| Anbudan | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover | |
| Directed by | T. Indrakumar |
| Written by | T. Indrakumar |
| Produced by | K. R. Senthilkumar R. N. Elango S. Arunachalam |
| Starring | Arun Kumar Ramba Meena |
| Cinematography | K. G. Shrinivas |
| Edited by | R. T. Annadurai |
| Music by | Jai |
| Distributed by | 21st Century Film Gallery |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Anbudan (transl. With Love) is a 2000 Tamil language romantic drama film written and directed by T. Indrakumar and starring Arun Vijay (known at the time as Arunkumar) and Rambha.[1] It was released on 15 November 2000.[2]
Plot
[edit]Sathya (Arun Vijay) is a very good artist and is known for his art. He paints pictures and sells them on the road where he meets a lot of trouble. That's where he gets to know of Thilottamal over the phone. He starts searching for her, but to no use.
In between, Nimmi (Rambha) comes as a model and falls in love with Arun, but he declines it for Thilottamal. He even thinks Meena is as mentally disturbed as Thilottamal, but she is not.
Finally, Thilottamal writes a letter to Arun that she is going to die as she is so horrible to see and that she does not deserve his love. Arun runs all the way to the cremation ground to see her at least once, but by that time, they have cremated her. Arun goes to the beach and sits with tears in his eyes.
Cast
[edit]- Arunkumar as Sathya
- Rambha as Nimmi
- Meena in cameo
- Charle as Sathya's friend
- Dhamu as Sathya's friend
- Vaiyapuri as Sathya's friend
- Balaji as Sathya's friend
- Vinu Chakravarthy as police officer
- Anandaraj as Sathya's father
- Fathima Babu as Sathya's mother
- Madhan Bob as press reporter
Production
[edit]The film was directed by T. Indrakumar who earlier directed Sandhippoma.[3] Meena agreed to do cameo appearance for this film out of gratitude for Vijayakumar's family who introduced her as child artist in Nenjangal.[4] A song sequence was shot at Vijaya Studios.[3]
Soundtrack
[edit]Soundtrack was composed by debutant Jai.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Andha Suriyane" | Shankar Mahadevan, Mahalakshmi Iyer | |
| 2. | "Oru Kadhal Devathai" | Hariharan | |
| 3. | "Eve Tease" | Sukhwinder Singh | |
| 4. | "Kadhal airways" | Udit Narayan | |
| 5. | "Kamban Enge" | Shankar Mahadevan |
Reception
[edit]Visual Dasan of Kalki called the film as good start for director Indrakumar but panned Annadurai's editing due to dragged scenes.[6] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "Though the director has managed to maintain an element of surprise throughout, the script has many loose ends".[7] Indiainfo wrote, "Large amounts have been spent on the picturisation of songs and the music by debutant Music Director Jai is okay but falters in rerecording. Camerawork by Srinivas is average".[8] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "The title has a poetic touch and the story, an interestingly new angle. It is the screenplay that lacks crispness".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vijay meets his son on the Net!". Rediff.com. 26 August 2000. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Anbudan (2000)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ a b Mannath, Malini. "Anbudan". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 3 February 2003. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Masala!". Cinesouth. 11 October 2000. Archived from the original on 27 October 2000. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Anbudan". JioSaavn. 28 November 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ தாசன், விஷுவல் (3 December 2000). "அன்புடன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 96. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Mannath, Malini. "Anbudan". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 27 January 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Anbudan , An Ugly Story". Indiainfo. Archived from the original on 28 January 2001. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (17 November 2000). "Film Review: Anbudan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 November 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Anbudan at IMDb
- Anbudan at Rotten Tomatoes
