''Avar Enakke Sontham'' () is a 1977 Indian

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...

-language

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directed by Pattu and written by

Panchu Arunachalam Panchanathan Arunachalam (22 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian writer, director, producer and lyricist who worked in Tamil cinema. He was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle. He also worked as a lyricist in the Tamil cin ...

. The film stars

Jaishankar Jaishankar (12 July 1938 – 3 June 2000) was an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema. He was a very popular lead actor in the 1960s and 70s. He was credited onscreen with title of ''Makkal Kalaingnar'' (people's artiste) or '' ...

and

Srividya Srividya (24 July 1953 – 19 October 2006), also known as Sreevidya, was an Indian actress best known for her work predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. In a career spanning for 40 years, ...

Plot

Cast

Production

The cinematography was done by T. S. Vinayagam and editing by B. Kandhasamy.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...

and lyrics were written by

. The song "Devan Thiruchabai" was well received. The song "Surangani" was adapted from the Sri Lankan song of the same name.

Reception

Kanthan of ''

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'' wrote in Panchu Arunachalam's story line, the character's different personalities make us wonder what will happen next. He also praised the performances of cast and added experience speaks for Pattu's direction but felt music was unappealing.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0273446 1970s Indian films 1970s Tamil-language films 1977 drama films 1977 films Indian black-and-white films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam Indian drama films