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Anbe Sivam (transl. Love Is God) [4] is a 2003 Indian Tamil -language slice-of-life drama film directed by Sundar C and produced by K. Muralitharan, V. Swaminathan and G. Venugopal under the banner of Lakshmi Movie Makers. The film was written by Kamal Haasan, and Madhan provided the dialogues.
Jan 18, 2018 · Anbe Sivam, which told this stunning story of a man who found God in people who did good things, completed 15 years on this January 15. Over these years, the movie has grown to be a classic, has...
Anbe Sivam: Directed by Sundar C.. With Kamal Haasan, Madhavan, Kiran Rathod, Nassar. Two men, one young and arrogant, the other damaged - physically but not spiritually - by life, are thrown together by circumstances, and find that they are in some ways bound together by fate.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Sundar C.
- 2003-01-14
Jan 20, 2020 · 17 Years of Anbe Sivam: 10 iconic dialogues from the Kamal Haasan classic that mirror his ideologies on love & religion. As the cult film that depicts Haasan's views as a humanist completes 17 years, we give you some powerful dialogue moments from the Sundar C directorial.
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Two men waiting for a flight to Chennai at the Biju Patnaik Airport in Bhubaneswar engage in conversation. One is a commercial director, Anbarasu, who prefers the abbreviated name A.Aras, and the other is a scarred and deformed socialist, Nallasivam (Nalla). When the flight is cancelled due to heavy rain, Aras initially suspects Nalla is a terroris...
Development
In the late 1990s, Kamal Haasan narrated the premise of a film to the director K. S. Ravikumar as they sought to collaborate following Avvai Shanmughi (1996). The initial script followed two men who meet in a train, quarrel, become friends and ultimately, one of them sacrifices everything for the other man. One individual was a Sri Lankan Tamil communist, while the other was a person who followed a right-wing political belief. Haasan had wanted to act in the film alongside Mohanlal, but Ravik...
Cast and crew
In addition to being the film's writer, Haasan also played the central character, Nallasivam. Madhavan was selected to play Anbarasu in January 2002. According to Kiran Rathod, she received a phone call from Haasan's office informing her that she was offered the role of Balasaraswathi, which she accepted. Rathod's voice in the film was dubbed by the singer Anuradha Sriram. Uma Riyaz Khan played the role of Nallasivam's friend and professional colleague, Mehrunissa. In a 2019 interview with Th...
Filming
Principal photography for Anbe Sivam commenced in July 2002. The first scene featuring the lead actors was shot at Pollachi Junction railway station. Haasan and Madhavan interacted closely during the initial stages of the shoot to ensure that the on-screen chemistry between the pair was apparent. Anbe Sivam was shot on a restricted budget of 120 million, with the train and bus disaster sequences involving the use of settings and CGI. Madhavan, who began shooting his portions in September 2002...
Anbe Sivam follows the events of a journey from Bhubaneswar to Chennai undertaken by two men of contrasting personalities: Nallasivam, a physically challenged and witty socialist, and Anbarasu, a commercial director who supports capitalism and globalisation. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the two are forced to undertake the journey together. Thro...
The soundtrack album and background score for Anbe Sivam were composed by Vidyasagar and the lyrics for the songs were written by Vairamuthu and P. Vijay. After composing the tune for the title song, Vidyasagar explained the situation of the song to Haasan, who wanted the song to be performed in such a way that the protagonist is singing according ...
According to S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu, the producers were confident that Anbe Sivam would be a strong competitor at the 50th National Film Awards that they had the film reviewed by the Central Board of Film Certification before the end of 2002 so that they could enter the film into the annual awards list. The film was released on 15 January 2...
Critical response
Baradwaj Rangan described the film as "Kamal's latest solo attempt to bend, twist, shape-shift Tamil cinema into forms never-before seen." In his review of the film's DVD, M. Suganth, writing for The Times of India, called it "one of the finest movies of the decade" and praised the story, screenplay and dialogues before terming the film as "a modern classic". Reviewing the Telugu dubbed version, Sathyame Sivam, Jeevi of Idlebrain.comsaid that "this art-kind-of film does entertain the people w...
Box office
During the first week of its theatrical run, an analysis by Sudhish Kamath of The Hindu showed the film to have grossed 13.1 million in Chennai alone. Despite this, the film underperformed at the box office and incurred heavy losses for Lakshmi Movie Makers, effectively stopping them from investing in other ventures for the year 2003. An estimate by D.Govardan of The Economic Times places the losses at 65 million, while Arun Ram of India Today states the losses incurred to be 50 million. Srin...
Following its release, Anbe Sivam has attained cult status in Tamil cinema and receives re-runs on television channels. When the film was in post-production, Haasan revealed to film critic and journalist Subhash K. Jha that he was impressed with Madhavan's enthusiasm and performance during the making of the film, subsequently signing him to appear ...
News: Sundar . Priyanka . 21 February 2018 . Kamal Haasan's transition from Nammavar to Ulaganayagan, and back . . live . 20 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180304075707/https://www....News: Pillai . Sreedhar . 5 February 2010 . Content is king . . dead . 10 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160410134013/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?Fro...News: 3 June 2016 . Actor Balu Anand passes away . . live . 6 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160606145950/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/actor-balu-anand-passes-away/article8686...News: Nair . Vidya . 26 April 2017 . Not just a star wife: Uma . . live . 30 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170430160205/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/260417/no...Jan 15, 2019 · Anbe Sivam is a 2003 Tamil film which starred Kamal Haasan and R Madhavan in significant roles. The movie was helmed by Sundar C with a script by Kamal Haasan himself. Written by S Subhakeerthana. Chennai | Updated: January 15, 2019 22:09 IST. 10 min read.
Mar 26, 2023 · Anbe Sivam. (Who is God? You, and me. Life is penance. Love is God.) A masterpiece on humanity, communism, and God, written and and performed by the 'Aandavar' (God) of Tamil cinema.
