| Anand | |
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| Directed by | Sekhar Kammula |
| Written by | Sekhar Kammula |
| Starring | Raja Kamalinee Mukherjee Satya Krishnan Anish Kuruvilla |
| Cinematography | Vijay C Kumar |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | K. M. Radha Krishnan |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Amigos Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹30 Lakhs[1] |
Anand[a] is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed Sekhar Kammula.[2] Produced jointly by Amigos Creations and National Film Development Corporation of India, the film stars Raja and Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film begins with the death of the family of a young girl as a result of a character's drunken driving. The film sketches the path of the young girl growing up into a woman who lives her life independently and with self-esteem. How the male protagonist enters the woman's life and how they fall in love with each other forms the rest of the story.
The film's basic story was also chosen as the subject for Sekhar Kammula's thesis screenplay, which was a requirement for his Master of Fine Arts at Howard University.[3][4] The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.[5]
The film was well received by critics and became successful at the box office. It was remade in Tamil as Ninaithale.[6][7] The film went on to win the Nandi Awards among several other prominent awards. If the award-winning Dollar Dreams (2000) set the tone, then Anand introduced the legacy of successful films made with simple stories.[8][9] The film's soundtrack was well appreciated for its soft melodies.[10]
- ^ "When Tollywood tunes didn't mesmerise box-office". Business Standard India. 1 January 2005. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
One of the year's biggest surprises was Anand, a film made on a shoestring budget of less than Rs 1 crore.
- ^ Kausar Alam, Hina. "I'm not here to transport people to fantasy land". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
- ^ "Master of Fine Arts in Film Program". Howard University. Archived from the original on 1 November 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
- ^ Farida, Syeda (3 August 2004). "A different reverie". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Love beats – Ninathale". Chennaivision.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
- ^ "Ninaithale Movie Cinema Review". Musicmazaa.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
- ^ "National Film Awards 2000". Research, Reference and Training Division. Archived from the original on 3 November 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
- ^ Rajamani, Radhika. "Happy Days – Go for it!". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- ^ Sunil, Sreya. "Anand has soft melodies". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
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