Aval (1972 film)


Aval is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar, produced by Vijayalakshmi Pictures and presented by Nahatha Pictures. The film stars Vennira Aadai Nirmala, A. V. M. Rajan, Srikanth and Shashikumar in the lead roles. It is a remake of the 1971 Hindi film Do Raha. The film was released on 15 September 1972, and became a commercial success.

Plot

Geetha, the daughter of a millionaire, falls in love with Chandranath, a writer. Both have sex before marriage and they get married. Sadanandh, a rich publisher who lusts for the girl, makes Chandranath rich. Chandranath takes to drinking, induces Geetha to drink and Sadanandh tries to rape her, but is eventually murdered.

Cast

The Hindi film Do Raha was a "sensational success", prompting A. C. Tirulokchandar to remake it in Tamil with the title Aval. Besides directing, he also wrote the remake's screenplay, while the dialogues were written by A. L. Narayanan. The film was produced by Sunderlal Nahatha under Vijayalakshmi Pictures, and its final length was.

Themes

Writing for Bangalore Mirror, R. S. Prakash considered Aval to be one of the earliest Tamil films based entirely on sex.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Sankar Ganesh, while the lyrics were written by Vaali. The playback singers were P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and T. M. Soundararajan. The songs featured in the film were "Adimai Naan", "Boys and Girls" and "Geetha Geetha".

Release

Aval was released on 15 September 1972, and was presented by Nahatha Pictures. Like the original Hindi film, this too attained commercial success, and became one of the most popular films starring Nirmala.