Aval Mella Sirithal

Aval Mella Sirithal (transl. She smiled gently) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by M. N. Jai Sundar in his debut. The film stars Murali, Seetha and Madhuri. It was released on 29 December 1987.^[1]

Aval Mella Sirithal
Title card
Directed by	M. N. Jai Sundar
Written by	M. N. Jai Sundar
Produced by	Nangavalli S. Paneer Selvam
Starring	Murali Seetha Madhuri
Cinematography	R. M. Subbu
Edited by	T. Tirunavukkarasu
Music by	Gangai Amaran
Production company	Sri Kavitha Cine Arts
Release date	29 December 1987 (1987-12-29)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Murali
• Seetha
• Madhuri
• Raveendran
• M. R. Krishnamurthy
• S. S. Chandran
• Chinni Jayanth
• Charle
• Devika Rani
• Babu Mohan
• Kallapetti Singaram
• Loose Mohan

Production

Aval Mella Sirithal is the directorial debut of M. N. Jai Sundar.^[2] Scenes involving Murali, Seetha, Raveender and Madhuri were shot at places like Pulivalam and Mukkombu at Trichy.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran, who also wrote the lyrics for all the songs.^[4][5] All the songs were recorded within two days at Prasad Studios.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mangala Kungum"	S. P. Sailaja, P. Jayachandran
2.	"Seetha Seetha"	Mano, K. S. Chithra
3.	"Aavaram Poovathan"	K. S. Chithra
4.	"Medai Meethu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
5.	"Degamengum"	Mano, K. S. Chithra

Critical reception

The Indian Express wrote, "For a film that is a director's first, Aval Mella Sirithaal seemed, initially, to be passable. The action was staged with a degree of conviction. But slowly, and alas, surely, the film got mired in its contradictions and rhetoric, and the approach to the climax was nothing if not absurd."^[2]