Anubavi Raja Anubavi
| Anubavi Raja Anubavi | |
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 DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Produced by | Ayya Films |
| Written by | K. Balachander |
| Starring |
Nagesh R. Muthuraman Rajasree Jayabharathi |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | Nemai Ghosh |
| Edited by | Kittu |
Release dates | 1 January 1967 |
Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Anubavi Raja Anubavi (English: Experience it, dear. Experience it.) is a 1967 Indian Tamil language comedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. It stars Nagesh along with R. Muthuraman, Rajasree and Jayabharathi. Nagesh played dual role in the movie as a modern trend boy without mustache and another as a village man with long hair and mustache. It was remade in Hindi as Do Phool and in Kannada as Kittu Puttu and Malayalam as Aanandham Paramaanandham. The storyline of 1993 Hindi movie Aankhen was similar to this movie.
The dual role played by Nagesh in Tamil was reprised by Mehmood in Hindi and by Dwarakish in Kannada. Earlier, the triple role played by Nagesh in Panakkara Kudumbam was reprised by reprised by Mehmood in Hindi version (Humjoli) and by Dwarakish in Kannada version (Bhale Huduga).
Cast
- Nagesh as Thangamuthu/Manikkam (twin brothers)
- R. Muthuraman as Janakiraman
- Rajasree as Rajamani
- Jayabharathi as Ramamani (Rajamani's friend)
- Manorama as Muthamma (Manikkam lover)
- Major Sundarrajan as Chidambaram (Janakiraman & Thangamuthu's father)
- O. A. K. Thevar
- Hari Krishnan as Varadharajan (Rajamani's father)
- P. Muthulakshmi as Chidambaram's wife
- S. N. Lakshmi as Manikkam mother
Soundtrack
Tamil Track list
Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[1] According to Udhav Naig of The Hindu, the song "Madras Nalla Madras" was one of the first songs that tried to provide a commentary on life in Chennai.[2] References to how no one goes slow on the road or speaks good Tamil were also seen in the song.[3] "Muthukulikka Vaareergala" was sung in the Tuticorin Tamil dialect.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | "Muthukulikka Vaareergala" | L. R. Eswari, T. M. Soundararajan, M. S. Viswanathan | 03:34 |
| 2 | "Anubavi Raja Anubavi" | L. R. Eswari , P. Suseela | 03:28 |
| 3 | "Madras Nalla Madras" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:13 |
| 4 | "Azhagirukkuthu" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan, T. M. Soundararajan | 03:18 |
| 5 | "Maanendru Pennukkoru" | P. Suseela | 4:47 |
Telugu movie
The Telugu language lyrics are written by Anisetty Subbarao.[5]
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | "Malleteega Poosindiraa" | L. R. Eswari, Ghantasala | 03:34 |
| 2 | "Anubhavincu Raja Anubhavincu" | L. R. Eswari, P. Suseela | 03:28 |
| 3 | "Madrasu Vinta Madrasu" | Pithapuram Nageswara Rao | 03:13 |
| 4 | "Andalucinde Jagatilo" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Pithapuram Nageswara Rao | 03:18 |
| 5 | "Maatallo Mallelloni" | P. Suseela | 4:47 |
Remakes
- Hindi - Do Phool (1973)
- Kannada - Kittu Puttu (1977)
- Hindi - Aankhen (1993)
- Telugu - Pokiri Raja (1995)
References
- ↑ "Anubhavi Raja Anubhavi Tracklist". Gaana.com. 31 December 1967. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ Naig, Udhav (20 August 2014). "Madras by day, by night and by song". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "How Madras Tamil jazzed up movies". The Hindu. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ Pudipeddi, Haricharan (17 August 2011). "The city in celluloid". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "Anubhavincu Raaja Anubhavincu - 1968 (Dubbing)". Ghantasala Galamrutamu (in Telugu). Retrieved 3 March 2016.