1959 – Aval Yaar- Sudarsanam Pictures Pathigouravame Sadhikkanandham (te-dub)]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ Guy, Randor (21 June 2014). "Aval Yaar (1957)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d அவள் யார் (song book) (in Tamil). Sudarsanam Pictures. 1959. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Interview with actor V. Gopalakrishnan". National Film Archive of India. 11 January 1988. pp. 43–44. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Neelamegam, G. (2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 161.
- ^ சேகர்; சுந்தர் (22 November 1959). "அவள் யார்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ காந்தன் (22 November 1959). "அவள் யார்?". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 59. Retrieved 3 October 2024 – via Internet Archive.
