Anbe Vaa

Anbe Vaa (transl. Come, My Love) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi, with S. A. Ashokan, Nagesh, Manorama, T. R. Ramachandran, and P. D. Sambandam in supporting roles. Based on the 1961 American film Come September, it follows JB, a wealthy industrialist who goes on vacation to his bungalow in Shimla, only to discover that his caretaker and his wife have left for Kasi after renting the bungalow to a family. The rest of the film revolves around JB's response to this situation.

This article is about the 1966 film. For the 2005 film, see Anbe Vaa (2005 film). For the TV series, see Anbe Vaa (TV series).

Anbe Vaa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. C. Tirulokchandar
Produced by
Story byA. C. Tirulokchandar
Starring
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography
Edited byR. G. Gope
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 January 1966 (1966-01-14)
Running time
175 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹ 3 million

Anbe Vaa was the first colour film of AVM Productions, and was shot in Eastmancolor. It was also the studio and Tirulokchandar's only collaboration with Ramachandran. Principal photography began in August 1965 and shooting took place in Shimla, Ooty, and at the hill station of Kufri, with some scenes filmed at Valparai. The soundtrack and background music were composed by M. S. Viswanathan while the lyrics for the songs were written by Vaali.

Anbe Vaa was released on 14 January 1966, during the festive occasion of Pongal. It received positive reviews from critics, who particularly praised Ramachandran's performance, as he was known for doing mainly action and drama films up until that point in his career. The film was also a commercial success, with a theatrical run of over 23 weeks.

Plot

J. Balasubramaniam "JB" is a wealthy and popular industrialist who has been working without a vacation for two years straight. Exhausted after a Europe And Newyork trip, he decides to take a vacation at his bungalow in Shimla. Upon his arrival, he discovers that his caretaker Krishnaiah has rented the bungalow to a Bangalore-based couple, Punyakodi and Pappamma, and their daughter, Geetha.

Krishnaiah and his wife leave for Kasi after taking the money for the rent, leaving Krishnaiah's daughter, Kannamma, and his brother-in-law, Ramaiah, in charge of the house and the guests. JB decides not to reveal his true identity, instead pretending to be JB's personal secretary Balu, and pays the rent for a place in his own house. Ramaiah, who has never met JB, takes the money and gives JB's room to Balu without realising they are the same man.

Balu plays continual pranks on Geetha, during the course of which he also falls in love with her. She too falls in love with him, but circumstances and their egos, prevent them both from expressing their feelings. One day, Balu pretends to suffer from chest pain, which scares Geetha, causing her to finally admit that she loves him.

The next morning, when Geetha and Ramaiah go to Balu to enquire about his health, Balu, exiting from the bathroom, fails to see that Geetha is there. He tells Ramaiah about the prank he played on her. Enraged at having been deceived by Balu, Geetha begins to question whether or not his professed love for her is real. She brings her friends, who are vacationing in Shimla, to the residence and tries to drive Balu out of the house. When her plan backfires and her friends start supporting Balu, she becomes spiteful and tells her parents to move forward with a planned marriage to Sekar, a relative and an air force pilot.

Geetha reconciles with Balu after he saves her from a wrestler named Sitting Bull. But by the time Balu confesses his love for her, Geetha's engagement is already fixed. Sekar turns out to be a school friend of JB, but he agrees to play along with the trick. When he discovers that Balu and Geetha are truly in love, he steps aside, wishing the couple a happy life. When Balu finally reveals himself as JB, Geetha, again not knowing what to believe, thinks the wedding plans are yet another of his pranks and tries to run away. He finds her and clears up all of the misunderstandings between them. The two then get married.

Cast

Lead actors

Male supporting actors

Female supporting actors

Production

Development

The 1961 American romantic comedy film Come September was a worldwide box office success, especially in Madras (now Chennai). A. C. Tirulokchandar, then a screenwriter for AVM Productions, adapted the screenplay of Come September for his film Anbe Vaa,[2] although AVM did not buy the rights to adapt the film.[5] Tirulokchandar directed Anbe Vaa, which was produced by brothers M. Saravanan, Murugan and Kumaran.[6] Tirulokchandar's salary was ₹70,000.[7]

Aaroor Dass wrote the film's dialogues,[4][8] and S. P. Muthuraman worked as an assistant director.[9] S. Maruti Rao, R. G. Gope and A. K. Shekar were in charge of the cinematography, editing, and art direction, respectively.[10] A. K. Chopra was in charge of the film's choreography,[11] and Raghuram, who later went on to become a successful choreographer in Indian cinema, worked as an assistant choreographer to him.[12]

Casting
"I found [M. G. Ramachandran] smiling throughout the storytelling session. At the end he said, 'I'll do it. We will be mere puppets in your hands and the credit will go only to you.' [Anbe Vaa] was a smashing hit, and I was moved when he repeated the words at the film's 100th day function."

 – Tirulokchandar, on how Ramachadran was cast.[13]

Anbe Vaa was a rare instance where AVM had a script written to suit an actor's image and acting style; generally, they would choose actors to fit an already completed script.[14][lower-alpha 1] Saravanan recalled in 2013 that, as a fan of M. G. Ramachandran, it was his wish to see him act under the AVM banner. For several days he hesitated to tell his father Meiyappan about this choice, but when he did, he showed support.[16] While Tirulokchandar was writing the script, Meiyappan suggested approaching Ramachandran for the lead role. Tirulokchandar found this intriguing, as the script's genre was dissimilar to what Ramachandran was noted for: action or drama films which portrayed him as a champion for the downtrodden.[13]

When approached by Saravanan, Ramachandran showed enthusiasm about working with AVM. He told Saravanan that the film should be "a different picture – a typical director's picture", and that he would act in it.[16] Ramachandran gave a call sheet of 72 days for participating in the film.[17][18] Saravanan states in his 2005 book AVM 60 Cinema that ₹ 300,000 was Ramachandran's salary, but the latter demanded an additional ₹ 25,000; his final pay was ₹ 325,000.[19][lower-alpha 2] The Economic Times stated in 2010 that Ramachandran was paid 10% of the film's ₹ 3 million budget.[21][lower-alpha 2] Anbe Vaa remained his only collaboration with both Tirulokchandar and AVM.[13][22][lower-alpha 3] It was S. A. Ashokan who helped Tirulokchandar cast Ramachandran.[24]

Ramachandran initially recommended K. A. Thangavelu for the role of Punyakodi, but Saravanan said that his father wanted T. R. Ramachandran in the role. M. G. Ramachandran accepted the decision and told Saravanan not to tell T. R. Ramachandran about his initial choice.[25][3] M. G. Ramachandran also recommended Jayalalithaa for the role of Geetha, but it eventually went to B. Saroja Devi.[26] She was paid ₹ 90,000 for acting in the film.[27][lower-alpha 2] Her costume design was done by the Anna Salai-based Indian Silk House.[28] Ashokan was cast as Geetha's relative Sekar,[29] P. D. Sambandam as the caretaker Krishnaiah,[2] Nagesh as his brother-in-law Ramaiah,[26][30] and Manorama as Krishnaiah's daughter Kannamma.[2][31]

Filming

Anbe Vaa was AVM Production's first colour film and was made in Eastmancolor.[26][32] Principal photography began with a puja[lower-alpha 4] ceremony held on 12 August 1965.[34] Although the story is set in Shimla, most of the film was shot in Ooty.[35] Shooting in Shimla took place for only five days.[36] For the sequences filmed in Shimla, P. N. Sundaram was hired as the cinematographer as Maruti Rao was taken ill at the time.[28] The song "Pudhiya Vaanam" was shot in the small hill station of Kufri, located 13 kilometres from Shimla, as well as at Mall Road, Shimla.[37] Portions of the film were also shot at a 200-year-old bungalow covering 15 acres in Valparai.[38][39] In a scene where Punyakodi eats chicken, Tirulokchandar requested his caterer to make a cake shaped like a chicken for T. R. Ramachandran to eat as he was a vegetarian. Three or four lovebirds were bought for the filming of the song "Love Birds".[40]

Savi, an editor who worked for the Tamil magazine, Ananda Vikatan, accompanied the production unit and published an article on the making of the film.[41] He even appeared in "Pudhiya Vaanam" as an extra.[42][43] "Naan Paarthathilae" was one of the film's few songs that was shot outdoors, as M. G. Ramachandran did not want to attract attention from his large fan following.[44] During shooting in Ooty, Ramachandran personally bought sweaters for the entire cast and crew.[37] The Government Botanical Gardens in Ooty were also used as a shooting location.[45][46] The production unit, composed of 20 crew members, along with Tirulokchandar, M. G. Ramachandran, Saroja Devi and Savi, initially flew to Delhi. From Delhi, they travelled to Kalka by train, then continued on to Shimla, using three first-generation Chevrolet Impalas.[37]

The film's skating scenes, involving Ramachandran and Saroja Devi, were completed in two days. Both Ramachandran and Saroja Devi were initially hesitant to perform the scene, but went through with it after they received encouragement from the local population.[37] For some scenes in the film, Saroja Devi was made to walk with mincing steps and flutter her eyelashes.[47] She and Ramachandran also performed the twist in the film.[5][48] For the action sequence in which JB fights a wrestler, Tirulokchander asked Ramachandran to lift the wrestler overhead and hold him in the air for some time before trampling him, and Ramachandran obliged.[49] The final length of the film was 4,854.70 metres (15,927.5 ft).[50][8]

Themes

Although Saravanan has acknowledged to Anbe Vaa being based on Come September,[51] music historian Vamanan wrote for The Times of India that it was "structured as a Roman Holiday with a man as the protagonist".[52] Folklorist and writer M. D. Muthukumaraswamy, writing for the same newspaper, compared JB to the sage Vishvamitra, describing the former as "the archetypal male figure who resists the advances of the beautiful damsels", similar to Vishvamitra resisting the temptations of Menaka the apsara.[53] Sujatha Narayan, writing for The New Indian Express, noted that Anbe Vaa, like other films starring Ramachandran, reflected his personal belief of not being arrogant towards women, stating, "I recall one of my uncles telling me how MGR would never chase the heroine on screen, never display interest in her first, and how the heroine will always pine for him, even in an out-and-out romantic story like Anbe Vaa."[54]

According to Sri Lankan historian and author Sachi Sri Kantha, the song "Pudhiya Vaanam" had "delicately introduced" the symbol for the political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a rising sun, through the lyrics which roughly translate to "While [the] rising sun shines, the world will become aware, the cool wind from Himalaya will touch the heart" in that pre-election year.[18] Writing for the website Scroll.in, Karan Bali noted that though Anbe Vaa was not as "overtly political" as Ramachandran's other films, the black and red clothes he sports as JB in "Pudhiya Vaanam" was a reference to the colours of the DMK.[26] V. Ramji of the magazine Kamadenu noted that, unlike most Ramachandran films which have seven or eight villains, the main villain in Anbe Vaa is egoism.[29]

Music
Anbe Vaa
Soundtrack album by
M. S. Viswanathan
Released1966
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
ProducerM. S. Viswanathan

The soundtrack and score were composed by M. S. Viswanathan,[55][56] while the lyrics were written by Vaali.[32] Kalyan Subrahmanyam, an anaesthetist and alumnus of Madras Medical College and Stanley Medical College, made his musical debut with this film, singing as part of the chorus.[57] K. Sampath, a sound engineer who joined AVM Productions in the mid-1950s, created the chick mungu (also spelt chik mang) sound effect for the title track.[58][59] The song "Naadodi", picturised on JB and Geetha performing a twist, was a rock and roll number.[60]

"Pudhiya Vaanam" originally had the lyrics "udaya sooryanin paarvayile" (in the eyes of the rising sun), but after Meiyappan stated that the Censor Board would not accept it, Vaali amended the lyrics to "puthiya sooryanin paarvayile" (in the eyes of the new sun).[43][61] Regarding this change, Vaali said that if Ramachandran enunciated the words, they would sound like "udaya sooryanin", and he was proven right.[62] The sound effect of the horses' footfall in "Rajavin Paarvai" was created by Meesai Murugesan.[63] The song "Once A Pappa" belongs to Baila, a Sri Lankan musical genre.[64]

All the songs from the soundtrack were popular, especially "Rajavin Parvai",[65] and "Pudhiya Vaanam".[66] Gopal Ethiraj, writing for the Asian Tribune, noted that "Pudhiya Vaanam" was one of several songs written by Vaali for Ramachadran that "helped the latter galvanize masses".[67] This view was also shared by B. Kolappan of The Hindu.[68] Following Vaali's death in 2013, Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu included "Pudhiya Vaanam" in her collection, Best of Vaali: From 1964–2013.[69]

"Rajavin Parvai" was performed live by French actor and singer Pascal Heni (popularly known as Pascal of Bollywood) during his visit to India in 2003.[70][71] "Naan Paarthathilae" was performed live by the Chennai-based music group Square Band at the concert "Isai Kaveri" hosted by the Bharathidasan Institute of Management in August 2012.[72] Susheela performed "Rajavin Paarvai" live in 2006 with S. Janaki, in a concert organised by the T. V. K. Cultural Academy,[73] and performed a solo version of the song in Magalir 2007, an event organised at the Indian Medical Association Hall.[74]

iTunes track list[75]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Adios Good Bye"Ms. Liban Bindey03:17
2."Anbe Vaa"T. M. Soundararajan04:23
3."Love Birds"P. Susheela03:39
4."Naan Paarthathilae"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela04:05
5."Nadodi Nadodi"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari06:49
6."Once A Pappa"A. L. Raghavan and Chorus01:19
7."Pudhiya Vaanam"T. M. Soundararajan04:06
8."Rajavin Paarvai"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela04:34
9."Vetkammilai"P. Susheela and Chorus03:33
Total length:35:45

Release

Anbe Vaa was released on 14 January 1966,[76] during the festive occasion of Pongal.[26][lower-alpha 5] When AVM first discussed making the film a Pongal release with Ramachandran, he objected as his other film, Naan Aanaiyittal, was already set to release at that time. Ramachandran eventually negotiated a deal with Naan Aanaiyittal's producer R. M. Veerappan to postpone that film's release and allow Anbe Vaa to release on Pongal,[78] while Naan Aanaiyittal was released on 4 February.[79]

Anbe Vaa was dubbed into Telugu as Prema Manasulu and released in 1969.[80] In November 2008, the Tamil original was screened at the 39th International Film Festival of India under the segment "Lifetime Classics".[1] On 18 April 2010, it was screened at the South Indian Film Chamber Theatre for the Dignity Film Festival held in Chennai along with: Madhumati (1958), Kadhalikka Neramillai (1964), Server Sundaram (1964) and, Thillana Mohanambal (1968).[81][82] Moser Baer released the DVD of Anbe Vaa on 30 August 2010.[83] The film was later made available for viewing on Amazon Prime Video when it was launched in India in December 2016.[84]

Reception

On 19 February 1966, T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime said Anbe Vaa "provides entertainment with a capital "E". It has been deliberately shaped in that fashion" and the story "is used only as a peg to hang the numerous songs and dances on." He said the colour photography was "eyefilling, particularly as regards the scenic beauty of the Himalayas", praised M. G. Ramachandran's performance, especially his twist dance, and added that Saroja Devi provided a "good foil", while appreciating the performances of the other supporting cast members. T. M. Ramachandran praised Maruthi Rao's cinematography and Tirulokchandar's direction, concluding, "The producers, M. Murugan, M. Kumaran and M. Saravanan, could well be proud of their work but this should inspire them to make bigger pictures in the future."[6] On 6 August 1966, the review in Ananda Vikatan described Anbe Vaa as an English film in Tamil, and felt that though it did not have any story, viewers could spend three hours in an entertaining manner with the film.[85] Anbe Vaa had a theatrical run of 23 weeks and was a box office success,[86] grossing ₹ 6 million[lower-alpha 2] against a budget of ₹ 3 million[lower-alpha 2] according to estimates by Dinamalar and Ramachandran's biographer R. Kannan.[27][87] The scenes featuring Ramachandran and Nagesh were immensely popular, bringing repeat audiences to theatres.[88]

Legacy

According to Vamanan, Anbe Vaa emerged an "uncommon triumph" for M. G. Ramachandran, who had previously acted mainly in "scrappily made cop and robber flicks".[52] It was one of several films featuring Ramachandran which he used to propagate his ideologies during his election campaigns.[89][90] Actor and film historian Mohan Raman noted that Ramachandran's acceptance of the role "that went against the then accepted formula for an MGR film" was a demonstration of the actor's faith in Tirulokchandar.[91] Likewise, Vamanan noted that Tirulokchandar "had imbibed the deportment by observing his role model L V Prasad – that film stars looked up to him. So much so that even the usually interfering MGR allowed himself to be moulded under the filmmaker's baton in the film Anbe Vaa (1966)."[52] The hat worn by Ramachandran onscreen attained popularity, at a time where there was a "minor hat-mania" in Tamil Nadu.[92]

Anbe Vaa attained cult status in Tamil cinema,[93] and was one of the first South Indian films to be shot in Shimla, inspiring many other South Indian films to choose Shimla as a shooting location, notably the Telugu film, Desamuduru (2007).[94] Sujatha Narayanan considered Anbe Vaa the "forerunner to what we see today in the urban romance genre – of flirtatious interactions and ego in a relationship".[95] As of February 2010, the costumes that Ramachandran used in the film are still preserved at AVM Studios.[96] As of September 2015, the MGTB car driven by Ramachandran in the film is preserved at the Madras Heritage Club's Vintage cars display.[97] In August 2016, the Studebaker President car driven by Saroja Devi in the film was on display at the 14th annual exhibitions held at Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai.[98] In July 2019, Saravanan ruled out the possibility of a remake, saying, "Some films will work only with a particular star [...] This was why I refused when a popular actor approached me wanting to remake Anbe Vaa as it was a vehicle written specifically for MGR."[99]

References to Anbe Vaa are made in various films. In Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga (1999), Kundalakesi (Goundamani) imagines himself as M. G. Ramachandran in "Pudhiya Vaanam" by dancing with children, which results in him being mistaken for a kidnapper by the police.[100] In Dhool (2003), Aarumugam (Vikram) echoes a single line, "Pudhiya Vaanam", to signal his arrival to his friends.[101] The 2005 film Anbe Vaa was named after the 1966 film.[102][103] A clip from the song "Love Birds" is featured in Venkat Prabhu's Saroja (2008).[104] Scenes from the film were interposed in Villu (2009);[105][106] in some scenes, Pugazh (Vijay) tries to woo Janavi (Nayanthara) in the same manner that JB woos Geetha in Anbe Vaa.[107] A portion of "Rajavin Paarvai" is used in the song "Vaa Machi" from Onbadhule Guru (2013).[108]

Notes
  1. In a 2006 interview with film critic Baradwaj Rangan, K. Balachander, the writer of AVM's Server Sundaram (1964), said that it was "tailored" for its lead actor Nagesh,[15] and Saravanan told critic Naman Ramachandran that AVM's Murattu Kaalai (1980) was written for Rajinikanth.[14]
  2. The exchange rate in 1966 was 4.79 Indian rupees (₹) per 1 US dollar (US$).[20]
  3. Tirulokachandar had previously worked as an assistant director to R. Padmanaban on Kumari (1952), which starred M. G. Ramachandran.[13][23]
  4. Puja is a prayer ritual performed by Hindus to host, honour and worship one or more deities, or to spiritually celebrate an event.[33]
  5. Pongal is a three-day Indian harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu on 14 January every year as an equivalent of thanksgiving to the nature.[77]

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