Avan (1985 film)
{{short description|1985 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Avan
| director = Chozha Rajan
| producer = K. R. Kannan
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| music = Shankar–Ganesh
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = K.R.K. Art Films
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1985|10|12|ref1=}}
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| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Avan ({{translation|Him}}) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Chozha Rajan and produced by K. R. Kannan. The film stars Arjun and Ilavarasi. It was released on 12 October 1985.{{Cite web |title=அவன் / Avan (1985) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/avan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214063745/https://screen4screen.com/movies/avan |archive-date=14 December 2023 |access-date=14 December 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}
Plot
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Cast
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh, with lyrics by Vairamuthu.{{Cite web |title=Avan Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/avan-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223052126/https://macsendisk.com/product/avan-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh-2/ |archive-date=23 February 2022 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=Macsendisk}}{{Cite web |title=Avan (1985) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/avan-songs-T0003158 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231011121834/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/avan-songs-T0003158 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=Raaga.com}}
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! Song !! Singers !! Length | ||
| "Avan Manasu Thangam" 1 | Malaysia Vasudevan | 04:24 |
| "Avan Manasu Thangam" 2 | Malaysia Vasudevan | 04:24 |
| "Poovae Unnai Kattikondu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 04:17 |
| "Naal Paarthu Vanthen" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | 04:46 |
| "Konja Vayasudha Kozhandha" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | 04:40 |
Reception
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki felt the film can be advertised as a film imposed with too many spicy ingredients like karate, love, affection and tears but praised the director for keeping the screenplay organised.{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=3 November 1985 |title=அவன் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-11-03/page/n19/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231012055237/https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-11-03/page/n19/mode/2up |archive-date=12 October 2023 |access-date=25 February 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=19 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}}
References
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