Anubavi Raja Anubavi
| Anubavi Raja Anubavi | |
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| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Screenplay by | K. Balachander |
| Story by | Rama. Arangannal |
| Produced by | V. R. Annamalai M. R. M. Arunachalam |
| Starring | Nagesh R. Muthuraman Rajasree Jayabharathi |
| Cinematography | Nemai Ghosh[1] |
| Edited by | N. R. Kittu[1] |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Ayya Films |
| Distributed by | Ayya Films |
Release date | 1967 |
Running time | 177 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Anubavi Raja Anubavi (lit. 'Experience it, boy. Experience it') is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. It stars Nagesh along with R. Muthuraman, Rajasree and Jayabharathi. It was remade in Hindi as Do Phool,[2] and in Kannada as Kittu Puttu.[3]
Plot
A man experiences culture shock after arriving in Madras for the first time.[4]
Cast
- Nagesh as Thangamuthu and Manikkam
- R. Muthuraman as Janakiraman
- Rajasree as Rajamani
- Jayabharathi as Ramamani (Rajamani's Friend)
- Manorama as Muthamma (Manikkam lover)
- Major Sundarrajan as Chidambaram (Janakiraman & Thangamuthu's father)
- Typist Gopu as Bandit Leader
- O. A. K. Thevar as Public Prosecutor
- Hari Krishnan as Varadharajan (Rajamani's father)
- T. P. Muthulakshmi as Chidambaram's wife
- S. N. Lakshmi as Manikkam mother
- S. N. Parvathi as Savior of thangamuthu
- T. M. Samikannu as Varadharajan's Assistant
Production
Anubavi Raja Anubavi was directed by K. Balachander, who wrote the screenplay based on a story by Rama Arangannal.[5][1] The film was produced by V. R. Annamalai and M. R. M. Arunachalam under Ayya Films.[1] The song "Madras Nalla Madras", picturised on Nagesh, was filmed on the roads of Madras (now Chennai).[5]
Soundtrack
Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[6] According to Udhav Naig of The Hindu, "Madras Nalla Madras" was one of the first songs that tried to provide a commentary on life in the city.[7] References to how no-one goes slow on the road or speaks good Tamil were also seen in the song.[8] Like most songs in Balachander's films, the lyrics were satirical in nature.[9] "Muthukulikka Vaareergala" was sung in the Thoothukudi dialect.[10]
Tamil track list
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | "Muthukulikka Vaareergala" | L. R. Eswari, T. M. Soundararajan, M. S. Viswanathan | 03:34 |
| 2 | "Anubavi Raja Anubavi" | L. R. Eswari , P. Suseela | 03:28 |
| 3 | "Madras Nalla Madras" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:13 |
| 4 | "Azhagirukkuthu" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan, T. M. Soundararajan | 03:18 |
| 5 | "Maanendru Pennukkoru" | P. Suseela | 4:47 |
Telugu track list
The Telugu language lyrics are written by Anisetty Subbarao.[11]
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | "Malleteega Poosindiraa" | L. R. Eswari, Ghantasala | 03:34 |
| 2 | "Anubhavincu Raja Anubhavincu" | L. R. Eswari, P. Suseela | 03:28 |
| 3 | "Madrasu Vinta Madrasu" | Pithapuram Nageswara Rao | 03:13 |
| 4 | "Andalucinde Jagatilo" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Pithapuram Nageswara Rao | 03:18 |
| 5 | "Maatallo Mallelloni" | P. Suseela | 4:47 |
Reception
Film historian Randor Guy praised the film for the "excellent screenplay, dialogue and direction of K. Balachander and the brilliant performance by Nagesh in a dual role."[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Elley, Derek (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 255.
- ^ Narayan, Hari (15 November 2016). "KB's continuum". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Kittu Puttu – ಕಿಟ್ಟು ಪುಟ್ಟು (1977/೧೯೭೭)". Kannada Movies Info. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Chennai in the eyes of Cinema". The New Indian Express. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b c Guy, Randor (10 December 2016). "Anubavi Raja Anubavi". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Anubhavi Raja Anubhavi Tracklist". Gaana.com. 31 December 1967. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Naig, Udhav (20 August 2014). "Madras by day, by night and by song". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "How Madras Tamil jazzed up movies". The Hindu. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Raman, Sruthi Ganapathy (22 August 2017). "Madras Day: The film songs that best capture the city's diverse spirit". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Pudipeddi, Haricharan (17 August 2011). "The city in celluloid". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Anubhavincu Raaja Anubhavincu – 1968 (Dubbing)". Ghantasala Galamrutamu (in Telugu). Retrieved 3 March 2016.
