| Avan Aval Adhu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| 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 directed by Muktha Srinivasan and written by Visu. The film stars Sivakumar, Lakshmi, Sripriya and Thengai Srinivasan. Dealing with the then-groundbreaking issue of surrogate pregnancy, it is based on the story Oru Singam Muyalaagirathu (transl. A lion becomes a rabbit) by Sivasankari. The film was released on 11 April 1980.
Plot
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The film revolves around Ramu's wife attempting to conceal the fact that the surrogate mother of their child is a prostitute from her husband. However, the surrogate mother and her husband accidentally become acquainted, and their interactions develop towards an unknown destiny without the wife's knowledge. The strict and possessive wife in the end gets a child she had always longed for only to lose her husband's undivided love and attention.
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 was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. Lyrics written by Kannadasan.
| Song | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Andha Naal Mudharkkondu" | L. R. Eswari, Manorama |
| "Illam Sangeetham Athil" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam |
| "Kasturi Thilakam La Laala Palake" | Vani Jairam |
| "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. Kanthan of Kalki praised the film for the morals it was propagating.
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.
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- "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 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
