Anand (2004 film)
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Anand[lower-alpha 1] 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.
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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. Radhakrishnan |
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Distributed by | Amigos Creations |
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Running time | 180 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹30 Lakhs[1] |
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]