| Anbe Deivam | |
| Director: | R. Nagendra Rao |
| Screenplay: | T. U. Pathi |
| Story: | R. N. Jayagopal |
| Producer: | R. Nagendra Rao |
| Starring: | R. Nagendra Rao M. K. Radha K. Sarangapani Sriranjani Jr. |
| Cinematography: | R. N. K. Prasath |
| Music: | H. R. Padmanabha Sastry, Vijaya Baskar |
| Studio: | R. N. R. Pictures |
| Distributor: | Shankar Films[1] |
| Runtime: | 15,998 ft. |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Anbe Deivam is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Nagendra Rao. The film stars him alongside M. K. Radha, K. Sarangapani and Sriranjani Jr.[2] [3]
Mohan Rao is a film producer. He lives with his wife. A couple and their child daughter Uma live in the neighbourhood. The husband is a rogue. He plans to rob the film producer. While he is executing his plan he kills someone. His wife takes the blame, but both are imprisoned. Mohan Rao and his wife adopt Uma. Time goes and Uma becomes a young woman. She is in love with a youth who is the son of a police officer. Uma's parents are released and they return home. Her father observes that Uma is living comfortably and that she is going to marry. He tries to blackmail Mohan Rao and get money. Uma's marriage is fixed. On the wedding day her father tries to create problems in order to stop the marriage. How he is exposed and how Uma's wedding takes place forms the rest of the story.
The list was adapted from the review article in The Hindu
The music was composed by H. R. Padmanabha Sastry & Vijaya Bhaskar. Lyrics were penned by Sundarakannan.
| Song | Singers | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atthaanai Engeyum Paartheengalaa | Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Leela | 06:13 | |
| Inbamellaam Thandharulum | P. Susheela | 02:41 |
Anbe Deivam was released on 6 December 1957.[4] On the same day, The Indian Express called it a "technically flawless picture" and praised the music.[5] Despite this, it was not a success.