Aval Paavam | |
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Directed by | M. K. Arundhava Raja |
Produced by | K. Rajan |
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Music by | Pradeep Ravi |
Production company | KR Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Aval Paavam ( transl. She is Poor) is a 2000 Tamil-language drama film directed by M. K. Arundhava Raja. The film stars Prabhukanth and Ritika, with Ishari K. Ganesh playing a supporting role. The film, produced by K. Rajan, was released on 22 December 2000. [1]
The film marked the feature film debut of director M. K. Arundhava Raja, who had earlier worked on television series. [2] K. Rajan, who had taken on the role of the president of Chennai Distributors Association during 2000, announced that he would produce Aval Paavam on a low budget. [3] Rajan's son, Prabhukanth, acted in his first lead role. He had earlier featured as the antagonist in Doubles (2000), and later worked on Ninaikkatha Naalillai (2001). [2] The lead actress, Lakshmi, took on the stage name of Ritika for the film. She head earlier appeared in a supporting role in Thalaimurai (1998) and shot for Aval Paavam alongside seven other film projects in early 2000. [4] Rajan had also signed the actress on for another project during the period, Babu Ganesh's Kudumbam Oru Koiyil starring Ramki, although the project was later dropped. [3] The film was briefly retitled as Chembaruthi Poove as the team wanted to avoid the title sounding Malayalam, but later reverted to the original title of Aval Paavam. [3]
Aval Paavam | |
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Soundtrack album by Pradeep Ravi | |
Released | 2000 |
Recorded | 2000 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 25:47 |
Label | Star Music |
Producer | Pradeep Ravi |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Pradeep Ravi. The soundtrack, released in 2000 by Star Music, features six tracks. [5]
Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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1 | "Kuyile Poonkuyile" | Prashanna, Harini | 4:30 |
2 | "Ponnanaval" | Unni Menon | 4:20 |
3 | "Nitham Yethanai" | Anuradha Sriram | 4:17 |
4 | "Collegeile Teenageile" | Prashanna, Harini | 4:23 |
5 | "Chembaruthi Poove" | Anuradha Sriram | 4:17 |
6 | "Myalapre Mama" | Sabesh | 3:59 |
The film was released on 22 December 2000 across Tamil Nadu. A reviewer of the film from the entertainment portal ChennaiOnline compared the film's theme to K. Balachander's Arangetram (1973), where about a woman takes to prostitution to support her family, but noted that changing times meant that the topic was less of a taboo in Tamil Nadu. [2] The critic praised the film, adding "it is a well-planned screenplay and there is no attempt to preach or make it a melodrama" and that "there is no sexual exploitation of the theme to distract the viewers, though there was enough room for it." [2]