| Aval Sumangalithan | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | Visu |
| Written by | Visu |
| Based on | Aval Sumangalithan by Visu |
| Produced by | Rajam Balachander Pushpa Kandaswamy |
| Starring | Karthik Ilavarasi |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
| Edited by | Ganesh–Kumar |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
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Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aval Sumangalithan (pronounced [aʋaɭ sumaŋɡaliðaːn] transl. She is indeed married) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Visu. Based on his play of the same name,[1] the film stars Karthik and Ilavarasi. It was released on 19 July 1985.[2] The film was remade in Telugu as Punyasthree (1986).[3]
Plot
Arumugam is a poor man who has a wife, daughter and son. Though they are very poor, they are a funny and loving family. Arumugam starts looking a groom for his daughter, Uma. Soon, he come across Bhaskaran (Karthik) who is a well-paid engineer in Neyveli. He soon visits him and see that he's living with his best friend Kuriakose and his sister. Arumugam likes him immediately. Soon the groom visits the bride's family and finds that they live in poverty. The visit is a hilarious scene in the film where the family doesn't own a chair for the people who come to visit them. Uma likes him immediately and they marry soon. Arumugam and his family loves Bhaskaran as their own son. They take care of him so well. Arumugam takes Bhaskaran to a doctor and asks him to give a guarantee card for his son-in-law's life. Later, when the doctor take some scans, it is seen that Bhaskar has brain tumor. He is heart-broken to hear that. He informs this only to Kuriakose. He asks Kuriakose to marry his wife after his death, but Kuriakose says that he'll marry Uma off to someone else, as he is her brother. Bhaskaran writes a letter to his wife Uma, about his disease and keeps it hidden for her to find it after his death. Soon Bhaskaran goes blind and Uma reads his letter by mistakenly. Heartbroken Uma, who couldn't bear to watch him die, consumes poison and dies soon. It is later shown that Bhaskaran is taken to USA to cure the tumor. The story ends like, in today's world with all the medical innovation, everything can be cured, we need to be emotionally strong to face that.
Cast
- Karthik as Bhaskaran
- Ilavarasi as Uma
- Visu as Arumugam
- K. R. Vijaya as Mangalam[4]
- Chandrasekhar as Kuriakose
- Nisha Noor as Stella
- Master Haja Sheriff as Mani
- T. P. Gajendran as Fernandes
- Kishmu as a doctor
- Kasthuri Raja as compounder[5]
Soundtrack
The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan, Muthulingam, Na. Kamarasan, Idhayachandran and Jothi Pandian.[6][7]
| Song | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 'Malligai Poovinil' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:29 |
| 'Ninaithan Manakkum' | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki | 4:28 |
| 'Ponmani Poomagal' | P. Susheela | 4:04 |
| 'Sudaraga Oliyaga' | Vani Jairam | 4:42 |
| 'Vaanga Mappila' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja | 4:32 |
Reception
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote Visu is stunning in the comedy, the compelling knotted story, the gripping characters and the heart-wrenching sadness at the end, all of which are underpinned by his dialogues.[8]
References
- ↑ Manian, Aranthai. Thiraipadangalana Ilakkiyangalum Naadgangalum (in Tamil). Pustaka Digital Media. p. 1981.
- ↑ "Aval Sumangalithan (1985)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ↑ "Ravi Raja Pinisetty : రీమేక్స్ తో ఇండస్ట్రీ హిట్స్ చూసిన రవిరాజా!". NTV (in Telugu). 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ↑ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (26 March 2020). "Visu, a colossus". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ↑ "After Dhanush's brother Selvaraghavan, father Kasthuri Raja turns actor". The Times of India. 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ↑ "Aval Sumangalithan Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by MS Viswanathan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ↑ "Aval Sumangalithan (1985)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ↑ ஜெயமன்மதன் (11 August 1985). "பிரமிக்க வைக்கிறார் விசு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 54. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.