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Avan Amaran (transl.He is immortal) is a 1958 Indian Tamil language film produced and written by Nagercoil S. Nagarajan, and directed by S. Balachander. The film stars K. R. Ramasamy, P. Kannamba, Rajasulochana and T. S. Balaiah.[2] It was released on 23 May 1958.

Avan Amaran
Poster
Directed byS. Balachander
Written byNagercoil S. Nagarajan
Produced byNagercoil S. Nagarajan
StarringK. R. Ramasamy
CinematographyNemai Ghosh
Music byT. M. Ibrahim
Production
company
People's Films
Release date
  • 23 May 1958 (1958-05-23)
Running time
199 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot



Cast


The cast is listed below:[3][4]


Production


Avan Amaran was produced and written by Nagercoil S. Nagarajan under People's Films, and directed by S. Balachander shot at the Newtone, Paramount, and Revathi studios in Chennai.[4][1] The scene where labourers protest on a bridge was shot at a bridge near Fort St. George, Madras (now Chennai).[5] Cinematography was handled by Nemai Ghosh.[1]


Soundtrack


The soundtrack was composed by T. M. Ibrahim. The lyrics were by A. Maruthakasi, Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthi, Kambadasan, Surabhi, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam and Kuyilan.[6] The song "Kaalanaa Minjaadhaiyaa" is based on "Ramayya Vastavayya" from the Hindi film Shree 420 (1955), and "Vaanmadhi Nee Arivaai" is based on "Jaye To Jaye Kahaan" from another Hindi film, Taxi Driver (1954).[7]

No.SongSingersLyricistLength
1"Vaanmadhi Nee Arivaai"Seerkazhi Govindarajan & JikkiKu. Ma. Balasubramaniam03:34
2"Kanmaniye Innamudhe Karkandu Paage"JikkiKu. Ma. Balasubramaniam03:01
3"Ezhaiyai Kozhai Endru Ninaikkudhu"K. R. RamasamyKu. Sa. Krishnamoorthi02:22
4"Varum Kaalam Ulagam Namadhendre"Jikki & groupA. Maruthakasi03:24
5"Kaalanaa Minjaadhaiyaa Kaalanaa Minjaadhaiyaa"Seerkazhi Govindarajan, p.susheela & group03:14
6"Aniyaayam Indha Ulagile"C. S. Jayaraman04:12
7"Kanneer Sindhaadhe Kavalai Kollaadhe"Jikki03:11
8"Yezhaigal Vaazhvil...Van Pasiyaale Thudikkiraar Inge"K. R. RamasamyKuyilan
9"Aasiyaavin Jyothiyaaga"Group song
10"Kanavo Sol Kaadhal"K. R. Ramasamy & JikkiKambadasan
11"Dhaam Dhoom Thagatham"A. M. Rajah & A. P. KomalaSurabhi

Release and reception


Avan Amaran was released on 23 May 1958.[8] Film historian Randor Guy wrote that the film would be "Remembered for the leftist message-oriented story, screenplay and dialogue, the performances by Ramasami, Kannamba, Balaiah and Rajasulochana, and Balachandar's deft direction." According to him the film did not succeed commercially.[4]


References


  1. Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 353.
  2. காந்தன் (29 June 1958). "அவன் அமரன்". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 16–17. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  3. Baskaran 1996, p. 123; Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 353.
  4. Guy, Randor (12 May 2012). "Avan Amaran 1958". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  5. Baskaran 1996, p. 123.
  6. Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (First ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 137.
  7. Gopalakrishnan, P. V. (15 May 2017). "FIlmy Ripples- Inspired plagiarism in early music". The Cinema Resource Centre. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  8. "1958 – அவன் அமரன் – தி பியூசல் [sic] பிலிம்ஸ்" [1958 – Avan Amaran – The Piyusal [sic] Films]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

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