Anbu (2003 film)
Anbu is a 2003 Indian Tamil romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Dalapathiraj. The film, which starred Bala and Deepu in the leading roles. [1] It was a below average from films critics and audience.[2][3]
Anbu | |
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Directed by | Dalapathiraj |
Screenplay by | N. Prasannakumar |
Starring | Bala Deepu Vadivelu |
Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | Udhayageetha Cine Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
Anbu (Bala), son of a politician Karuppiah (Vijayakumar), and Veena (Deepu) 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 (Vadivelu), where Veena is spending her honeymoon. Will the lovers unite in the end forms the rest of this triangular love story.
Cast
- 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
Soundtrack
The music composed by Vidyasagar.[4]
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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1 | Aval Yaaraval | Karthik | P. Vijay | 04:30 |
2 | Manapponnu Azhaga | Dippu, Srivardhini | Na. Muthukumar | 04:41 |
3 | Oththa Solluthan | Anantha Raman | Arivumathi | 05:08 |
4 | Sutti Payale | Vasundhara Das, Dippu | Yugabharathi | 04:27 |
5 | Thavamindri Kidaitha | Sadhana Sargam, Hariharan | Thamarai | 05:01 |
6 | Vannam Kalainthu | Karthik | Pazhani Bharathi | 05:06 |
Release
The film opened to average reviews, with a critic noting the director "managed to present things in an entertaining fashion in spite of the familiar stories".[5][6] Another critic noted "in the recent movies by the debutants, this is one explicit movie, which is worth watching".[7] The film however did not perform well commercially at the box office.[8]
References
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- https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/03/07/stories/2003030701140201.htm
- "Anbu Songs". mio.to. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- "The Hindu : "Anbu"". hindu.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- "Anbu - Tamil Movie Review". thiraipadam.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- HostOnNet.com. "BizHat.com - Anbu Review. Bala, Deepu, Vadivelu, Adithya, Abhinayasri, Vijayakumar". movies.bizhat.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- "'Anbu' Bala - smiling at success! - Tamil Movie News". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.