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'Anjada Gandu' is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film produced by B N Gangadhar under the banner of ANS Productions and written and directed by Renuka Sharma. It stars Ravichandran and Khushbu in the lead roles along with Thoogudeepa Srinivas, Doddanna and Mukhyamantri Chandru in supporting roles. The film is a remake of the 1984 Tamil film 'Thambikku Entha Ooru' which starred Rajinikanth and Madhavi in the lead roles.

The film was based on a screenplay by Renuka Sharma which was itself based on a story by Panchu Arunachalam. It was produced by B N Gangadhar under the newly established production house ANS Productions. The film was Renuka Sharma's comeback film after a hiatus of two years after the 1986 film 'Namma Ooru Devathe.' The film also marked the second collaboration between V. Ravichandran and Khushbu after 'Ranadheera,' which was released earlier the same year. The film's songs were composed by Hamsalekha, while the cinematography was handled by Chinni Prakash.

The film was released on 13 July 1988 to positive responses. The film had a theatrical run of 25 weeks and was declared a 'Blockbuster'. The film's songs were chartbusters with all songs considered evergreen hits. 'Anjada Gandu' was the second highest grossing Kannada film of the year only surpassed by 'Ranadheera', another film which featured both Ravichandran and Khushbu as the lead pair. The consecutive success of 'Anjada Gandu' and 'Ranadheera' made the Ravichandran-Khushbu pair popular.

Plot



Anand is the son of a rich businessman, Rajashekar and is given to profligate ways. He is shown spending money wantonly in a club. He has concern for the poor people. He is shown breaking the window of a car when its owner does not pay a coconut vendor. He also thrashes a gang of unruly men in an upscale club when one of them mistreats the waiter. His catchphrase in this phase is shown to be "piece, piece" or alternatively "ella, piece piece" describing the state in which the target of his anger is left.

His father is naturally angry with such behavior and feels that a spell in a village with his old school friend, Rudrappa, who has since been in the army will do the boy good. And therefore sends him off to a village, Tavarekere with an introductory letter which does not reveal that he is his son but only says that he is in need of some guidance for a year and that he should be taught some daily chores.

Gopala and Mukhyamantri Chandru are businessmen who are trying to acquire land in the same village. Mukhyamantri Chandru's daughter Asha is arrogant due to her wealth. How Gopi interacts with all these people and ensures justice while at the same time winning hearts forms the rest of the story.

Cast



Crew



*'Art' : 'Nageshwara Rao'

*'Stunts' : 'Sahul'

*'Editor' : 'K. Balu'

*'Cinematography' : 'Prasad Babu'

*'Music' : Hamsalekha

*'Lyrics' : 'V. Manohar, Hamsalekha,R. N. Jayagopal'

*'Story' : 'Panchu Arunachalam'

*'Screenplay' : 'Renuka Sharma'

*'Dialogue' : 'Sriranga'

*'Director' : 'Renuka Sharma'

*'Producer' : 'B. N. Gangadhar'

Soundtrack



Hamsalekha composed the music for the film and the soundtracks, with the lyrics for the soundtracks penned by R. N. Jayagopal, V. Manohar and Hamsalekha. The album has seven soundtracks.

Two songs from this movie were later re-used by Hamsalekha in two different Telugu movies. The song 'Aakaradalli Gulabi Rangide' was later adapted by Hamasalekha in the Telugu film 'Muthyamantha Muddu' (1989) as 'Premalekha Raasa'. Another song 'Eke Heegaytho' was later reused in the 1997 Telugu movie 'Omkaram' which was a remake of 1995 Kannada movie 'Om' as 'Om Brahmanda' which comes in the place of 'Hey Dinakara' retaining only the opening Sanskrit verse from 'Om' but following the tune of the song 'Eke Heegayto' from this movie.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/8qRw44QqYSs Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200103180427/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qRw44QqYSs Wayback Machine]:

Legacy



The movie was a huge success and elevated the career of the actor Ravichandran who had earlier given a fresh hit through 'Premaloka'. Moreover, the success of the movie and Ranadheera released in the same year made Ravichandran and Khushbu a 'star pair'. 2014 Kannada movie had its title inspired by this movie.

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