Anbudan
| 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 2000Tamil languageromantic drama filmwritten and directed by T. Indrakumar and starringArun Vijay(known at the time as Arunkumar) andRambha.[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]{{Cast listing|
- Arunkumaras Sathya
- [[Ramba |as Nimmi
- [[Meena as Item song
- Charleas Sathya's friend
- Dhamuas Sathya's friend
- Vaiyapurias Sathya's friend
- Balaji as Sathya's friend
- Vinu Chakravarthyas police officer
- Anandarajas Sathya's father
- Fathima Babuas Sathya's mother
- Madhan Bobas press reporter
}}
Production
[edit]Meena agreed to do cameo appearance for this film out of gratitude for Vijayakumar's family who introduced her as child artist inNenjangal.[3]
Soundtrack
[edit]Soundtrack was composed by debutant Jai.[4]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Andha Suriyane" | Shankar Mahadevan,Mahalakshmi Iyer | |
| 2. | "Oru Kadhal Devathai" | Hariharan | |
| 3. | "Eve Tease" | Sukhwinder Singh | |
| 4. | "Laila Laila" | Sukhwinder Singh | |
| 5. | "Kamban Enge" | Shankar Mahadevan |
Reception
[edit]Visual Dasan ofKalkicalled the film as good start for director Indrakumar but panned Annadurai's editing due to dragged scenes.[5]Malini Mannath ofChennai Onlinewrote, "Though the director has managed to maintain an element of surprise throughout, the script has many loose ends".[6]Indiainfowrote, "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".[7]Malathi Rangarajan ofThe Hinduwrote, "The title has a poetic touch and the story, an interestingly new angle. It is the screenplay that lacks crispness".[8]
References
[edit]- ^"Vijay meets his son on the Net!".Rediff.26 August 2000.Archivedfrom the original on 13 July 2014.Retrieved23 April2023.
- ^"Anbudan (2000)".Screen 4 Screen.Archivedfrom the original on 8 January 2024.Retrieved23 February2024.
- ^"Masala!".Cinesouth.11 October 2000. Archived fromthe originalon 27 October 2000.Retrieved16 July2023.
- ^"Anbudan".JioSaavn.28 November 2008.Archivedfrom the original on 24 September 2020.Retrieved16 July2023.
- ^தாசன், விஷுவல் (3 December 2000)."அன்புடன்".Kalki(in Tamil). p. 96.Archivedfrom the original on 16 July 2023.Retrieved16 July2023– viaInternet Archive.
- ^Mannath, Malini."Anbudan".Chennai Online.Archived fromthe originalon 27 January 2003.Retrieved22 February2024.
- ^"Anbudan, An Ugly Story".Indiainfo.Archived fromthe originalon 28 January 2001.Retrieved22 February2024.
- ^Rangarajan, Malathi (17 November 2000)."Film Review: Anbudan".The Hindu.Archived fromthe originalon 26 November 2004.Retrieved3 July2024.
