Anbe Anbe
| Anbe Anbe | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Mani Bharathi |
| Story by | Raja S. |
| Produced by | M. Saravanan M. Balasubramanian M. S. Guhan B. Gurunath |
| Starring | Shaam Sharmelee |
| Cinematography | Ramnath Shetty |
| Edited by | V. Jaishankar |
| Music by | Bharathwaj |
Production company | |
Release date | 1 May 2003 |
Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Anbe Anbe (English: Dear, Dear) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic family drama film directed by Mani Bharathi. The film stars Shaam and Sharmelee in lead roles, while an ensemble supporting cast includes Vivek, Yugendran, M. N. Nambiar, Manorama, and Santhoshi. The music was composed by Bharathwaj. The film released on 1 May 2003 and opened to mixed reviews from critics. The film's plot is loosely based on the Hindi film Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994).[1][2]
Plot
An extended family consisting of a grandfather, Mahendra Bhoopathy (M. N. Nambiar), and a grandmother, Vishali (Manorama), live in a grand mansion, near Kanyakumari with their sons, daughter, and grandchildren. They have two grandsons: Cheenu (Shaam) and Shiva (Yugendran). They both have a grudge towards each other from childhood as Cheenu is always first in whatever he does, and Shiva is jealous of it. Vishali (Sharmelee), the couple's granddaughter, walks in with her parents. This creates further rifts among the cousins as Cheenu falls in love with her. All these lead to the elders quarrelling among themselves, and finally, Cheenu sacrifices his love for his cousin, the dog unites the lovers. The whole extended family lives happily ever after.
Cast
- Shaam as Cheenu
- Sharmelee as Vishali
- Vivek as Cheenu's uncle
- Yugendran as Shiva
- M. N. Nambiar as Mahendra Bhoopathy
- Manorama as Vishali
- Manivannan
- Senthil as Punniyakodi
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Cheenu's father
- Poovilangu Mohan as Shiva's father
- Sindhu as a servant
- Santhoshi as Ramya
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Vishali's mother
- Nithya Ravindran as Sivagami
- Janavi as Shiva's mother
- Scissor Manohar as Beggar
- Mohan V. Raman as Vishali's father
- M. S. Bhaskar as Ramya's father
- Chaplin Balu as the man with a bill hook
- Bonda Mani as the man carrying a door
- Ramya Krishnan as a dancer in "Vasthu Sasthiram"
Production
Manibharati, who worked as an assistant to Mani Ratnam, Saran and Vasanth, announced that he was making a love story for AVM Productions. Shaam was signed on to play the lead role, which was initially titled as Romeo and Juliet. Actress Priyamani was approached for the project but she turned down the offer, meaning that Sharmelee was signed to play the lead role.[3][4] Shamelee, who had been studying for a computer degree, earlier signed Aasai Aasaiyai and the Telugu film Tarak before signing this film.[5]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj.[6][7]
| Anbe Anbe | ||||
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| Released | 13 March 2003 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Producer | Bharadwaj | |||
| Bharadwaj chronology | ||||
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| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Anbe Anbe" | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam | Vaali |
| 2 | "Idhudhan Santhoshama" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Pazhani Bharathi |
| 3 | "Malayala Karaiyoram" | Karthik | Kabilan |
| 4 | "Rettai Jadai Rakkamma" | T. L. Maharajan, Manikka Vinayagam, Swarnalatha, Srinivas, Manorama | Kalaikumar |
| 5 | "Roobanottil" | KK, Anuradha Sriram | Vaali |
| 6 | "Vasthu Sasthiram" | Malgudi Subha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Na. Muthukumar |
Reception
Sify wrote "There is nothing new in the story and director Manibharathi has not been able to tell this weak story with conviction".[8] Thiraipadam wrote "The movie is woefully short on everything required for an engaging love story and is a failure right from the word go".[9]
References
- ^ "AVM audio re-launched". The Hindu. 20 March 2003.
- ^ "Feel good factor". The Hindu. 1 May 2003.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20050306222542/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2002/dec/20-12-02.htm
- ^ "Celebrating cinema and music". The Hindu. 15 April 2003.
- ^ Poornima (19 April 2003). "Dhool, the only real Tamil hit". Rediff.
- ^ "Anbe Anbe (2003) Tamil Movie mp3 Songs Download - Music By Bharathwaj - StarMusiQ.Com" – via www.starmusiq.top.
- ^ "Involving media". The Hindu. 18 April 2003.
- ^ "Review : 2003". Sify. 7 May 2003.
- ^ "Anbe Anbe - Tamil Movie Review". www.thiraipadam.com.
External links
- Anbe Anbe on IMDB
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