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'''''...Aval!''''' ({{translation|She!}})<ref>{{Cite magazine |year=1972 |editor-last=Guha Thakurta |editor-first=R.N. |title=The Madras scene |url= |magazine=The Contemporary |volume=16 |page=83}}</ref> is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film written and directed by [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]], produced by Vijayalakshmi Pictures and presented by Nahatha Pictures. A remake of the 1971 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Do Raha]]'', it stars [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala|V. Nirmala]], [[A. V. M. Rajan]], [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] and [[Sasikumar (actor, born 1944)|Sasikumar]]. The film was released on 15 September 1972, and became a commercial success.

* [[Pandari Bai]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Harris M. Lentz III |url= |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture |publisher=[[McFarland & Company|McFarland]] |year=2004 |isbn=0-7864-1756-0 |pages=19}}</ref>

The [[Hindi]] film ''[[Do Raha]]'' (1971) was a "sensational success",<ref>{{Cite news|last=Vamanan|author-link=Vamanan|date=17 June 2016|title=Storyteller who found his flair in versatility|work=[[The Times of India]]|url=|url-status=live|access-date=14 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214202724/|archive-date=14 February 2018}}</ref> prompting [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] to remake it in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] with the title ...''Aval!''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 December 2012 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆரின் புகழ் பரப்பிய காமினி பொன்சேகாவின் படம்! |language=ta |work=[[Thinakaran]] |url= |url-status=live |access-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181214052306/ |archive-date=14 December 2018}}</ref> Besides directing, he also wrote the remake's screenplay,<ref name="Dharap" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rajadhyaksha |first=Ashish |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |page=579 |access-date=13 February 2018 |orig-year=1994 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821193440/https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |archive-date=21 August 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> while the dialogues were written by A. L. Narayanan.<ref name="Puratchi Edu MGR" /> The film was produced by Sunderlal Nahatha under Vijayalakshmi Pictures, and its final length was {{convert|3987.08|metres|feet}}.<ref name="Dharap" /><ref name="CBFC">{{Cite web |date=8 September 1972 |title=Aval |url= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180914080339/ |archive-date=14 September 2018 |access-date=14 September 2018 |website=[[Central Board of Film Certification]]}}</ref>

Writing for ''[[Bangalore Mirror]]'', R. S. Prakash considered ''...Aval!'' to be one of the earliest Tamil films based entirely on sex.<ref name="bangaloremirror">{{Cite news |last=Prakash |first=R S |date=22 July 2009 |title=Ready for this? |work=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |url= |url-status=live |access-date=14 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215025103/ |archive-date=15 February 2018}}</ref>

The soundtrack was composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]], while the lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Aval |url= |website=Songs4all |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref>

''...Aval!'' was released on 15 September 1972,<ref name="Puratchi Edu MGR" /> and was presented by Nahatha Pictures.<ref name="Dharap" /> Like the original Hindi film, this too attained commercial success,<ref name="maalaimalar" /><ref name="Star Director">{{Cite news |date=18 June 2016 |title='நட்சத்திர இயக்குநர்' திருலோகசந்தர்! |language=ta |trans-title=‘Star Director’ Tirulokchandar! |work=[[Dinamani]] |url=http://www.dinamani.com/cinema/2016/06/18/‘நட்சத்திர-இயக்குநர்’-திரு/article3488610.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160621152304/ |archive-date=21 June 2016}}</ref> and became one of the most popular films starring Nirmala.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=18–24 May 1986 |editor-last=Bhattacharya |editor-first=Subhabrata |title=The Star MGR Could Not Launch |url= |magazine=Sunday |publisher=Ananda Bazar |page=26}}</ref>

<ref name="Puratchi Edu MGR">{{Cite news |date=19 July 1972 |title=நிர்மலா வீட்டில் நிர்வாணச் சிலை! |language=ta |page=2 |work=Puratchi Edu MGR |url= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126180908/ |archive-date=26 November 2018}}</ref>

<ref name="maalaimalar">{{Cite news |date=10 April 2016 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர்., சிவாஜியுடன் நடித்து புகழ் பெற்ற வெண்ணிற ஆடை நிர்மலா |language=ta |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |url= |url-status=live |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705121041/ |archive-date=5 July 2018}}</ref>

<ref name="Dharap">{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |url= |title=Indian Films |publisher=[[National Film Archive of India]] |year=1973 |page=274}}</ref>