Anbarivu
| Anbarivu | |
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 Official release poster | |
| Directed by | Aswin Raam |
| Written by | Aswin Raam Pon Parthiban (dialogues) |
| Story by | Hiphop Tamizha |
| Produced by | T. G. Thyagarajan (Presenter) Senthil Thyagarajan Arjun Thyagarajan |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Madhesh Manickam |
| Edited by | Pradeep E. Ragav |
| Music by | Hiphop Tamizha |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Disney+ Hotstar |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Anbarivu is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language family drama film[1] written and directed by Aswin Raam in his directorial debut and produced by Sathya Jyothi Films.[2] The film stars Hiphop Tamizha Aadhi in his first dual role, Kashmira Pardeshi, and Shivani Rajashekar, with Napoleon, Vidharth, Sai Kumar, Asha Sharath, and Arjai in supporting roles.[3] The film's music and score is composed by Hiphop Tamizha with cinematography handled by Madhesh Manickam and editing done by Pradeep E. Ragav. The film was released via Disney+ Hotstar on 7 January 2022.[4]
Plot[]
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Anbu and Arivu are twins, separated as infants. Anbu stays with his mother and grandfather in India. Arivu lives with his father in Canada. Incidents force twins to switch families to attempt the reuniting of their families.
Cast[]
- Hiphop Tamizha Aadhi in as Anbazhagan (Anbu) and Arivazhagan (Arivu)
- Napoleon as Muniyandi, Anbu and Arivu's grandfather
- Vidharth as MLA Pasupathi
- Sai Kumar as Prakasham, Anbu and Arivu's father
- Asha Sharath as Lakshmi, Muniyandi's daughter and Anbu and Arivu's mother
- Kashmira Pardeshi as Kayal, Arivu's lover (voice dubbed by Raveena Ravi)
- Shivani Rajashekar as Yazhini, Anbu's lover
- Arjai as Singaram
- Dheena as Dheena, Anbu's friend
- Sanjeev as DSP Naresh Pandian
- Mullai as Advocate Mullai
- Sharath Ravi as Venkat, Pasupathi Assistant
- G. Marimuthu as Sundaram, Kayal's father
- Renuka as Arivu's aunt
- Jeeva Ravi as Collector of Madurai
- Ratchasan Vinod Sagar as Doctor Nimmathi
- Aadukalam Naren as Jayaprakasam
- Rintu Ravi as Kayal's mother and Prakasham's sister
Soundtrack[]
The soundtrack and film's score was composed by Hiphop Tamizha, while lyrics written by Vivek, Yaazhi Dragon, Hiphop Tamizha and Thamarai. The first single "Arakkiyae" was released on 22 December 2021.[5] Another single "Ready Steady Go" was released on 27 December 2021.[6] The third single "Kanavugal" was released on 1 January 2022.[7] The last single "Kalangathey" was released on 5 January 2022.[8] The audio rights were acquired by Lahari Music and T-Series.
S.P.Charan had sung another version of Thanga Sela song which is part of the film and Hiphop Tamizha had sung another version of Ready Steady Go song which is part of the film.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Arakkiyae" | Vivek | Yuvan Shankar Raja | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Ready Steady Go" | Yaazhi Dragon | Santhosh Narayanan, Chinnaponnu, Srinisha Jayaseelan | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Kanavugal" | Yaazhi Dragon | Benny Dayal, Bamba Bakya, Sam Vishal, Srinisha Jayaseelan, Sridhar Sena, Maanasi. K, Shilvi Sharon | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Kalangathey" | Hiphop Tamizha | Bamba Bakya | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Thanga Sela" | Thamarai | Kapil Kabilan, Pradeep Kumar | 4:39 |
| 6. | "Kannirendum" | Thamarai | Saindhavi | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Anbae Arivu" | Hiphop Tamizha | Deva | 1:42 |
| Total length: | 22:24 | |||
Release[]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Anbarivu skipped a theatrical release and opted for a direct-to-streaming release via Disney+ Hotstar on 7 January 2022, a week before Pongal day.[9][10] The film received mixed reviews, criticized the script and length but praise for soundtrack.
References[]
- ^ Menon, Thinkal (7 January 2022). "Exclusive! Aswin Raam: I was confident of Adhi pulling off the challenging characters in Anbarivu". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Hiphop Tamizha Adhi's Anbarivu first look out". Cinema Express. 14 April 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Hip Hop Adhi's Anbarivu trailer". The Times of India. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Disney+ Hotstar Tamil [@disneyplusHSTam] (9 January 2022). "அம்சமான ஆரம்பம்!