Anand (2004 film)
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| Directed by | Sekhar Kammula |
| Written by | Sekhar Kammula |
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Raja Kamalinee Mukherjee Satya Krishnan Anish Kuruvilla |
| Music by | K. M. Radha Krishnan |
| Cinematography | Vijay C Kumar |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
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Amigos Creations & NFDC
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| Distributed by | Amigos Creations |
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Running time
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180 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹15 million (US$220,000) |
Anand (
pronunciation ) is a 2004 Telugu drama film that was directed, produced and written by Sekhar Kammula. The film has the tagline Manchi coffee lanti cinema meaning a movie as good as a cup of coffee. The lead roles were played by Raja and Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film was well received by critics and owing to its success at the box office, it was remade in Tamil as Ninaithale. The film's basic story was also chosen as the subject for Sekhar Kammula's thesis screenplay which was a requirement for his Masters in Fine Arts at Howard University. The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.
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 went on to win the Nandi Awards among several other prominent awards. If the award-winningDollar Dreams (2000) set the tone, then Anand introduced the legacy of successful films made with simple stories. A noteworthy mention is of the film's soundtrack which was well appreciated for its soft melodies.
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