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'Anubavi Raja Anubavi' is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. It stars Nagesh along with R. Muthuraman, Rajasree and Jayabharathi. The film was remade in Hindi as' Do Phool' (1973), in Malayalam as 'Aanandham Paramaanandham' (1977), in Kannada as 'Kittu Puttu' (1977) and in Marathi as 'Changu Mangu' (1990).

Plot



A man experiences culture shock after arriving in Madras for the first time.

Cast



* Nagesh as Thangamuthu and Manikkam

* R. Muthuraman as Janakiraman

* Rajasree as Rajamani

* Jayabharathi as Ramamani

* Manorama as Muthamma

* Major Sundarrajan as Chidambaram

*Typist Gopu as the bandit leader

*O. A. K. Thevar as Public Prosecutor

* Hari Krishnan as Varadharajan

*T. P. Muthulakshmi as Maragadham

*S. N. Lakshmi as Manikkam mother

*S. N. Parvathy as Savior of thangamuthu

*Samikannu as Varadharajan's assistant

Production



'Anubavi Raja Anubavi' was directed by K. Balachander, who wrote the screenplay based on a story by Rama Arangannal. 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).

Soundtrack



Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan. According to Udhav Naig of 'The Hindu', "Madras Nalla Madras" was one of the first songs that tried to provide a commentary on life in the city. References to how no-one goes slow on the road or speaks good Tamil were also seen in the song. Like most songs in Balachander's films, the lyrics were satirical in nature. "Muthukulikka Vaareergala" was sung in the Thoothukudi dialect.

;Tamil track list

;Telugu track list

The Telugu language lyrics were written by Anisetty Subbarao.

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. The film was a box office hit.

References




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