Anbe Anbe
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.
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| Directed by | Mani Bharathi |
| Produced by | M. Saravanan M. Balasubramanian M. S. Guhan B. Gurunath |
| Story by | Raja S. |
| Starring | Shaam Sharmelee |
| Music by | Bharathwaj |
| Cinematography | Ramnath Shetty |
| Edited by | V. Jaishankar |
Production company | |
Release date | 1 May 2003 |
Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
An extended family of a grandfather, Mahendra Bhoopathy (M. N. Nambiar), and a grandmother, Vishali (Manorama), live in a luxurious house, near Kanyakumari with their sons, daughter, and grandchildren. They have two grandsons: Cheenu (Shaam) and Shiva (Yugendran). They both hate 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. creating 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 family dog plays cupid and unites the lovers. The whole 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, Cheenu and Shiva's grandfather
- Manorama as Vishali, Cheenu and Shiva's grandmother
- Santhoshi as Ramya
- Manivannan
- Senthil as Punniyakodi
- Poovilangu Mohan as Cheenu's father
- Mohan V. Raman as Vishali's father
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Mahendra Bhoopathy's son
- Sindhu as a servant
- M. S. Bhaskar as Ramya's father
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Ramya's mother
- Scissor Manohar as the man who tricks people that the world is going to end
- Chaplin Balu as the man with an aruval (bill hook)
- Bonda Mani as the man carrying a door
- Ramya Krishnan as a dancer (Guest appearance)
Production
Manibharati, who worked as an assistant to Mani Ratnam, Saran and Vasanth, announced that he was making a love story with Shaam and Sharmelee in the lead roles. Shamelee, who had been studying for a computer degree, earlier signed Aasai Aasaiyai and the Telugu film Tarak before signing this film.[1]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Bharathwaj.[2]
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| Released | 13 March 2003 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Producer | Bharathwaj | |||
| Bharathwaj 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".[3] Thiraipadam wrote "The movie is woefully short on everything required for an engaging love story and is a failure right from the word go".[4]
References
- 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.
- "Review : 2003". Sify. 7 May 2003.
- "Anbe Anbe - Tamil Movie Review". www.thiraipadam.com.