Avalukendru Oru Manam
Avalukendru Oru Manam (transl. A Mind of Her Own) is a 1971 Indian Tamil language film, starring Gemini Ganesan, Bharathi, Kanchana and Muthuraman. The songs were written by Kannadasan and the music was by M. S. Viswanathan. The Tamil film was a major success at box office.
| Avalukendru Oru Manam | |
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| Directed by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Produced by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Written by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Starring | Gemini Ganesan Bharathi Kanchana R. Muthuraman |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | U. Rajagopal |
| Edited by | N. M. Shankar |
Production company | Chithralayaa Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 2 hr 38 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
The film was simultaneously made in Hindi as Duniya Kya Jane, starring Premandra, Bharathi and Anupama, but the Hindi version was a flop. In the Tamil version, the songs were the highlight of the film.
Plot
The film deals with a love triangle, with a good measure of values of the high society and those of the liberal culture of the 1960s.
Cast
- Gemini Ganesan as Kannan
- Bharathi as Lalitha
- Kanchana as Meena
- Muthuraman as Gopal
- Major Sundarrajan as Judge Parameswaran (Kannan's father)
- Kumari Rukmani as Rajam (Kannan's mother)
- V. S. Raghavan as Sathyamoorthy (Meena's father)
- S. R. Veeraraghavan as (Gopal's Working Bank Owner)
- Sivakami
Soundtrack
Lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan and the music was by M. S. Viswanathan.[1] Ilaiyaraaja, who was Viswanathan's assistant at that time played organ for the song "Malar Edhu".[2]
| No | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Malar Edhu En Kangal" | P. Susheela | 6:00 |
| 2 | "Unnidathil Ennai Koduthaen" | S. Janaki | 3:26 |
| 3 | "Ayiram Ninaivu Ayiram Kanavu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:30 |
| 4 | "Mangayaril Maharani" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:28 |
| 5 | "Deviyin Kovil Paravai Idu" | S. Janaki | 3:30 |
| 6 | "Ellorum Paarkka" | L. R. Eswari | 3:14 |
References
- "Avalukkendru Oru Manam (1971)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- And, B. Kolappan (16 July 2015). "I owe it to MSV, says Ilayaraja". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 April 2020.