Anjala is a 2016 Tamil-language comedy drama film[1] directed by Thangam Saravanan and produced by Dhilip Subbarayan. Vimal and Nandita star, while Gopi Sunder composes the film's music.[2]

Anjala
Theatrical release poster
Directed byThangam Saravanan
Written byThangam Saravanan
Produced byDhilip Subbarayan
StarringVimal
Nandita
Riythvika
Pasupathy
CinematographyRavikannan
Edited byPraveen K. L.
Music byGopi Sunder
Production
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Distributed byAuraa Cinemas
Release date
  • 12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

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Special appearances in Promotional song by :

Production

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Produced by stunt choreographer Dhilip Subbarayan, Anjala began production in December 2013 with Vimal, Nanditha, and Pasupathi in the cast. The film's cinematography will be handled by Ravi Kannan, editing by Praveen-Srikanth and music by Gopi Sundar. Dhilip's father Super Subbarayan will handle the action segments of Anjala.[3] The film experienced production delays and was later finalized to release during February 2016.

Soundtrack

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Anjala
Soundtrack album by
Released19 November 2015
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music
ProducerGopi Sundar
Gopi Sundar chronology
Anjala
(2015)
Bangalore Naatkal
(2016)

The film's music and soundtrack was composed by Gopi Sundar. The soundtrack features five songs, the lyrics for which are written by Na Muthukumar, Yugabharati, Gangai Amaran, Yegathasi and Lalithanand. Behindwoods rated the album 2.75 out of 5 and called it "Anjala is a decent fun album that stays honest to its folksy aroma!".[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nakkalu Maama"Na. MuthukumarNanda, Santosh Hariharan, Pooja AV, Sai, Azhagesan, Tamil & Muthu Chamy5:12
2."Kanjadai"YugabharathiV. V. Prasanna, Vandana Srinivasan4:54
3."Yaarai Ketpadhu"Na. MuthukumarGangai Amaren4:50
4."Ayyankuli"YegadesiMukesh Mohamed, Tamil, Thala Muthu, Raaja, Karuppan & Pichai Arasan4.47
5."Tea Podu"LalithanandDeva4:26

Critical reception

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Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote "Anjala is an uneven film, with filmmaking that is hardly remarkable and a script that lacks finesse and focus. Yet, the film makes it clear right in the initial scenes that it is more interested in going after our emotions."[5] The Hindu wrote "The foundation on which Anjala is built, is wonderful. But alas. If only the ambition of the makers was to create something more substantial."[6] Behindwoods wrote, "In a nutshell, Anjala might remind you of a similar spot that might have existed in your town too, but it does not drive you to go back there although that may have been the intention of the director."[7] Hindustan Times wrote "As much as the theme of Anjala may be unique, the film's scripting and treatment leave a lot to be desired."[8] Moviecrow wrote "Anjala is an honest attempt with excellent intent. But intent alone never suffices".[9] Silverscreen wrote "A fascinating plot, marred with unnecessary elements like an insipid romance, some crass comedy, and the juvenile treatment of the screenplay leaves us with one overriding thought."[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Anjala on Feb 12". www.magzter.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ^ "'Anjala'". videos.sify.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Dilip Subbarayan to turn producer in Anjalai". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Anjala (Aka) Anjala songs review". 19 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Anjala Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Anjala by Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. ^ Menon, Vishal (12 February 2016). "Anjala: A lukewarm tribute to the neighbourhood tea kadai". The Hindu.
  7. ^ "Anjala (Aka) Anjalai review". 12 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Anjala review: A lovely subject treated carelessly". 11 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Anjala Review - Weak handling of a Heartwarming story".
  10. ^ "Anjala Movie Review : Bad Tea". 16 February 2016.
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