Aval Yaar

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.[2][3][4] 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.[5]

Aval Yaar
அவள் யார்
Directed by	K. J. Mahadevan
Produced by	K. J. Mahadevan
Written by	Vidwan Ve.Lakshmanan
Story by	Devipriya
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Pandari Bai S. V. Ranga Rao Sowcar Janaki
Music by	S. Rajeswara Rao
Cinematography	V. Ramamoorthy
Production company	Sudarsanam Pictures
Distributed by	Sudarsanam Pictures
Release date	30 October 1959 (1959-10-30) [1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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[6]

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.[7]

No.	Song	Singer/s	Lyricist	Duration (m:ss)
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

References

1. Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017.
2. "Aval Yaar". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
3. "Aval Yaar". gomolo.com. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
4. "Aval Yaar". nadigarthilagam.com. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
5. "Aval Yaar (1957)". The Hindu. 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
6. Songbook
7. G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 161.

External links

• Aval Yaar on IMDb