Anubavi Raja Anubavi Explained

Anubavi Raja Anubavi
Director:K. Balachander
Producer:V. R. Annamalai
M. R. M. Arunachalam
Screenplay:K. Balachander
Story:Rama. Arangannal
Starring:Nagesh
R. Muthuraman
Rajasree
Jayabharathi
Music:M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography:Nemai Ghosh
Editing:N. R. Kittu
Studio:Ayya Films
Runtime:177 minutes[1]
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Anubavi Raja Anubavi is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Nagesh along with R. Muthuraman, Rajasree and Jayabharathi. It was released on July 1967.[2] The film remade in Hindi as Do Phool (1974),[3] in Malayalam as Aanandham Paramaanandham (1977), in Kannada as Kittu Puttu (1977) and in Marathi as Changu Mangu (1990).[4]

Plot

Thangamuthu and Manikkam are twins. They were separated at birth after their mother lost one of them when travelling via train.

Production

Anubavi Raja Anubavi was directed by K. Balachander, who wrote the screenplay based on a story by Rama Arangannal.[5] The film was produced by V. R. Annamalai and M. R. M. Arunachalam under Ayya Films. Cinematography was handled by Nemai Ghosh, and editing by N. R. Kittu. The song "Madras Nalla Madras", picturised on Nagesh, was filmed on the roads of Madras (now Chennai).[6] [7]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[8] "Madras Nalla Madras" was one of the first songs that tried to provide a commentary on life in the city.[9] References to how no one goes slow on the road or speaks good Tamil are made in the song.[10] Like most songs in Balachander's films, the lyrics were satirical in nature.[11] "Muthukulikka Vaareergala" was sung in the Thoothukudi dialect.[12] [13] "Muthukulikka" was later reused in the film's Hindi remake Do Phool.[14]

Tamil track list
Song Singers Length
"Muthukulikka Vaareergala" L. R. Eswari, T. M. Soundararajan, M. S. Viswanathan03:34
"Anubavi Raja Anubavi" L. R. Eswari, P. Susheela03:28
"Madras Nalla Madras" T. M. Soundararajan03:13
"Azhagirukkuthu" Sirkazhi Govindarajan, T. M. Soundararajan03:18
"Maanendru Pennukkoru" P. Susheela4:47
Telugu track list

The Telugu language lyrics were written by Anisetty Subbarao.[15]

Song Singers Length
"Malleteega Poosindiraa" 03:34
"Anubhavincu Raja Anubhavincu" 03:28
"Madrasu Vinta Madrasu" 03:13
"Andalucinde Jagatilo" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Pithapuram Nageswara Rao 03:18
"Maatallo Mallelloni" P. Susheela 4:47

Reception

The Indian Express wrote, "The whole narration, a complete botch, is further burdened by unconvincing romantic complications. Besides under the curiously limp and unvaried direction of Balachander, the notable cast gives a somewhat dispirited performance." Kalki lauded Nagesh's performance but criticised the songs, calling the film a laugh riot worth watching.[16] The film was a box office hit.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Elley . Derek . World Filmography: 1967 . . 1977 . 978-0-498-01565-6 . 255.
  2. News: 27 July 1967 . 'Anubavi Raja Anubavi' a senseless film . 10 February 2021 . . 3 . Google News Archive.
  3. News: Narayan . Hari . 15 November 2016 . KB's continuum . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161123114238/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/KB%E2%80%99s-continuum/article16448445.ece . 23 November 2016 . 6 April 2018 . The Hindu.
  4. Web site: Sing . Bobby . 15 December 2020 . CinemaScope: David Dhawan, Govinda and their world of remakes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422164321/https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/cinemascope-david-dhawan-govinda-and-their-world-of-remakes . 22 April 2021 . 22 April 2021 . The Free Press Journal.
  5. News: Guy . Randor . Randor Guy . 10 December 2016 . Anubavi Raja Anubavi . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161211151627/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Anubavi-Raja-Anubavi/article16789418.ece . 11 December 2016 . 24 December 2016 . The Hindu.
  6. Web site: Subramanian . Anupama . 27 August 2019 . When Madras cast a spell on Tamil movies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190917025407/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/270819/when-madras-cast-a-spell-on-tamil-movies.html . 17 September 2019 . 1 October 2020 . Deccan Chronicle.
  7. நாகேஷ் . Nagesh . 23 May 2004 . பாட்டும் மெட்டும்! . 2 April 2024 . . 49–51 . Ta . Internet Archive.
  8. Web site: Anubhavi Raja Anubhavi . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150303112546/http://gaana.com/album/anubhavi-raja-anubhavi . 3 March 2015 . 15 June 2015 . Gaana.
  9. News: Naig . Udhav . 20 August 2014 . Madras by day, by night and by song . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140902094753/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/madras-375-madras-by-day-by-night-and-by-song/article6332571.ece . 2 September 2014 . 15 June 2015 . The Hindu.
  10. News: 30 August 2011 . How Madras Tamil jazzed up movies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221014093524/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/how-madras-tamil-jazzed-up-movies/article2410298.ece . 14 October 2022 . 14 October 2022 . The Hindu.
  11. Web site: Raman . Sruthi Ganapathy . 22 August 2017 . Madras Day: The film songs that best capture the city's diverse spirit . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201111235623/https://scroll.in/reel/848005/madras-day-the-film-songs-that-best-capture-the-citys-diverse-spirit . 11 November 2020 . 11 April 2018 . Scroll.in.
  12. News: Pudipeddi . Haricharan . 17 August 2011 . The city in celluloid . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001085827/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/the-city-in-celluloid/article2365178.ece . 1 October 2020 . 15 June 2015 . The Hindu.
  13. News: 14 February 2020 . நெல்லைத் தமிழில் எழுதிய பாடல் . The song written in Nellai Tamil . live . https://archive.today/20201125052624/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2020/02/14172310/Song-written-by-Nellai-Tamil.vpf . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . . ta.
  14. Web site: Gopalakrishnan . P. V. . 15 May 2017 . FIlmy Ripples- Inspired plagiarism in early music . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171003173832/https://tcrcindia.com/2017/05/15/filmy-ripples-inspired-plagiarism-in-early-music/ . 3 October 2017 . 2 April 2024 . The Cinema Resource Centre.
  15. Web site: అనుభవించు రాజా అనుభవించు – 1968 (డబ్బింగ్) . Anubhavincu Raaja Anubhavincu – 1968 (Dubbing) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307021302/http://ghantasalagalamrutamu.blogspot.in/2009/04/1968_21.html . 7 March 2016 . 3 March 2016 . Ghantasala Galamrutamu . Telugu.
  16. 6 August 1967 . அனுபவி ராஜா அனுபவி . live . https://archive.today/20230202105734/https://archive.org/details/kalki1967-08-06/page/n34/mode/2up . 2 February 2023 . 2 February 2023 . . 33 . ta . Internet Archive.

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