Abhiyum Naanum

Abhiyum Naanum
Promotional poster
Directed by Radha Mohan
Produced by Prakash Raj
Written by C. P. Narayanan
R. Subramanian
(Dialogue)
Screenplay by Radha Mohan
Story by Radha Mohan
Starring Prakash Raj
Trisha
Ganesh Venkatraman
Aishwarya
Prithviraj
Music by Vidyasagar
Cinematography Preetha Jayaraman
Edited by Kasi Viswanathan
Distributed by Duet Movies
Release date
  • 19 December 2008 (2008-12-19)
Country India
Language

Tamil

Telugu

Abhiyum Naanum (English: Abhi and I) is a 2008 Tamil-language comedy-drama film produced by Prakash Raj and directed by Radha Mohan. The movie featured Prakash Raj in the central character with Trisha Krishnan in the lead role as his daughter while Aishwarya and Ganesh Venkatraman play supporting roles. Vidyasagar scored the music for the film. The film was launched in October 2007 and released on 19 December 2008.[1] The film was released in Telugu as Aakasamantha with Jagapathi Babu replacing Prithviraj in 2009 and was remade into Kannada as Naanu Nanna Kanasu in 2010. The film opened to critical acclaim and won several awards, including the ITFA Best Movie Award. The plot and scenes are remarkably similar to the movie Father of the Bride.[2]

Plot

During a walk to the park Raghuraman (Prakash Raj) meets Sudhakar (Prithviraj Sukumaran) and tells him about daughter Abhi (Trisha Krishnan). Raghuraman is the loving husband of Anu (Aishwarya Sivachandran) and the worrisome as well as caring father of his only daughter Abhi. Together they live a calm and content life in Ooty. Also living with them is "Ravi Shastri" (Elango Kumaravel) who was earlier a beggar and was adopted by Abhi. Raghuraman and Abhi are best friends. Over the years as Abhi grows up, Raghuraman has the joy of being a part of her life. When Abhi gets accepted in a prestigious college in New Delhi, Raghuraman is shocked. Although the thought of being separated from his daughter for two whole years is heartbreaking, Raghuraman wearily accepts. After returning from college, Abhi tells her parents that she has fallen in love with a young man in Delhi. Anu is perfectly all right with the idea, but Raghuraman is angry and scared. He shouts at Abi and does not talk to her properly. Anu later informs Raghuraman that their future son-in-law will be arriving by flight and staying with them for a while. As soon as Raghuraman meets his future son-in-law, Joginder Singh (Ganesh Venkatraman), he is taken aback because Joginder is a Sikh. After many conflicts with Abhi and Anu, Raghuraman finally realizes that Joginder is self-sacrificing and quite talented, more so when on one occasion the Prime Minister calls him for advice. Abhi and Joginder get married and leave for Delhi. Anu and Abhi get teary-eyed, but Raghuraman stays calm. This is very surprising because he was the one that had cried on his daughter's first day to school. Raghuraman tells Sudhakar that he still stays in touch with his daughter and often gets to see her. Sudhakar understands how Raghuraman feels because he has a baby daughter himself. The movie ends with a phone call from Abhi..

Cast

Soundtrack

Abhiyum Naanum
Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar
Released 10 December 2008 (2008-12-10)
Recorded Varsha Vallaki Studios
Genre Feature film Soundtrack
Length 46:01
Language Tamil
Label Think Music
Producer Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar chronology
Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar
(2008)		 Abhiyum Naanum
(2008)		 Sasirekha Parinayam
(2009)

The songs and background music have been composed by Vidyasagar.[3]

SongSingers
Ore Oru OorilaeKailash Kher
Pachhai KaatreSadhana Sargam
Vaa Vaa En DevadhaiMadhu Balakrishnan
Moongil VittuMadhu Balakrishnan
Azhagiya KiliS.P.Balasubramanyam
Chinnamma KalyanamKailash Kher
Sher PunjabiRehan Khan

Release

The satellite rights of the film were sold to Kalaignar.

Critical reception

Abhiyum Naanum received positive to mixed reviews from critics. Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff said, "For fathers who love their daughters, this is your pick. Definitely worth a watch." and rated the film 3 out of 5.[4] IndiaGlitz said, "Though the story unfolds in a slow pace towards the climax and there are few scenes which reminds one of watching a soap show, Abhiyum Nanum stands out for it is a quality entertainer which can be watched by the whole family".[5] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu said, "Watch it for its natural treatment".[6] Sify said, "Frankly speaking, the Prakash Raj- Radha Mohan combo's Abhiyum Naanum is nowhere in the league of their previous oeuvre Mozhi. With a touching title like that, one would have thought the director would have a more solid script, but somehow it fails to strike a chord like their earlier film." but added that "If you are still looking for a different kind of cinematic experience, then, it’s worth a look."[7] Behindwoods rated the film 2 out of 5, saying "Abhiyum Naanum – sparkles in bits and pieces" and that it was "likely to suffer commercially".[8]

References

  1. ↑ IndiaGlitz - 'Abhiyum Naanum' starts rolling - Tamil Movie News
  2. ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2009/aug/21/kannada-remake-for-abhiyum-naanum-79291.html
  3. ↑ "Abhiyum Naanum Songs — Abhiyum Naanum Tamil Movie Songs — Tamil Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills Reviews". Raaga.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/22review-abhiyum-naanum.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/9492.html
  6. ↑ http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/12/26/stories/2008122650030200.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.sify.com/movies/abhiyum-naanum-review-tamil-14821491.html
  8. ↑ http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/abhiyum-naanum-19-12-08.html
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