Avana Ivan

<p>Kumar kills his wife Sumathi to marry another woman, Vaasanthi. The murder is witnessed by two children, who are on a picnic along with other children who later expose the truth. In the end, the murderer is arrested and taken away by the police; he winks at the children who exposed him and says ” “. The film was an adaptation of the American film , based on the novel written by . The novel was inspired by the that shook America in the early part of the 20th century. The original film was a major success in India. was much impressed with the film and tried to remake the film in Tamil, thus making his production debut. He named his company S. B. Creations, the first time the word “Creations” was used in a South Indian film for a film production company. The soundtrack was composed by S. Balachander, with lyrics by Vidhvan Ve. Lakshmanan. wrote, “In story, treatment, music and in the style of dialogue delivery, is said to set a new pattern in film-making”. Before the making of the film, it was reported that Balachandar sent blank cheques to the cast and crew. The film failed to make an impact at the box office.</p>