Anbu Thangai

1974 film by S. P. Muthuraman

30 August 1974 (1974-08-30)

Running time

121 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Anbu Thangai (transl. Dear Sister) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film,^[1] directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring R. Muthuraman and Jayalalithaa. The film was remake of Chelleli Kapuram. Kamal Haasan choreographed a song for Jayalalithaa and himself in the film.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Cast

R. Muthuraman as Ramu^[4]
Jayalalithaa as Radha^[4]
Major Sundarrajan
S. V. Ramadas
Srikanth as Sriram^[4]
Jaya as Geetha^[4]
K. A. Thangavelu
Suruli Rajan
Sachu
A. Sakunthala
Oru Viral Krishna Rao
Usilai Mani
Kamal Haasan as the Buddha (Guest appearance)^[5]

Production

Govindan who previously worked as publicity designer expressed interest in producing a film with S. P. Muthuraman as director which eventually became Anbu Thangai.^[6] Guhanathan, who co-produced the film, wanted Muthuraman to direct the film however Muthuraman felt if Jayalalithaa was not comfortable working with him she can choose any other director. When Jayalalithaa learned that the film is being directed by Muthuraman who previously worked in Enga Mama as assistant director she agreed with the choice.^[5]^[7] Kamal Haasan who was working as dance assistant to K. Thangappan made a cameo appearance as the Buddha for a song.^[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.^[8] This was Mahadevan's first collaboration with S. P. Muthuraman.^[9]

Song	Singers
"Mannargal Vanagum"	P. Susheela
"Vaangadi Vaanga"	L. R. Eswari, P. Susheela
"Kozhiyum Kozhiyum"	P. Susheela
"Aadi Vaa Azhagurani"	T. M. Soundararajan

Release and reception

Anbu Thangai was released on 30 August 1974.^[10] The critic from Kalki praised the performances of the star cast, Guhanathan's story and Muthuraman's direction and concluded by calling it as among the list of those films on brother and sister after Pasamalar.^[4] According to Muthuraman, despite the film's average response at the box-office, the producer Govindan gained profits.^[11]

References

^ "1974-ல் வெளியான படப்பட்டியல் - தயாரிப்பாளர்கள்" [List of films released in 1974 – Producers]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "Kamal Haasan – The Complete Actor". IndiaGlitz. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
^ "தமிழ் சினிமாவில் கமல்ஹாசனின் புயல் முத்திரைகள்!". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 7 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "அன்புத் தங்கை". Kalki (in Tamil). 15 September 1974. p. 43. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c முத்துராமன், எஸ்.பி. (30 September 2015). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 28 – 'சிவாஜிக்கு முன், சிவாஜிக்குப் பின்'" [Try making a film 28 – Before Sivaji, after Sivaji]. Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ Muthuraman 2017, p. 160.
^ "My First Shot: For ADs, the formative years can become their identity, says SP Muthuraman". The Times of India. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ "Anbu Thangai Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by K.V.Mahadevan". Mossymart.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ Muthuraman 2017, p. 161.
^ "Anbu Thangai (1974)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ Muthuraman 2017, p. 162.