Aval Sumangalithan
Aval Sumangalithan (transl. She is indeed married) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Visu. The film stars Karthik and Ilavarasi. It was released on 19 July 1985.[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Punyasthree. The film was adapted from Visu's play of same name.[2]
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| 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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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Arumugam, a poor father, seeks a groom for his daughter Uma. For Arumugam, the perfect bridegroom seems to be Bhaskaran. Bhaskaran then marries Uma. Bhaskaran understands his in-laws' financial problems, thus he helps them. He is always shown to be the perfect son rather than a son-in-law always accommodating the weird quirks of Arumugam and his wife. Even the exceptional inter-religious friendship between Bhaskaran and Kuriakose & Nisha, does not seem to cause any trouble either between the orthodox Arumugam & his wife or Uma and her husband. When everything seems to go perfect, fate throws in a wrench.
Later, Bhaskaran suffers from a brain tumour and will die soon. Before Uma realises this, she kills herself and Bhaskaran is cured of a brain tumour.
Cast
- Karthik as Bhaskaran
- Ilavarasi as Uma
- Visu as Arumugam
- K. R. Vijaya as Mangalam[3]
- 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[4]
Soundtrack
The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan, Muthulingam, N. Kamarasan, Idhayachandran and Jothi Pandian.[5]
| 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 |
References
- "Aval Sumangalithan (1985)". Screen4Screen (in English and Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- Aval Sumangalithan (motion picture) (in Tamil). Kavithalayaa Productions. 1985. From 0:07 to 0:10.
- 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 (1985)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.