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Anbe Deivam
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Wikipedia article
'Anbe Deivam' is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Nagendra Rao. The film features him alongside M. K. Radha, K. Sarangapani, Sriranjani, Jr.https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1957/dec/29-12-1957/p21.jpg
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.
Cast
The list was adapted from the review article in The Hindu
;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
* K. S. Angamuthu
* '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
* Audiography: T. S. Rangasami
* Lyrics: Sundarakannan
* Photography: Eswara Babu
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.
Reception
'Anbe Deivam' was released on 6 December 1957. On the same day, 'The Indian Express' called it a "technically flawless picture" and praised the music. Despite this, it was not a success.
References
Category:Indian drama films
Category:Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar
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