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Anbe Deivam
Film poster
Directed byR. Nagendra Rao
Screenplay byT. U. Pathi
Story byR. N. Jayagopal
Produced byR. Nagendra Rao
StarringR. Nagendra Rao
M. K. Radha
K. Sarangapani
Sriranjani Jr.
CinematographyR. N. K. Prasath
Music byH. R. Padmanabha Sastry, Vijaya Baskar

Production
company

R. N. R. Pictures

Distributed byShankar Films[1]

Release date

  • 6 December 1957 (1957-12-06)

Running time

15,998 ft.[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Anbe Deivam (transl. Love is God) is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Nagendra Rao. The film stars him alongside M. K. Radha, K. Sarangapani and Sriranjani Jr.[3][4]

Plot[edit]

Mohan Rao is a film producer. He lives 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 is 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.[3]

Cast[edit]

The list was adapted from the review article in The Hindu[3]

Dance
E. V. Saroja, Thangappan, Ganga, Madhavi

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by H. R. Padmanabha Sastry & Vijaya Bhaskar. Lyrics were penned by Sundarakannan.

Song Singers Length
Atthaanai Engeyum Paartheengalaa Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Leela 06:13
Inbamellaam Thandharulum P. Susheela 02:41

Reception[edit]

Anbe Deivam was released on 6 December 1957.[2] On the same day, The Indian Express called it a "technically flawless picture" and praised the music.[5] Despite this, it was not a success.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Anbe Deivam". The Indian Express. 2 December 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  • ^ a b "1957 – அன்பே தெய்வம் – ஆர்.என்.ஆர்.பிக்சர்ஸ்" [1957 – Anbe Deivam – R.N.R. Pictures]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  • ^ a b c d Guy, Randor (2 September 2012). "Anbey Deivam 1957". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  • ^ காந்தன் (29 December 1957). "அன்பே தெய்வம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 21. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  • ^ "Anbe Deivam". The Indian Express. 6 December 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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