Avan Aval Adhu
| Avan Aval Adhu | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Muktha Srinivasan |
| Screenplay by | Visu |
| Based on | Oru Singam Muyalaagirathu by Sivasankari |
| Produced by | S. Sundar |
| Starring | Sivakumar Lakshmi Sripriya Thengai Srinivasan |
| 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 remade in Telugu as Samsaram Santhanam.
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.
| # | Song | Singers |
|---|---|---|
| 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.[5]
References
- ^ "AVAN AVAL ATHU (He, She and That) Tamil". Tribune. Vol. 26, no. 1–16. Ceylon News Service. 1981. p. 335.
- ^ "Sivakumar pens down emotional note for his friend, Visu". The Times of India. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ சுதாங்கன் (11 December 2017). "1980ம் வருடம் வெளியான படங்கள் நூற்றுக்கும் மேலே!". Dinamalar. Nellai. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ சுதாங்கன் (21 May 2016). "பார்த்தது". Dinamalar. Nellai. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ Ramesh, Neeraja (17 October 2019). "When novel idea works in cinema". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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