Aval Sumangalithan
| Aval Sumangalithan | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | Visu |
| Written by | Visu |
| Based on | Aval Sumangalithan by Visu |
| Produced by | Rajam Balachander Pushpa Kandaswamy |
| Starring | Karthik Ilavarasi |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
| Edited by | Ganesh–Kumar |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
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Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aval Sumangalithan (transl. She is indeed married) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Visu. The film stars Karthik and Ilavarasi. The film, produced by Rajam Balachander and Pushpa Kandaswamy, had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan and was released on 19 July 1985.[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Punyasthree. The film was adapted from Visu's play of same name.[2]
Plot
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Arumugam, a poor father, seeks a groom for his daughter Uma. For Arumugam, the perfect bridegroom seems to be Bhaskaran. Bhaskaran then marries Uma. Bhaskaran understands his in-laws' financial problems, thus he helps them. Later, Bhaskaran suffers from a brain tumour and will die soon. Before Uma realises this, she kills herself and Bhaskaran is cured of a brain tumour.
Cast
- Karthik as Bhaskaran
- Ilavarasi as Uma
- Visu as Arumugam
- K. R. Vijaya as Mangalam[3]
- Chandrasekhar as Kuriakose
- Nisha Noor as Stella
- Master Haja Sheriff as Mani
- T. P. Gajendran as Fernandes
- Kishmu as a doctor
- Kasthuri Raja as compounder[4]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack were composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The soundtrack, released in 1985, features five tracks with lyrics written by Pulaimaipithan, Muthulingam, N. Kamarasan, Idhayachandran and Jothi Pandian.[5]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Malligai Poovinil' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:29 | |
| 2 | 'Ninaithan Manakkum' | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki | 4:28 | |
| 3 | 'Ponmani Poomagal' | P. Susheela | 4:04 | |
| 4 | 'Sudaraga Oliyaga' | Vani Jairam | 4:42 | |
| 5 | 'Vaanga Mappila' | S. P. Balasubramaniam, S. P. Sailaja | 4:32 |
References
- ^ "Aval Sumangalithan (1985)". Screen4screen (in English and Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Aval Sumangalithan (motion picture) (in Tamil). Kavithalayaa Productions. 1985. From 0:07 to 0:10.
- ^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (26 March 2020). "Visu, a colossus". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "After Dhanush's brother Selvaraghavan, father Kasthuri Raja turns actor". The Times of India. 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Aval Sumangalithan (1985)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
