Anbulla Kadhalukku

Anbulla Kadhalukku
Poster
Directed byMohan
Written byTharmalingam (dialogues)
Screenplay byMohan
Story byMohan
Produced byMohan
StarringMohan
Megha
Sangeetha
Bhavana
CinematographyY. N. Murali
Edited byShankar
Music byDeva
Production
company
Paarthy International
Release date
  • 17 September 1999 (1999-09-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Anbulla Kadhalukku (transl. For My Dearest) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romance film written, produced and directed by Mohan. It stars Mohan himself, alongside Megha, Sangeetha and Bhavana; while Anand Babu and Delhi Ganesh appeared in other pivotal roles. The film was released on 17 September 1999, and faced poor commercial response.

Plot

Cast

Production

The film was first announced in April 1998.[1] It marked Mohan's return to acting, following a sabbatical since Uruvam (1991),[2] and is his directorial debut.[3] This was supposed to be the acting debut for one of the lead actresses Megha; however Guru Paarvai was released first.[4] Mohan's hairstyle in the film was inspired by that of Bollywood actor Dev Anand.[5] The film was noted by some media to share a similar storyline to several other Tamil films which released during the same period. Jodi (1999), Minsara Kanna (1999) and Poovellam Kettuppar (1999) all had familiar plots.[6]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Deva.[7][8]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Gnyapagam Irukkutha" P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha Jeevan 05:05
"Kalyanamma Kalyanam" Murali, Krishnaraj 04:59
"Karuppa Irukkattum" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 05:41
"Manmatha Malaiye" P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram Arivumathi 04:58
"Yai Elaiye Nilave" S. P. Balasubrahmanyan Kavi Ravi 05:50

Release and reception

Anbulla Kadhalukku was released on 17 September 1999.[9] Dinakaran wrote, "Mohan has left the cinegoers spellbound through his one-man show and artful handling of such varied jobs like acting, story creation, production and direction!".[10] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "As a director, Mohan does a fair job, keeping the spark of interest from flickering out but the lack of depth in screenplay and punch in the dialogue fritter his efforts away".[11] Sify wrote, "Those who want to see Mohan can do so but otherwise the film offers nothing new".[12] The film caused massive losses for Mohan, who went back into his sabbatical from films after the film's release but still opted only to play the lead role in films; his next acting credit was Sutta Pazham, released almost a decade later.[13]

References

  1. ^ ""Anbulla Kaathalukku"". Dinakaran. 6 April 1998. Archived from the original on 4 August 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "நடிகர் மோகனை சினிமாவிலிருந்து துரத்திய உருவம்!". News18 (in Tamil). 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "70 Tamil actors you didn't know were directors too". Cinema Express. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ "பெங்களூரிலிருந்து ஒரு மேகம்!". Kalki (in Tamil). 6 December 1998. p. 96. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "'Phoenix' Mohan". Dinakaran. 14 May 1998. Archived from the original on 7 May 1999. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Lack of script-writers?". Tamil Star. Archived from the original on 18 August 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Anbulla Kadhalukku (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 7 September 1999. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Uyire / Anbulla Kadhalalukku". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. ^ "anbulla kadhalukku ( 1999 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  10. ^ "Review: "Anbulla Kaathalukku"". Dinakaran. 24 October 1999. Archived from the original on 4 August 2003. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  11. ^ Ramanujam, D. S. (24 September 1999). "Film Reviews: Anbulla Kathalukku / Bharat Ratna / 1947-Earth". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 April 2001. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Anbulla Kathalakku". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 December 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Yesteryear Tamil actor Mohan to make a comeback with 'Haraa'!". Sify. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2025.