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{{short description|1958 film by Sundaram Balachander}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Avan Amaran
| image = Avan Amaran.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[S. Balachander]]
| producer = Nagercoil S. Nagarajan
| writer = Nagercoil S. Nagarajan
| starring = [[K. R. Ramasamy (actor)|K. R. Ramasamy]]
| music = T. M. Ibrahim
| cinematography = [[Nemai Ghosh (director)|Nemai Ghosh]]
| studio = People's Films
| released = {{film date|1958|5|23|df=y}}
| runtime = 199 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=353}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Avan Amaran''''' ({{translation|He is immortal}}) is a 1958 Indian [[Tamil language]] film produced and written by Nagercoil S. Nagarajan, and directed by [[S. Balachander]]. The film stars [[K. R. Ramasamy (actor)|K. R. Ramasamy]], [[P. Kannamba]], [[Rajasulochana]] and [[T. S. Balaiah]]. It was released on 23 May 1958.

== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
The cast is listed below:{{Sfnm|Baskaran|1996|1p=123|2a1=Rajadhyaksha|2a2=Willemen|2y=1998|2p=353}}<ref name="BFTP" />
*[[K. R. Ramasamy (actor)|K. R. Ramasamy]] as Arul
* [[P. Kannamba]] as Arul's mother
* [[Rajasulochana]] as Lily
* [[T. S. Balaiah]] as Lily's father

== Production ==
''Avan Amaran'' was produced and written by Nagercoil S. Nagarajan under People's Films, and directed by [[S. Balachander]] shot at the Newtone, Paramount, and Revathi studios in Chennai.<ref name="BFTP" />{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=353}} The scene where labourers protest on a bridge was shot at a bridge near [[Fort St. George, India|Fort St. George]], Madras (now Chennai).{{sfn|Baskaran|1996|p=123}} Cinematography was handled by [[Nemai Ghosh (director)|Nemai Ghosh]].{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=353}}

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by T. M. Ibrahim. The lyrics were by [[A. Maruthakasi]], Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthi, [[Kambadasan]], Surabhi, [[Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam]] and Kuyilan. [[Playback singer]]s are [[C. S. Jayaraman]], [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]], [[A. M. Rajah]], [[Jikki]], [[P. Susheela|P.Susheela]] and [[A. P. Komala]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=First |location=Chennai |publication-date=December 2014 |page=137 |language=Tamil}}</ref> The song "Kaalanaa Minjaadhaiyaa" is based on "Ramayya Vastavayya" from the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Shree 420]]'' (1955), and "Vaanmadhi Nee Arivaai" is based on "Jaye To Jaye Kahaan" from another Hindi film, ''[[Taxi Driver (1954 film)|Taxi Driver]]'' (1954).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tcrcindia.com/2017/05/15/filmy-ripples-inspired-plagiarism-in-early-music/ |title=FIlmy Ripples- Inspired plagiarism in early music |last=Gopalakrishnan |first=P. V. |date=15 May 2017 |website=The Cinema Resource Centre |access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyricist !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Vaanmadhi Nee Arivaai" || Seerkazhi Govindarajan & Jikki || Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam || 03:34
|-
| 2 || "Kanmaniye Innamudhe Karkandu Paage" || Jikki || Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam || 03:01
|-
| 3 || "Ezhaiyai Kozhai Endru Ninaikkudhu" || K. R. Ramaswamy || Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthi || 02:22
|-
| 4 || "Varum Kaalam Ulagam Namadhendre" || Jikki & group || rowspan=4|A. Maruthakasi || 03:24
|-
| 5 || "Kaalanaa Minjaadhaiyaa Kaalanaa Minjaadhaiyaa" || Seerkazhi Govindarajan, p.susheela & group || 03:14
|-
| 6 || "Aniyaayam Indha Ulagile" || C. S. Jayaraman || 04:12
|-
| 7 || "Kanneer Sindhaadhe Kavalai Kollaadhe" || Jikki || 03:11
|-
| 8 || "Yezhaigal Vaazhvil...Van Pasiyaale Thudikkiraar Inge" || K. R. Ramaswamy || rowspan=2|Kuyilan ||
|-
| 9 || "Aasiyaavin Jyothiyaaga" || Group song ||
|-
| 10 || "Kanavo Sol Kaadhal" || K. R. Ramasamy & Jikki || Kambadasan ||
|-
| 11 || "Dhaam Dhoom Thagatham" || A. M. Rajah & A. P. Komala || Surabhi ||
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Avan Amaran'' was released on 23 May 1958.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1958-cinedetails1.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |archive-url=https://archive.is/20170421121421/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1958-cinedetails1.asp |archive-date=21 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Film historian [[Randor Guy]] wrote that the film would be "Remembered for the leftist message-oriented story, screenplay and dialogue, the performances by Ramasami, Kannamba, Balaiah and Rajasulochana, and Balachandar's deft direction." According to him the film did not succeed commercially.<ref name="BFTP" />

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="BFTP">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Avan-Amaran-1958/article12874939.ece |title=Avan Amaran 1958 |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=12 May 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123065045/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Avan-Amaran-1958/article12874939.ece |archive-date=23 January 2017 |author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref>
}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PhFlAAAAMAAJ |title=The eye of the serpent: an introduction to Tamil cinema |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |publisher=East West Books |year=1996 |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |editor-last=Rajadhyaksha |editor-first=Ashish |orig-year=1994 |editor-last2=Willemen |editor-first2=Paul}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0154179}}

{{Sundaram Balachander}}

[[Category:Films directed by S. Balachander]]
[[Category:1958 films]]
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:1958 drama films]]

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