- Anjali (film)
Infobox_Film
name = Anjali
director =Mani Ratnam
writer =Mani Ratnam
starring =Raghuvaran
Revathi
ShamiliPrabhu
SaranyaTarun
Shruthi
Vishnuvardhan
producer =Mani Ratnam G. Venkateswaran
distributor =Madras Talkies
released =December 3 ,1990
runtime = 130 mins
cinematography = Madhu Ambat
editing = B. Lenin
Vijayan
language = Tamil
music =Ilaiyaraaja
imdb_id = 0099043"Anjali" (Lang-ta|அஞ்சலி) is a 1990 Tamil-language Indian
feature film directed byMani Ratnam , starringRaghuvaran , Revathi,Tarun , Shruti and Shamili. The film's score and soundtrack is composed byIlaiyaraaja , being his 500th movie. "Anjali" is about a dyingautistic child, and the emotional trauma experienced by herfamily . The film was dubbed into Telugu and released with the same namePlot
A married couple and their two children live together in South India. The family soon decide to have another child. At birth it appears the child suffers from a terminal disease. The ailment is brought to the attention of the husband (
Raghuvaran ) at the local hospital, and together, the hospital authorities and the husband collude to keep the child's disease a secret from the mother (Revathi ). They let the family believe the child is dead. When the truth eventually transpires, the child is brought back to the household. Colony representatives collude to advocate the expulsion of the mentally-affected child from the neighborhood as it is affecting other children. The film explores why the husband did what he did, how the family, including the two other children, and the entire neighborhood come to accept the child into their lives, how she is cared for, and whether they finally are ready to let her go.Cast
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Raghuvaran as Shekhar
*Revathi as Chitra
*Tarun as Arjun
*Shruthi as Anu
*Shamili as AnjaliAwards
The film has won the following awards since its release:
1991 National Film Awards (India )
* Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Child Artist - Shyamili,Tarun , Shruthi
* Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Audiography - Pandu Rangan
* Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Regional Film (Tamil) - Anjali -Mani Ratnam oundtrack
The soundtrack features seven songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with
lyrics by Vaali.# "Something Something"
# "Raathiri Nerathil", sung byS. P. Balasubrahmaniam
# "Iravu Nilavu", sung byS. Janaki
# "Motta Maadi"
# "Vaanam Namakku"
# "Vegam Vegam", sung byUsha Uthup
# "Anjali Anjali", sung by S. P. BalasubrahmaniamExternal links
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* [http://www.protecturl.com/?55du7611ew Anjali - Title Track Video (Hindi)]
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