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| Directed by | K. J. Mahadevan |
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| Written by | Vidwan Ve.Lakshmanan |
| Produced by | K. J. Mahadevan |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Pandari Bai S. V. Ranga Rao Sowcar Janaki |
| Cinematography | V. Ramamoorthy
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| Music by | S. Rajeswara Rao
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Aval Yaar (English: Who is she?) is a 1959 Indian Tamil film, directed by K. J. Mahadevan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, S. V. Ranga Rao and Sowkar Janaki in lead roles. The film had musical score by S. Rajeshwara Rao.[1][2][3] Despite excellent performances by the cast, the interesting story line, excellent direction by Mahadevan and pleasing music of Rajeswara Rao, the film did not do well.[4]
Plot
Mahalakshmi (Pandari Bai) is the daughter of a rich banker (Sahasranamam), who wishes that she would marry a young man (Gopi). However, a noted lawyer of that town, Sathasivam (Sivaji Ganesan), a widower, wishes to marry her and to save her father's reputation, she marries him and soon loses her father. The couple have a son (Chalam, the noted Telugu actor). The lawyer's nephew Bhoopathi (T. R. Ramachandran), not worldly-wise, has a friend (T. K. Ramachandran), who wishes to exploit him for his money. Bhoopathi has a sweetheart (Malini). Thanks to the marriage, the lawyer's safe keys are now handled by Mahalakshmi, which upsets the villain. He drives a wedge between the lawyer and his wife. Suspecting his wife, the lawyer turns her out of the house. The innocent woman without her husband's knowledge takes the child away. She loses the child, who is brought up by a rich couple (S. V. Ranga Rao and Sandhya). This upsets Mahalakshmi, who loses her mental equilibrium. Years pass and Mahalakshmi, completely cured, takes care of a young girl Vijaya (Sowcar Janaki) under a new name, Ponni. Her son goes to England to become a barrister, about which his mother has no knowledge. The villain creates fake letters as if written by Mahalakshmi and threatens to publish them in his third-rate "yellow" magazine unless she pays a huge price. When she goes to meet the villain to persuade him to hand over the letters, he is found murdered. She is arrested and charged with murder. By now lawyer Sathasivam has become a judge and the case comes up for trial before him. How the truth comes out and happiness is restored forms the rest of the plot.
Cast
Adapted from the songbook[5] Template:Col-begin Template:Col-break
- Male cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Sadhasivam
- Ramanachalam as Kannan
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Manivel
- S. V. Sahasranamam as Banker Sahasranamam
- T. R. Ramachandran as Boopathy
- T. K. Ramachandran as Bahadur
- G. Pattu Iyer as Doctor
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Ragupathy
- Parthiban as Ravichandran
- G. V. Sharma as Sundaramoorthy
- Female cast
- Pandari Bai as Mahalakshmi
- Sowkar Janaki as Vijaya
- Malini as Asha
- Sandhya as Maragatham
- K. R. Chellam as Ponnamma
- Baby Malathi as Baby Vijaya
- Karaikudi Lakshmi as Vijaya's Mother
- Support cast
- Ganapathy Bhat, Sami Velayutham, Sampath,
V. K. Achari, and Haniff Kumar.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan, V. Seetharaman, Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, and V. Lakshmanan. One song "Kannan Pirandhaan" by Subramania Bharati also was included in the film. Playback singers are Raghunath Panigrahi, V. N. Sundaram, S. C. Krishnan, P. B. Srinivas, A. M. Rajah, Jikki, P. Leela, T. V. Rathinam and Kumari Abhayam.[6]
| No. | Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Duration (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Kan Kaanum Minnal Thaano" | Raghunath Panigrahi | Vidwan Lakshmanan | 03:12 |
| 2 | "Naan Thedum Podhu Nee Odalaamo" | 03:11 | ||
| 3 | "Pattu Poochchi Polum Raani" | A. M. Rajah & Jikki | 02:58 | |
| 4 | "Adakkiduven" | S. C. Krishnan & T. V. Rathinam | Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram | |
| 5 | "Sugam Varuvadhu" | Jikki & group | ||
| 6 | "Pudhu Azhagai Rasikka Varum" | P. B. Srinivas, Jikki & Group | ||
| 7 | "Enna Aanandam" | P. Leela | Papanasam Sivan | |
| 8 | "Kanne En Kanmaniye" | |||
| 9 | "Kannukkazhagaa Pengalai" | Jikki, T. V. Rathinam & group | V. Seetharama | |
| 10 | "Vaaraaru Vaaraaru Vanthukitte" | V. N. Sundaram & group | ||
| 11 | "Kannan Pirandhaan Engal" | Kumari Abhayam | Subramania Bharati |