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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Avalude Ravukal<br />
| image = Avalude Ravukal.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[I. V. Sasi]]<br />
| producer = M. P. Ramachandran<br />
| writer = [[A. Sheriff]]<br />
| based_on = ''Avalude Ravukal Pakalukal'' by Alleppey Sheriff<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]|[[Ravikumar (actor)|Ravikumar]]|[[M. G. Soman]]|[[Sukumaran]]}}<br />
| music = [[A. T. Ummer]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Vipindas]]<br />
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]<br />
| studio = Murali Movies<br />
| distributor = Sithara Pictures<br />
| released = {{Film date|1978|03|03|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 144 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Avalude Ravukal''''' ({{trans|''Her Nights''}}) is a 1978 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], directed by [[I. V. Sasi]] and written by [[A. Sheriff]]. The film explores the life of Raji ([[Seema (actress)|Seema]]), a teenage prostitute and those of the people around her. Upon release, the film received less audience in the first three days but the situation changed in the coming days and it became one of the highest-grossing films of the year.<ref>http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/how-a-toddy-shop-rendezvous-resulted-in-avalude-ravukal.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=859|title=Avalude Raavukal|access-date=2014-10-08|publisher=MalayalaChalachithram}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2294 |title=Avalude Raavukal |access-date=2014-10-08 |publisher=malayalasangeetham.info |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013065422/http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2294 |archive-date=13 October 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref><br />
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''Avalude Ravukal'' is the first Malayalam film to receive an "A" certificate from the [[Central Board of Film Certification]].<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know-/Avalude-Ravukal-a-trendsetter-of-80s/articleshow/45588941.cms</ref> It is considered as one of the boldest Malayalam films of all time. Sasi, the experimental and the most popular director at that time, tried to highlight a theme which most mainstream directors are afraid to get into.<ref name=TheHindu>P. K. Ajithkumar (25 April 2013). [http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/architect-of-blockbusters/article4653559.ece "Architect of blockbusters"]. ''[[The Hindu]]''. [[Thiruvananthapuram|Thiruvananthapuram, India]]. Retrieved 12 May 2013.</ref> [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[I. V. Sasi]] made guest appearances in the film. The film was dubbed and released in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] as ''Avalin Iravugal'' and in [[Hindi]] as ''Her Nights'' and were also successful at the box office. It was remade in [[Kannada]] as ''Kamala'' (1979) and in Hindi as ''[[Patita (1980 film)|Patita]]'' (1980).<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The story pivots around Raji ([[Seema (actress)|Seema]]), a young prostitute, and three young men in her life: Two college-going youngsters, Babu ([[Ravikumar (actor)|Ravikumar]]), Jayan ([[Sukumaran]]) and a school teacher Chandran ([[M. G. Soman]]).<br />
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Raji loses her parents early in her life, leaving the responsibility of bringing up her younger brother Sudhakaran ([[Master Raghu]]) on her shoulders. Circumstances and her unskilled status force her into the life of a prostitute. She begins living in a slum with ([[Meenakumari]]) and a cycle-rickshaw driver Damu ([[Kuthiravattom Pappu]]), her 'agent' or pimp.<br />
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Babu is a student who stays in a nearby hostel. Raji falls for Babu and becomes a regular visitor at his flat, even though he, afraid for his reputation, repeatedly tries to throw her out. Raji's declares her love for Babu but says that she does not want to have sexual relations with him, as then he would be like another customer. However, she cajoles him into letting her sleep at his place on the floor, gently refusing his romantic overtures. News spreads about Babu's relationship with Raji, assumed falsely to be that of a customer and prostitute.<br />
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Raji's brother Sudhakaran has a teacher-student relationship with Chandran. One day a beggar steals Chandran's wrist watch through an open window. Sudhakaran is arrested by the police, because he is a regular at Chandran's room, and is the immediate suspect. He is beaten up by the cops in police custody and dies from the physical trauma after his release. The real thief is later arrested; Chandran is uneasy about it and whether his hasty judgement resulted in the boy's loss of life. From remorse, Chandran offers money to Raji, but she refuses to accept it or forgive him in any manner.<br />
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Babus's father Karunakaran ([[Bahadoor]]) decides to marry his son off to his wife Lakshmi's ([[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]]) brother's daughter, Damodaran's ([[Sankaradi]]) daughter Radha ([[Usharani]]). Karunakaran, Damodaran, and Radha visit Babu's hostel room and are shocked to see Raji in there, who, as usual, was just there to talk to Babu and be with him. They, of course, assume that the two are sleeping together. Damodaran, ashamed and angered, breaks off the engagement and marries Radha off to another man.<br />
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Jayan, who had had a severe drinking problem, dies of liver-related complications. On his death bed he asks Babu to not abandon Raji and emphasizes it with the justification that her love for him is pure, even if its 'impure' in the eyes of society. Raji gets gang-raped and Chandran's timely intervention saves her; Raji then finally begins to forgive Chandran.<br />
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Babu's mother believes her son's denials of impropriety with Raji, and comes to meet Babu and eventually Raji. She takes pity on Raji when she comes to know about her past and her son's blind love for her. Lakshmi accepts her as her daughter-in-law and takes her home, and eventually Babu's father is also forced to accept Raji as his daughter-in-law.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{quote box|width=40%|bgcolor=lightblue|quote="Many of the leading ladies of the day were not bold enough to play the role of a prostitute. Then I thought of Seema, who had caught my attention as a dancer while shooting ''[[Itha Ivide Vare]]''."<ref name=TheHindu/>|source= - [[I. V. Sasi]] about the casting of Seema. ''Avalude Ravukal'' was Seema's first lead role and she went on to associate with Sasi in 30 more films. They got married later.}}<br />
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* [[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Raji<br />
* [[Ravikumar (actor)|Ravikumar]] as Babu<br />
* [[M. G. Soman]] as Chandran<br />
* [[Sukumaran]] as Jayan<br />
* [[Bahadoor]] as Karunakaran<br />
* [[Sankaradi]] as Damodaran<br />
* [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Lakshmi<br />
* [[Usharani]] as Radha<br />
* [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] as Damu<br />
* [[Meena (Malayalam actress)|Meena]] as Mariyaamma Chedathi<br />
* [[Karan (actor)|Master Raghu]] as Sudhakaran<br />
* [[Kamal Haasan]] (Guest appearance)<ref>https://scroll.in/reel/855475/iv-sasis-her-nights-was-a-bold-take-on-sex-work-that-was-unfairly-dismissed-as-porn</ref><br />
* [[I. V. Sasi]] (Guest appearance)<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film was produced by M. P. Ramachandran under the banner of Murali Movies. The film story, script and dialogues were written by [[A. Sheriff]]. [[Vipindas]] was the man behind the camera and [[K. Narayanan]] edited the film.<ref name="her nights">{{Cite web |date=11 May 2014 |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |title=Avalude Ravukal: 1978 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/avalude-ravukal-1978/article5996208.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/2021.07.06-054705/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/avalude-ravukal-1978/article5996208.ece |archive-date=6 July 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=6 July 2021}}</ref> This film was shot in black-and-white. The final length of the film was {{Convert|4134.61|metres|feet}}.<ref name="Gazette">{{Cite web |date=16 September 1978 |title=Gazette of India, 1978, No. 438 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1978.438/page/n42/mode/2up?q=Avalude+ravukal |access-date=6 July 2021 |publisher=[[The Gazette of India]] |pages=1541}}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[A. T. Ummer]] and the lyrics were written by [[Bichu Thirumala]]. Guna Singh composed the background score. Music for the song "Raagendu Kiranangal" was allegedly copied from the song "Pal Bhar Mein Yeh Kya Ho" in the film ''Swami'' released in 1977.<ref name="her nights"/><br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! No. !! Song !! Singers<br />
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| 1 || "Antharindriya Daahangal" || [[K. J. Yesudas]]<br />
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| 2 || "Raagendu Kiranangal" || [[S. Janaki]]<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Unni Aarariro" || S. Janaki<br />
|}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''Avalude Ravukal'' was released on 3 March 1978.<ref name="her nights"/> It was given an "A" (adult) certificate by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]].<ref name=Gazette /> The film was dubbed and released in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''Avalin Iravugal'' and in [[Hindi]] as ''Her Nights'' and were also successful at the box office.<ref name="her nights"/> Avalude Ravukal was remade in Hindi as [[Patita (1980 film)|Patita]] (1980), also directed by I. V. Sasi.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parkar |first=Shaheen |date=29 January 2002 |title='Patita Was The Film For Me' |page=38 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=nk1qRvIppk4C&dat=20020129&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=6 July 2021}}</ref> <br />
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The film is considered a classic and [[cult film]].<ref>{{cite web |date=8 November 2017 |title=Trendsetting titan |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trendsetting-titan/article9947168.ece |website=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |access-date=6 July 2021 |archive-date=6 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706083203/https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trendsetting-titan/article9947168.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> B. Vijayakumar of Hindu wrote that the film was "Remembered for the social movie with a strong message and good music".<ref name="her nights"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0186840|Avalude Ravukal}}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090911092714/http://malayalam.movies.ug/movie/60/Avalude-Ravukal_%281978%29.html Avalude Ravukal Movie Online]<br />
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