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{{short description|1974 film by K. Balachander}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Aval Oru Thodar Kathai
| image = Aval Oru Thodar Kathai.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[K. Balachander]]
| story = M. S. Perumal
| screenplay = K. Balachander
| starring = [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]
| producer = Rama Arannangal
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = [[B. S. Lokanath]]
| editing = N. R. Kittu
| studio = Aandal Movies
| distributor = Arul Films
| released = 13 November 1974
| runtime = 162 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai''''' ({{trans|She is a never-ending story}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[K. Balachander]]. The story revolves around a working middle class woman, who sacrifices her life and desires to support her large family. The lead role was played by [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] in her first Tamil film,<ref name="Sujatha">{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Meera |date=6 April 2011 |title=Actor Sujatha dead |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/Actor-Sujatha-dead/article14674028.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424124627/http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/07/stories/2011040756190900.htm |archive-date=24 April 2011 |access-date=17 October 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> which was also her first starring role. [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Jai Ganesh]], [[M. G. Soman]] and [[Sripriya]] played key roles. The film was shot in black-and white.

The film is considered to be one of Balachander's<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 May 2011 |title=The KB school |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/05/03/stories/2011050350410100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506145942/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/05/03/stories/2011050350410100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 May 2011 |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=7 December 2013 }}</ref> as well as Sujatha's best films.<ref name="Sujatha" /> Several directors like [[Mani Ratnam]], [[K. Bhagyaraj]] and [[K. S. Ravikumar]] named ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'' as one of their favourite films.<ref name="thehindu1">{{Cite web |date=13 July 2007 |title=Filmmakers' favourites |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/filmmakers-favourites/article2272999.ece |access-date=17 October 2020 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |archive-date=11 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011060705/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article2272999.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> It ran for 25 weeks,<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 2011 |title=SCREEN STAR SUJATHA IS NO MORE |work=The Times of India |url=http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=28&edlabel=BGMIR&mydateHid=09-04-2011&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar02803&format=&publabel=MM |url-status=dead |access-date=7 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210201210/http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=28&edlabel=BGMIR&mydateHid=09-04-2011&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar02803&format=&publabel=MM |archive-date=10 December 2013}}</ref> and was remade in four other Indian languages, and dubbed [[Malayalam]] as ''Aval Oru Thudarkadha''. This film catapulted Sujatha into superstardom.

== Plot ==
Kavitha is the sole breadwinner of her family comprising her mother, widowed sister Bharati, an unmarried younger sister, a blind younger brother, a drunkard elder brother Murthy, his wife and children. Her father had abandoned the family and become a [[sadhu]]. Conscious of her family responsibilities, Kavitha keeps postponing her marriage indefinitely to her long-time boyfriend Tilak. Kavitha's friend Chandra takes life easy and keeps changing boyfriends. Tilak, who patiently waits for Kavitha, meets Bharati, pities her and slowly becomes passionate about her. On learning this, Kavitha sacrifices her love and gets them married. Murthy changes his wayward behaviour, becomes responsible and works as a bearer at a restaurant. An impressed Kavitha accepts him as the head of the family. Kavitha's boss Arun Ghosh offers to marry her, but Kavitha does not give a positive reply.

Chandra dates Chandrasekhar, a womaniser and colleague of Kavitha, despite her warnings. Earlier, when Chandrasekhar had written a love letter to Kavitha, she complained about it to her boss, who then reprimanded Chandrasekhar. Hence, Kavitha does not approve of Chandra's relationship with him. A lustful Chandrasekhar also dates Chandra's widowed mother; on learning this, Chandra attempts suicide. Kavitha and her co-tenant Gopal save Chandra and advise her to marry Gopal. In turn, Chandra advises Kavitha to marry Ghosh. Kavitha accepts the marriage proposal as she now feels confident about Murthy taking care of the family.

On the day of the wedding, Murthy's wife asks him to get back the silver lamp pledged by him earlier, to be gifted to Kavitha for her wedding. While returning to the wedding hall, he seeks a lift from Chandrasekhar, not knowing him. Murthy realises that Chandrasekhar is actually coming to stop the marriage of Kavitha and Chandra when Chandrasekhar states that he had affairs with both of them. Murthy pleads with him not to come to the marriage hall and create any confusion, but Chandrasekhar refuses. A scuffle ensues in which Murthy is killed by Chandrasekhar using the lamp before the police arrest Chandrasekhar. When the marriage is about to take place, Kavitha learns of her brother's death from the police. She then convinces Ghosh to accept her younger sister as the bride as she needs to support her family again. At the same time, Chandra marries Gopal. Kavitha returns to taking care of her family like before.

== Cast ==
* [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Kavitha
*[[Fatafat Jayalaxmi|Jayalaxmi]] as Chandra<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rangan|first=Baradwaj|author-link=Baradwaj Rangan|date=24 December 2014|title=A ladies' man|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/tribute-to-k-balachander-by-baradwaj-rangan/article6722637.ece|url-status=live|access-date=30 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225123025/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/tribute-to-k-balachander-by-baradwaj-rangan/article6722637.ece|archive-date=25 December 2014}}</ref>
*[[Jai Ganesh]] as Murthy
*[[M. G. Soman|Soman]] as Chandrasekar
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Gopal
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Tilak
* [[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]] as Parvathi (Kavitha's mother)
* [[Sripriya]] as Bharathi
*[[Gokulnath]] as Arun Ghosh
*[[Thideer Kannaiah]] as the bus conductor

== Production ==
Director [[K. Balachander]] saw the Malayalam film, ''[[Ernakulam Junction (film)|Ernakulam Junction]]'', where [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] had played the heroine and decided that she would play the role of the protagonist in his ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Aravind |first=C V |date=21 May 2013 |title=Subtle yet powerful |work=Deccan Herald |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/154101/subtle-yet-powerful.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212104547/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/154101/subtle-yet-powerful.html |archive-date=12 December 2013}}</ref> When auditioning her, Balachander felt that her Malayalam accented Tamil may not be convincing for the role of Kavitha and sent her advising to learn and speak Tamil better. A month later, Balachander called Sujatha and gave the role, that marked her Tamil cinema debut.<ref name="indiaglitz1">{{Cite web |date=22 April 2011 |title=Sujatha Oru Thodarkathai |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/66002.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212072854/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/66002.html |archive-date=12 December 2013 |access-date=7 December 2013 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> Balachander introduced [[Fatafat Jayalaxmi]] in ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'' and the sobriquet "Fatafat" she got after she used the word in this film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 May 2002 |title=It's a heavy price to pay |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://hindu.com/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=7 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114170027/http://hindu.com/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm |archive-date=14 January 2012}}</ref> Actors [[Jai Ganesh]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 February 2001 |title=Actor dead |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://hindu.com/2001/02/13/stories/04132239.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=7 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112143741/http://hindu.com/2001/02/13/stories/04132239.htm |archive-date=12 November 2011}}</ref> [[Sripriya]] (her first release, though she had worked for another film before) and [[Thideer Kannaiah]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 November 2013 |title=நடிகர் திடீர் கன்னையா காலமானார்...! |language=ta |trans-title=Actor Thideer Kannaiah Passes away |work=Dinamalar |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/15542/cinema/Kollywood/Actor-Thideer-Kannaiah-Passes-away.htm |url-status=live |access-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131054047/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/15542/cinema/Kollywood/Actor-Thideer-Kannaiah-Passes-away.htm |archive-date=31 January 2020}}</ref> also made their debuts with this film. Sripriya was in the ninth grade when approached for her role.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Darshan |first=Navein |date=16 July 2020 |title=Remembering K Balachander: The man who made stars |work=The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/jul/16/remembering-k-balachander-the-man-who-made-stars-2170285.html |url-status=live |access-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526033431/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/jul/16/remembering-k-balachander-the-man-who-made-stars-2170285.html |archive-date=26 May 2021}}</ref> Kamal Haasan learnt mimicry for his role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 November 2000 |title=Kamal, as we know him |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |access-date=7 December 2013 |website=Rediff.com |archive-date=21 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221192756/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Rajesh (actor)|Rajesh]] said that he was approached to act in the film but he couldn't take up the film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 August 2006 |title=From schoolteacher to character artiste |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/from-schoolteacher-to-character-artiste/article3095198.ece |access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref> The song "Kadavul Amaitha Medhai" was shot at a community hall situated at Nandanam, Chennai.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guhambika |first=R |date=22 June 2011 |title=Community hall or bhoot bungalow? |work=The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2011/jun/22/community-hall-or-bhoot-bungalow-265101.html |access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aval Oru Thodarkathai|url=https://gaana.com/album/aval-oru-thodarkathai|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526035725/https://gaana.com/album/aval-oru-thodarkathai|archive-date=26 May 2021|access-date=26 May 2021|website=[[Gaana.com]]}}</ref> For the song "Kadavul Amaithu Vaitha Medai", he wanted only human voices to mimic the sounds of objects and animals. R. Srinivasan, a mimicry artist produced the sound of anklets after Viswanathan rejected a proposal to use actual anklets.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=30 December 2017|title=The mimicry artist and the song that has stood the test of time|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/the-mimicry-artist-and-the-song-that-has-stood-the-test-of-time/article22328970.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109024822/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/the-mimicry-artist-and-the-song-that-has-stood-the-test-of-time/article22328970.ece|archive-date=9 November 2020|access-date=29 October 2020|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
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== Reception ==


The film is considered a classic<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 March 2011 |title=Women of substance |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/03/19/stories/2011031951790400.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=7 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214190325/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/03/19/stories/2011031951790400.htm |archive-date=14 December 2013}}</ref> and [[cult film]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Experiments in Tamil cinema |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/experiments-in-tamil-cinema/photostory/29651963.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=24 May 2021 |archive-date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524064835/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/experiments-in-tamil-cinema/photostory/29651963.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Times of India]] named it one "of the landmark movies in the history of Tamil cinema".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie Milestones |url=http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article%3Dyes%26pageid%3D4%26sectid%3Dedid%3D%26edlabel%3DTOICH%26mydateHid%3D08-09-2010%26pubname%3DTimes+of+India+-+Chennai%26edname%3D%26articleid%3DAr00403%26publabel%3DTOI |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210220211/http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=4&sectid=edid%3D&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=08-09-2010&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Chennai&edname=&articleid=Ar00403&publabel=TOI |archive-date=10 December 2013 |access-date=7 December 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> 30 years after the film's release, directors [[Mani Ratnam]], [[K. Bhagyaraj]] and [[K. S. Ravikumar]] named ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'' as one of their favourite films.<ref name="thehindu1" /> Mani Ratnam said, "K.Balachandar has done some of the best films before and after ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai''. But I choose it mainly for its storyline. It is not the plot or the story, but the character that carries the film through. Although it was released about 25 years ago, the character remains fresh in one's memory. That is the greatness of the film".<ref name="thehindu1" /> Ravikumar stated, "Through his script and direction, Balachandar brings out the tender core of his middle-class heroine, assailed by problems, in ''Aval Oru Thodarkathai''."<ref name="thehindu1" /> In 2011, after Balachander had been given the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]], [[Rediff]] named it one of Balachander's best and wrote, "''Aval Oru Thodarkadhai'' was one of his path-breaking works. Sujatha took on the mantle of Kavitha, the hard-working woman who struggles to support her largely ungrateful family. The tough exterior conceals a heart of gold, which, tragically, is never seen or recognised by her family. The film made waves not just for its principal characters who challenged Tamil cinema's set notions; it was also the dialogues that drew gasps from the audience. In creating Kavitha, K Balachander gave life to one of Tamil's most enduring, powerful female characters".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2011 |title=The Very Best of K Balachander |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-ten-pathbreaking-films-by-k-balachander/20110502.htm#2 |access-date=11 September 2015 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |archive-date=29 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229043352/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-ten-pathbreaking-films-by-k-balachander/20110502.htm#2 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "Aval Oru Thodarkadhai is a film that will stay with you forever – the invincible heroine was a big draw. And with AOT, Sujatha arrived! As the eldest daughter, who bears the onus of supporting a large family, she came up with a memorable performance. Her matter-of-fact approach to life was very fresh for Tamil audiences, who sang paeans to KB's creative stroke".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=7 March 2014 |title=Women of Steel |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/women-of-steel/article5760715.ece |access-date=24 May 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410221025/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/women-of-steel/article5760715.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Aval Oru Thodarkathai'' is the second film in a series of woman-centric films by Balachander in which "the daughter has to make sacrifices and take care of her family" and a reviewer from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that it was a tough task to beat those films.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Meiyyazhagi Movie Review |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/meiyyazhagi/movie-review/26412335.cms |access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref>

=== Awards ===
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil]] – [[K. Balachander]]

== Remakes ==
''Aval Oru Thodhar Kathai'' was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' (1976), also directed by Balachander. The same tunes were used in the remake. Sripriya and Jayalaxmi reprised their roles, while Haasan portrayed a different role.<ref name="Remakes">{{Cite web |date=23 August 2006 |title=Retrospect: Antuleni Katha – 1976 |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/movies/retro_antulenikatha1976.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104182708/http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/movies/retro_antulenikatha1976.php |archive-date=4 January 2007 |access-date=2 February 2015 |website=Telugu cinema}}</ref> The film was also remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''[[Kabita]]'' (1977), with Haasan reprising his role from the Tamil original.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 April 2020 |title=Anthuleni Katha was the Telugu debut for Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/anthuleni-katha-was-the-telugu-debut-for-kamal-haasan-and-rajinikanth/articleshow/75295579.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224021910/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/anthuleni-katha-was-the-telugu-debut-for-kamal-haasan-and-rajinikanth/articleshow/75295579.cms |archive-date=24 December 2020 |access-date=8 June 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film was then remade in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Jeevan Dhaara]]'' in 1982.<ref name="Remakes" /> In 1983, Balachander directed the [[Kannada]] remake ''[[Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu]]'', where Haasan played the guest role of a bus conductor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 2020 |title=From 'Kokila' to 'Rama Shama Bhama': Five Kamal Haasan Kannada movies |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/from-kokila-to-rama-shama-bhama-five-kamal-haasan-kannada-movies/photostory/77927018.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201013125607/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/from-kokila-to-rama-shama-bhama-five-kamal-haasan-kannada-movies/photostory/77927018.cms |archive-date=13 October 2020 |access-date=13 October 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
The song "Deivam Thantha" was parodied by [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] in ''[[Parthiban Kanavu (2003 film)|Parthiban Kanavu]]'' (2003). Although the song sequence in the film featured Jai Ganesh as the character singing, it is often associated with [[Rajinikanth]], who played Murthy in the Telugu remake also by Balachander, ''Anthuleni Katha'', and acted in the sequence of the same song in Telugu. Thus, Vivek is seen mimicking Rajinikanth's iconic cigarette-flicking mannerism during his parody.<ref>''Parthiban Kanavu'' (DVD)</ref>

Clips from ''Aval Oru Thodarkathai'' were screened along with clips from other films such as ''[[Server Sundaram]]'' (1964), ''[[Iru Kodugal]]'' (1969), ''[[Arangetram]]'' (1973), ''[[Avargal]]'' (1977) and ''[[Azhagan]]'' (1991) at a function held in Balachander's honour at [[Tiruchirappalli]] in January 2015,<ref>{{cite news|author=G. Srinivasan|date=22 January 2015|title=Rich tributes paid to Balachander|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/rich-tributes-paid-to-balachander/article6810307.ece|access-date=2 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502054539/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/rich-tributes-paid-to-balachander/article6810307.ece|archive-date=2 May 2015}}</ref> a month after his death.<ref>{{cite news|date=23 December 2014|title=K Balachander: The man who gave us Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan dies|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/k-balachander-the-man-who-gave-us-rajinikanth-kamal-hassan-dies/articleshow/45622244.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2 May 2015|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6gHm9zKAe?url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/k-balachander-the-man-who-gave-us-rajinikanth-kamal-hassan-dies/articleshow/45622244.cms|archive-date=26 March 2016}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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Aval Oru Thodar Kathai - Revision history

>Kailash29792 at 06:10, 23 June 2021