Aval Yaar Explained

Aval Yaar
Director:K. J. Mahadevan
Screenplay:Vidwan Ve.Lakshmanan
Story:Devipriya
Producer:K. J. Mahadevan
Starring:Sivaji Ganesan
Pandari Bai
S. V. Ranga Rao
Sowcar Janaki
Cinematography:V. Ramamoorthy
Music:S. Rajeswara Rao
Studio:Sudarsanam Pictures
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Aval Yaar is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language legal thriller film, directed by K. J. Mahadevan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, S. V. Ranga Rao and Sowcar Janaki. It was released on 30 October 1959,[1] [2] and did not do well at the box office.[3]

Plot

Mahalakshmi is the daughter of a wealthy banker Sahasranamam, who wishes that she would marry a young man (Gopi). However, a noted lawyer of that town, Sadhasivam, 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. The lawyer's nephew Bhoopathi, not worldly-wise, has a friend Bahadur, who wishes to exploit him for his money. Bhoopathi has a sweetheart Asha. Thanks to the marriage, the lawyer's safe keys are now handled by Mahalakshmi, which upsets Bahadur. 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 Manivel and Maragatham. This upsets Mahalakshmi, who loses her mental balance.

Years pass and Mahalakshmi, completely cured, takes care of a young girl Vijaya under a new name, Ponni. Her son goes to England to become a barrister, about which his mother has no knowledge. Bahadur 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 Bahadur to persuade him to hand over the letters, he is found murdered. She is arrested and charged with murder. By now Sadhasivam 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

Male cast
Female cast
Support cast

Production

V. Gopalakrishnan who acted in this film revealed that Ganesan worked in this film "hardly 4 to 6 days".

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.[4]

Song Singer/s Lyricist Duration
"Kan Kaanum Minnal Thaano" Raghunath Panigrahi Vidwan Lakshmanan 03:12
"Naan Thedum Podhu Nee Odalaamo" 03:11
"Pattu Poochchi Polum Raani" A. M. Rajah & Jikki 02:58
"Adakkiduven" S. C. Krishnan & T. V. Rathnam Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram
"Sugam Varuvadhu" Jikki & group
"Pudhu Azhagai Rasikka Varum" P. B. Srinivas, Jikki & Group
"Enna Aanandam" P. Leela Papanasam Sivan
"Kanne En Kanmaniye"
"Kannukkazhagaa Pengalai" Jikki, T. V. Rathnam & group V. Seetharama
"Vaaraaru Vaaraaru Vanthukitte" V. N. Sundaram & group
"Kannan Pirandhaan Engal" Kumari Abhayam Subramania Bharati

Reception

Ananda Vikatan said that though the story was confusing, the film was technically good.[5] Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the director for trying to take Tamil cinema in a new direction, even if he was not successful in achieving that goal.[6] Facing competition from another Sivaji Ganesan starrer Bhaaga Pirivinai, it did not do well at the box-office.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 51-60 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220445/http://www.nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp6.htm . 3 March 2016 . 9 September 2014 . nadigarthilagam.com.
  2. Web site: 1959 – அவள் யார்- சுதர்சனம் பிக்சர்ஸ் பதிகௌரவமே சதிக்கானந்தம் (தெ-டப்) . 1959 – Aval Yaar- Sudarsanam Pictures Pathigouravame Sadhikkanandham (te-dub) . dead . https://archive.today/20170614014026/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1959-cinedetails2.asp . 14 June 2017 . 14 June 2017 . . ta.
  3. News: Guy . Randor . Randor Guy . 21 June 2014 . Aval Yaar (1957) . . dead . 27 January 2017 . https://archive.today/20140704122604/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/aval-yaar-1957/article6136650.ece . 4 July 2014.
  4. Book: Neelamegam, G. . Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 . Manivasagar Publishers . 2014 . Chennai . 161 . Tamil.
  5. Web site: சேகர் . சுந்தர் . 22 November 1959 . அவள் யார் . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210902062639/https://postimg.cc/06XvLGZm . 2 September 2021 . 2 September 2021 . . ta.
  6. காந்தன் . 22 November 1959 . அவள் யார்? . . Tamil . 59 . 25 September 2022.