Avalukendru Or Manam

Avalukendru Or Manam is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film romantic drama film produced, written and directed by Sridhar. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Muthuraman, Bharathi and Kanchana. It revolves around two women falling in love with the same man.

Avalukendru Or Manam was simultaneously made in Hindi as Duniya Kya Jaane, with a largely different cast, though Bharathi repeated her role. It was released on 18 June 1971, and performed averagely at the box office.

Plot
Two women — Lalitha and Meena — fall in love with Kannan.

Cast

 * Male cast
 * Gemini Ganesan as Kannan
 * Muthuraman as Gopal
 * Sundarrajan as Parameswaran
 * V. S. Raghavan as Sathyamoorthy


 * Female cast
 * Bharathi as Lalitha
 * Kanchana as Meena
 * Rukmani as Rajam

Production
Sridhar's directorial Dharti failed at the box office, and his company Chithralaya suffered losses. To compensate for the losses, Sridhar decided to do two projects in same time: Avalukendru Or Manam and Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa. Avalukendru Or Manam was simultaneously made in Hindi as Duniya Kya Jaane. While choosing established actors in Tamil, Sridhar cast newcomers in Hindi to keep the budget lower, though Bharathi appeared in both versions.

Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan. Ilaiyaraaja, who was Viswanathan's assistant at that time played the organ for the song "Malar Edhu".