Anbu (2003 film)
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| Anbu | |
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| Directed by | Dalapathiraj |
| Written by | N. Prasannakumar (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Ln. Udhayakumar |
| Story by | Ln. Udhayakumar |
| Produced by | Udhayageetha |
| Starring | Bala Deepu Vadivelu |
| Cinematography | Nithyanandham |
| Edited by | J. N. Harsha S. Sathish |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | Udhayageetha Cine Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Anbu (transl. Affection) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Dalapathiraj. The film starred Bala and Deepu in the leading roles. It performed below average at the box office.
Plot
[edit]Anbu, son of a politician Karuppiah, and Veena are lovers, but fate plays villain and the lovers are separated. Veena is from another caste and her father is against their marriage. So he gets her married to Adithya (Adithya) in Anbu's absence. Anbu in the meantime goes abroad and when he returns, he is shocked to hear the news about Veena's wedding. He rushes to Ooty with Subbiah, where Veena is spending her honeymoon. Whether the lovers unite in the end forms the rest of this triangular love story.
Cast
[edit]- Bala as Anbu
- Deepu as Veena
- Adithya as Adithya
- Vadivelu as Subbaiah
- Vijayakumar as Karuppaiah, Anbu's father
- Sarath Babu as Adithya's father
- Dhamu as Paari
- Abhinayashree as Rasiga
- Rekha as Veena's mother
- Jyothi as Anbu's mother
- Jaya Murali as Adithya's mother
- Singamuthu as Customer
- Halwa Vasu as Customer
- Bonda Mani as Customer
- Nellai Siva
- Kovai Senthil
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by Vidyasagar.[1]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Aval Yaaraval" | Karthik | Pa. Vijay | 04:30 |
| "Manapponnu Azhaga" | Dippu, Srivardhini | Na. Muthukumar | 04:41 |
| "Oththa Solluthan" | Anantha Raman | Arivumathi | 05:08 |
| "Sutti Payale" | Vasundhara Das, Tippu | Yugabharathi | 04:27 |
| "Thavamindri Kidaitha" | Sadhana Sargam, Hariharan | Thamarai | 05:01 |
| "Vannam Kalainthu" | Karthik | Palani Bharathi | 05:06 |
Reception
[edit]The Hindu wrote that the director "managed to present things in an entertaining fashion in spite of the familiar stories".[2] Krishna Chidambaram of Kalki praised Vadivelu's comedy, Vidyasagar's music, story writer for having climax which breaks formula and director for making second half interesting but felt Sarathbabu, Vijayakumar and Rekha were underutilised and panned Bala's acting as amateur, dance choreography and director for testing patience in first half.[3] Sify wrote "Udhayageetha Cine Creations that had produced a classy film like Thangar Bachchan’s Azhagi has come out with their second film Anbu which is far from entertaining. The film is in the same genre as the Raj Kapoor classic Sangam and K.Bhagyaraj’s Antha Ezhu Naatkal".[4]
Deepu went on to star in Nee Mattum (2004) also starring Vadivelu.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Anbu Songs". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ ""Anbu"". The Hindu. 7 March 2003. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ சிதம்பரம், கிருஷ்ணா (30 March 2003). "'அன்பு' - மேட்ச் ஹைலைட்ஸ்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 12. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Anbu". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 December 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (22 March 2004). "Nee Mattum". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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