Avalukendru Or Manam

Avalukendru Or Manam
Poster
Directed bySridhar
Written bySridhar
Produced bySridhar
StarringGemini Ganesan
Muthuraman
Bharathi
Kanchana
CinematographyU. Rajagopal
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Release date
  • 18 June 1971 (1971-06-18)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Avalukendru Or Manam (transl. A mind of her own) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film romantic drama film produced, written and directed by Sridhar. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Muthuraman, Bharathi and Kanchana. It revolves around two women who fall in love with the same man.

Avalukendru Or Manam was simultaneously made in Hindi as Duniya Kya Jaane, with a largely different cast, though Bharathi repeated her role. It was released on 18 June 1971,[1] and performed averagely at the box office.[2]

Plot

Lalitha loves Kannan, but he initially does not reciprocate.
  Her friend, Meena belongs to a middle class family and loves her neighbour, Muthuraman who runs a chit fund. One day she discovers that he is a womaniser and drunkard. She breaks up him and tears his letters.
 Meena accidentally meets Kannan, who falls in love with her. How the three of them manage their complex relationship forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Male cast
Female cast

Production

Sridhar's directorial Dharti failed at the box office, and his company Chithralaya suffered losses. To compensate for the losses, Sridhar decided to do two projects in same time: Avalukendru Or Manam and Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa.[3] Avalukendru Or Manam was simultaneously made in Hindi as Duniya Kya Jaane.[4][5] While choosing established actors in Tamil, Sridhar cast newcomers in Hindi to keep the budget lower,[6][7] though Bharathi appeared in both versions.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[8][9] Ilaiyaraaja, who was Viswanathan's assistant at that time played the organ for the song "Malar Edhu".[10][11]

Title Singer(s) Length
"Malar Edhu En Kangal" P. Susheela 4:03
"Unnidathil Ennai Koduthaen" S. Janaki 4:44
"Ayiram Ninaivu Ayiram Kanavu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:28
"Mangayaril Maharani" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 4:14
"Deviyin Kovil Paravai Idu" S. Janaki 3:30
"Ellorum Paarkka" L. R. Eswari 4:14

References

  1. ^ "அவளுக்கென்று ஒரு மனம் / Avalukendru Oru Manam (1971)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ ஸ்ரீதர், டைரக்டர் (30 August 1992). "ஜெயகிஷன் மரணம்; ஒரு சோக கீதம்" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 56–58. Retrieved 29 November 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ ஸ்ரீதர், டைரக்டர் (9 August 1992). "மோதிர கையால் ஒரு குட்டு!". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 50–51. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ a b "உன்னிடத்தில் என்னை கொடுத்தேன்!". Dinakaran (in Tamil). 28 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. ^ Sri Kantha, Sachi (15 March 2021). "MGR Remembered – Part 60 | Tackling rivals Karunanidhi – Kamaraj and tending Sridhar". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. ^ "பத்திரிகையாளர் சுதாங்கனின் 'நெஞ்சம் மறப்பதில்லை!' – 72". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 3 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. ^ ஸ்ரீதர், டைரக்டர் (16 August 1992). "எனக்கென்றும் ஓர் மனம்" [A mind of my own]. Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 52–53. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ "Avalukkendru Oru Manam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Avalukkendru Oru Manam (1971)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  10. ^ Kolappan, B. (16 July 2015). "I owe it to MSV, says Ilayaraja". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  11. ^ "'இளையராஜா ஒரு இமயமலை' – பாடகி பி.சுசீலா' – ராஜா ராஜாதான் தொடர் – 03–02–2016 – தினமலர்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.