| Aval Sumangalithan | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| 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 |
| Production company | Kavithalayaa Productions |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aval Sumangalithan (pronounced [aʋaɭ sumaŋɡaliðaːn] transl. She is indeed married) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Visu. Based on his play of the same name, the film stars Karthik and Ilavarasi. It was released on 19 July 1985. The film was remade in Telugu as Punyasthree (1986).
Plot
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Arumugam, a poor man, lives with his wife, daughter and son. Though they are very poor, they are a jovial and loving family. Arumugam starts looking for a groom for his daughter, Uma. Soon, he comes across Bhaskaran (Karthik), a well-paid engineer in Neyveli. Arumugam likes him immediately. Soon the groom visits the bride's family and finds that they live in poverty. The visit is a hilarious scene in the film where the family doesn't own a chair for the people who come to visit them. Uma likes him immediately and they marry soon. Arumugam and his family love Bhaskaran as their own son. They take care of him so well. Arumugam takes Bhaskaran to a doctor and asks him to give a guarantee card for his son-in-law's life. Later, when the doctor takes some scans, it is seen that Bhaskar has a brain tumor. He is heart-broken to hear that. He informs this only to Kuriakose. He asks Kuriakose to marry his wife after his death, but Kuriakose says that he'll marry Uma off to someone else, as he is her brother. Bhaskaran writes a letter to his wife Uma, about his disease and keeps it hidden for her to find it after his death. Soon Bhaskaran goes blind and Uma reads his letter by mistake. Heartbroken Uma, who couldn't bear to watch him die, consumes poison and dies soon. It is later shown that Bhaskaran is taken to USA to cure the tumor. The story ends with the revelation that in today's world with all the medical innovation, everything can be cured, and we need to be emotionally strong to face that.
Cast
- Karthik as Bhaskaran
- Ilavarasi as Uma
- Visu as Arumugam
- K. R. Vijaya as Mangalam
- 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
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The lyricist of the song "Sudaraga Oliyaga" is not credited on the LP records, where the song itself does not appear.
| Song | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Malligai Poovinil' | Idhayachandran | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:29 |
| 'Ninaithal Manakkum' | Na. Kamarasan | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki | 4:28 |
| 'Ponmani Poomagal' | Jothi Pandian | P. Susheela | 4:04 |
| 'Sudaraga Oliyaga' | Vani Jairam | 4:42 | |
| 'Vaanga Mappila' | Pulamaipithan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja | 4:32 |
Reception
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote Visu is stunning in the comedy, the compelling knotted story, the gripping characters and the heart-wrenching sadness at the end, all of which are underpinned by his dialogues.
References
- Manian, Aranthai. திரைப்படங்களான இலக்கியங்களும் நாடகங்களும் (in Tamil). Pustaka Digital Media. p. 1981.
- "அவள் சுமங்கலிதான்". Anna (in Tamil). 18 July 1985. p. 4. Retrieved 31 May 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
- "Ravi Raja Pinisetty : రీమేక్స్ తో ఇండస్ట్రీ హిట్స్ చూసిన రవిరాజా!". NTV (in Telugu). 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- 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 Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by MS Viswanathan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- "Aval Sumangalithan (1985)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ஜெயமன்மதன் (11 August 1985). "பிரமிக்க வைக்கிறார் விசு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 54. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
External links
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