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On 6 August 1966, ''Ananda Vikatan'' wrote, "The film was an English film in Tamil... The film does not have any story. One can spend three hours in an entertaining manner with this film..."{{sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=235}} |
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| Anbe Vaa | |
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| File:Anbe Vaa poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
| Written by | Aaroor Das (dialogues) |
| Story by | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
| Produced by | M. Murugan M. Kumaran M. Saravanan |
| Starring | M. G. Ramachandran B. Saroja Devi |
| Cinematography | S. Maruthi Rao |
| Edited by | R. G. Gope |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
Release date | 14 January 1966 |
Running time | 174 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹ 3 million[1] |
| Box office | ₹ 3.3 million |
Anbe Vaa ([Come, My Love] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a 1966 Indian Tamil romantic comedy film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film features M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi in the lead roles, while S. A. Ashokan, Nagesh and Manorama play supporting roles. The plot is broadly based on the 1961 American film Come September, which features Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida. The film was produced and distributed by AVM Productions. The soundtrack album and background score were composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
Anbe Vaa was the first colour film produced by AVM Productions. It was the first big-budget film done by AVM, which had focused on doing only medium and small-budgeted films then. It was also the productions' only collaboration with Ramachandran. The plot revolves around JB (Ramachandran), a wealthy industrialist, decides to take a break from his business life and goes on vacation to his residence in Shimla. What happens when JB reaches his residence and how he responds to the incidents that happen there form the rest of the story.
Principal photography for the film began with a puja ceremony held on 12 August 1965. was promoted as "an innovative entertainment film" (Tamil: Oru pudhumaiyaana pozhudhupokku sarithiram). The final length of the film was 4,855 metres (15,928 ft). The film was released on 14 January 1966 to positive reviews from critics, who particularly praised Ramachandran's performance as he was known for doing mainly action-adventure films then. The film grossed ₹ 3.3 million at the box office. The film was dubbed into Telugu as Prema Manasulu.
Plot
JB (M.G. Ramachandran) is a wealthy industrialist who decides to go on vacation to his residence in Shimla away from his busy life. He lands there to find that his caretaker has rented his house to Geetha's (Saroja Devi)'s family, took the rent and left for Varanasi with his wife. The caretaker's daughter, Kannamma (Manorama) and brother-in-law, Ramaiah (Nagesh), are left in charge of the house and the guests. JB decides not to reveal his identity and pretends to be JB's secretary named Balu, and pays the rent for a place in his own house. Ramaiah, who has never seen JB, takes the money and gives Balu JB's room.
Balu keeps playing pranks on Geetha, while also falling in love with her in the process. Geetha too falls in love with Balu, but the egos prevent them to expressing it. One day, Balu pretends to suffer from chest pain, which scares Geetha, and she expresses his love for him. Later, Geetha overhears a conversation between Balu and Ramaiah where Balu tells Ramaiah about his prank on Geetha and making her believe that he had chest pain. Angry that she had been betrayed by Balu and believing that even his love for her is false, she brings her friends, who are on a holiday trip to Shimla, to the residence and tries to drive Balu out of the house. When her friends start supporting Balu to nag her, she gets angry and tells her parents to fix her marriage with Sekar (S. A. Ashokan), a relative and an air force pilot.
By the time Balu confesses his love for her, Geetha's engagement is already fixed. Luckily, Sekar turns out to be a school friend of JB, but he also agrees to play along with him. Sekar discovers that Balu and Geetha are actually in love with each other and steps aside. When Balu is finally revealed as JB, Geetha thinks that the wedding plans are yet another one of Balu's practical jokes and tries to run away. He finds her and clears all the misunderstandings that occurred between them. The two then get married.
Cast
- Lead actors
- M. G. Ramachandran as JB/Balu
- Saroja Devi as Geetha
- Male supporting actors
- S. A. Ashokan as Sekar
- Nagesh as Ramaiah
- T. R. Ramachandran as Punyakodi
- P. D. Sambandam as the bungalow caretaker
- S. V. Ramadas
- Female supporting actors
- Manorama as Kannamma
- T. P. Muthulakshmi as the nurse who looks after Geetha's parents
- Madhavi
- M. S. S. Bhagyam
Production
Development
The 1961 film Come September was a popular Hollywood musical featuring Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida. This film, directed by Robert Mulligan, was a worldwide box office hit. It had a successful theatrical run, especially in Chennai. A. C. Tirulokchandar, who was then a screenplay writer for AVM Productions, adapted the screenplay.[2] Javar Seetharaman provided additional inputs to the film's screenplay.[a]
Director S. P. Muthuraman had worked as an assistant director to Tirulokchandar in the film.[4] The original budget of the film was ₹ 600,000.[5] Aaroor Das wrote the film's dialogues.[6] S. Maruthi Rao, R. G. Gope and A. K. Shekar were in charge of the cinematography, editing and art direction respectively.[6] Choreographer Raghuram had worked as an assistant choreographer in the film.[7]
Casting
This was also the first time that AVM wrote a script to suit an actor's image and acting style. Earlier they used to choose an actor based on the script that was written.[8] M. G. Ramachandran was the first and only choice for the role of JB. Ramachandran readily accepted the role and was excited about doing it as he was doing films mainly based on action-adventure,[9] social and family drama themes then.[5] M. G. Ramachandran was paid a salary of ₹ 300,000-325,000 for his participation in the film.[b]
Ramachandran initially recommended K. A. Thangavelu for the role of the heroine's father, but M. Saravanan, one of the film's producers, said that his father, A. V. Meiyappan, wanted T. R. Ramachandran to do the role. Ramachandran then accepted the decision and told Saravanan not to tell T. R. Ramachandran about his initial choice.[9] Ramachandran also recommended Jayalalithaa for the role of Geetha, but the producers did not agree with it. So, Ramachandran finalised B. Saroja Devi for the role, which was accepted by the producers.[5]
Filming
Anbe Vaa was the first film of AVM Productions to be made in Eastman Color.[3] Principal photography for the film began with a puja ceremony held on 12 August 1965. Filming was completed within five months, making it the first M. G. Ramachandran film to be completed within the shortest time then.[5] Ramachandran was given special permission to go by car to shoot the film in exotic locations in Shimla. It was a privilege allowed only to the governor of the state. With that permission the entire unit went to Shimla.[5] The song "Pudhiya Vaanam" was shot in the small hill station of Kufri, which is located 13 kilometres from Shimla. Part of the song was also shot for two days at Mall Road, Shimla.[10]
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. It was considered as an interesting publicity at that time.[5] Shooting also took place in Jammu and Kashmir.[5] Although the story is set in Shimla, ninety-five precent of the film was canned in Ooty. "Naan Paarthathilae" was one of the few songs in the film that was shot outdoors as Ramachandran did not want to attract attention due to the fan following he had.[3] During the shooting of the film in Ooty, Ramachandran bought sweaters for all the cast and crew members out of his own pocket.[10]
The production unit, which comprised of twenty crew members, along with Tirulokchandar, M. G. Ramachandran, Saroja Devi and Savi, first travelled to Delhi by plane. From Delhi, they travelled to Kalka by train. After reaching Kalka, they production unit then travelled to Shimla for which three first generation Chevrolet Impalas were used.[10] The skating scenes in the film involving Ramachandran and Saroja Devi were completed in two days. Both Ramachandran and Saroja Devi were initially hesitant to perform the scene but were encouraged by the locals to bravely attempt the scene, even if it meant falling down a few times.[10]
Soundtrack
| Untitled | |
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The film soundtrack album and background score were composed by M. S. Viswanathan while the lyrics were written by Vaali.[11]
All lyrics are written by Vaali
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Adios Good Bye" | Ms. Liban Bindey | 03:17 |
| 2. | "Anbe Vaa" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:23 |
| 3. | "Love Birds" | P. Susheela | 03:39 |
| 4. | "Naan Paarthathilae" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:05 |
| 5. | "Nadodi Nadodi" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari | 06:49 |
| 6. | "Once A Pappa" | A. L. Raghavan & Chorus | 01:19 |
| 7. | "Pudhiya Vaanam" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:06 |
| 8. | "Raajavin Paarvai" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:34 |
| 9. | "Vetkammilai" | P. Susheela & Chorus | 03:33 |
Critical reception
On 6 August 1966, Ananda Vikatan wrote, "The film was an English film in Tamil... The film does not have any story. One can spend three hours in an entertaining manner with this film..."[5]
Explanatory notes
- ^ Slyvian's references and trivia about the film are credited to the book by M. Saravanan, titled AVM 60 cinema.[3]
- ^ G. Dhananjayan and M. Saravanan state in their books that M. G. Ramachandran was paid ₹ 325,000,[5][3] whereas The Economic Times states that he was paid ₹ 300,000.[1]
References
- ^ a b "AVM productions finds Gen-Next heirs". The Economic Times. 20 March 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Randor Guy (10 November 2012). "Anbe Vaa 1966". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d Sylvian (21 July 2009). "50 Tamil Movies to watch before you die". Slyvianism.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Ramachandran 2012, p. 100.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Dhananjayan 2011, p. 235.
- ^ a b Dhananjayan 2011, p. 234.
- ^ "Choreographer Raghuram Passes Away". The New Indian Express. 1 December 2013. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Ramachandran 2012, p. 60.
- ^ a b MRN (14 November 2014). "MGR and AVM". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d Savi (29 May 2012). "அன்பே வா - எம் ஜி ஆர் - ஷூட்டிங்க் - விகடன் பொக்கிஷ பக்கங்கள். (Making of Anbe Vaa - Ananda Vikatan)". Ananda Vikatan. Adrasaka.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Anbe Vaa". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
Bibliography
- Dhananjayan, G. (2011). The Best of Tamil Cinema, 1931 to 2010: 1931–1976. Galatta Media.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Ramachandran, Naman (2012). Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-81-8475-796-5.
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