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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Avan Oru Sarithiram<br />
| image = Avan Oru Sarithiram poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[K. S. Prakash Rao]]<br />
| producer = K. S. Kutralingam<br />
| writer = Selvabharathi<br />
| screenplay = G. Balasubramaniam<br />
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]]<br />[[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]]<br />
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = [[A. Vincent]]<br />
| editing = R. Devarajan<br />
| studio = Gomathi Sankar Pictures<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1977|01|14|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp19.htm | title=Avan Oru Sarithiram | website=nadigarthilagam.com | access-date=2014-08-21}}</ref><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Avan Oru Sarithiram''''' ({{trans|He has made history}})<ref>{{Cite book|title=Sivaji Ganesan: Profile of An Icon|last=Baskaran|first=S. Theodore|publisher=Wisdom Tree|year=2008|isbn=978-81-8328-396-0|pages=95|author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran}}</ref> is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[K. S. Prakash Rao]] and produced by K. S. Kutralingam. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]], [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] and [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] in lead roles. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Sankar I.A.S<br />
*[[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]] as Gomathi<br />
*[[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] as Kalpana<br />
*[[T. K. Bhagavathi|T. K.Bhagavathi]] as Nattamai Namachivayam (Sankar Father)<br />
*[[Pandari Bai]] as Lakshmi (Sankar Mother)<br />
*[[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Muthu (Sankar Brother)<br />
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Head Collector (Guest Role)<br />
*[[S. V. Ramadas]] as Collector Secrotry<br />
*[[K. A. Thangavelu]]<br />
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Vedhachalam (Kalpana Father)<br />
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]<br />
*[[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] as Ramu (Vedhachalam Son)<br />
*[[M. Bhanumathi]] as Gowri (Sankar Sister)<br />
*[[A. Sakunthala|C. I. D Sakunthala]] as (Dancer)<br />
*[[Karuppu Subbiah]]<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/avan-oru-sarithiram-t0002560|title=Avan Oru Sarithiram Songs|access-date=2014-08-21|website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The song "En Manadhu Ondrudhaan" is partially based on "[[Für Elise]]" by [[Ludwig van Beethoven]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/anu-mailk-ms-viswanathan-rajesh-murugesan-fur-elise-beethoven-carbon-copy |title=What Connects Anu Malik, M.S. Viswanathan And Rajesh Murugesan To Beethoven? |last=Srinivasan |first=Karthik |date=2018-10-09 |website=[[Film Companion]] |access-date=2018-10-13}}</ref> The song "Vanakkam" is set in the [[Abhogi]] raga.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mani |first1=Charulatha |title=A Raga's Journey — Arresting Abhogi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-ragas-journey-arresting-abhogi/article2954010.ece |access-date=28 September 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 March 2012}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Aayiram Ponnai" || [[M. S. Viswanathan]], Nellai Ganapathy || Nellai Arulmani || 03:13<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Ammaanai" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[Vani Jairam]] || rowspan=5|[[Kannadasan]] || 04:45<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Vanakkam" ||T. M. Soundararajan, [[P. Susheela]]|| 05:57<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Maalaiyittaan" || T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam || 03:19<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Naalai Enna Naalai" || T. M. Soundararajan || 03:16<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Inikkum Kannangal" || [[L. R. Eswari]] || 03:12<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0254152}}<br />
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[[Category:1977 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. S. Prakash Rao]]<br />
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