Anbe Deivam

Anbe Deivam
Anbe Deivam
	Film poster
Directed by	R. Nagendra Rao
Screenplay by	T. U. Pathi
Story by	R. N. Jayagopal
Produced by	R. Nagendra Rao
Starring	R. Nagendra Rao; M. K. Radha; K. Sarangapani; Sriranjani, Jr.; K. S. Angamuthu; and others
Cinematography	R. N. K. Prasath
Music by	H. R. Padmanabha Sastry, Vijaya Baskar
Production; company	R. N. R. Pictures
Release date	6 December 1957 (India);
Running time	15,998 ft.
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Anbe Deivam (transl. Love is God) is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Nagendra Rao. The film features him alongside M. K. Radha, K. Sarangapani, Sriranjani, Jr.^[2]^[3]

Plot[]

Mohan Rao is a film producer. He lives happily 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 was 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.^[2]

Cast[]

The list was adapted from the review article in The Hindu^[2]

Male cast

R. Nagendra Rao
M. K. Radha
C. V. V. Panthulu
K. Sarangapani
V. Gopalakrishnan
Ganapathi Bhat
P. D. Sambandam

Female cast

Sriranjani, Jr.
N. R. Sandhya
Sooryakala
Baby Uma
T. E. Krishnamachari
Pottai Krishnamurthi

Dance: E. V. Saroja, Thangappan, Ganga, Madhavi

Crew[]

The crew list was adapted from the database of Film News Anandan

Producer & Director: R. Nagendra Rao
Story: R. N. Jayagopal
Dialogues: T. U. Pathi
Cinematography: R. N. K. Prasath
Music: H. R. Pathmanabha Sastry, Vijaya Baskar

Choreography: Thangapan
Studio: Golden^[2]
Audiography: T. S. Rangasami
Lyrics: Sundarakannan
Photography: Eswara Babu^[1]

Soundtrack[]

The music was composed by H. R. Padmanabha Sastry & Vijaya Bhaskar. Lyrics were penned by Sundarakannan. Playback singers are Seerkazhi Govindarajan, P. Leela & P. Susheela.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	Atthaanai Engeyum Paartheengalaa	Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Leela	Sundarakannan	06:13
2	Inbamellaam Thandharulum	P. Susheela	Sundarakannan	02:41

Reception[]

Anbe Deivam was released on 6 December 1957.^[1] On the same day, The Indian Express called it a "technically flawless picture" and praised the music.^[4] Despite this, it was not a success.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil Film History and Its Achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Guy, Randor (2 September 2012). "Anbey Deivam 1957". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
^ https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1957/dec/29-12-1957/p21.jpg
^ "Anbe Deivam". The Indian Express. 6 December 1957. p. 3.

[book-1] Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil Film History and Its Achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers.

[hindu-2] Guy, Randor (2 September 2012). "Anbey Deivam 1957". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

[3] ttps://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1957/dec/29-12-1957/p21.jpg

[4] "Anbe Deivam". The Indian Express. 6 December 1957. p. 3.

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