| Abhinandana | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ashok Kumar |
| Written by | Ashok Kumar |
| Produced by | R. V. Ramana Murthy |
| Starring | Karthik Shobana Sarath Babu Rajya Lakshmi J. V. Somayajulu |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production companies | Vauhini Vijaya Gardens |
| Distributed by | Lalitha Sri Combines |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Abhinandana (transl. Commendation) is a 1988 IndianTelugu-languagemusical romance film written and directed byAshok Kumar. It starsKarthik,Shobana, andSarath Babu, with music composed byIlaiyaraaja.
The film was a commercial success and received positive reviews upon release.[1] Its soundtrack, considered one of Ilaiyaraaja's best in Telugu cinema, became a chartbuster and remains popular to this day.[2]Abhinandana won threeNandi Awards, includingSecond Best Feature Film. It was later dubbed into Tamil asKaadhal Geetham and remade in Kannada asAbhinandane (2005).[3][4]
Set inKodaikanal, the story revolves around Rani, an aspiring dancer, who meets Raja, an aspiring painter and singer. They fall in love with each other as their mutual love for art unfolds at an arts institute/college. Rani's father wishes to get his daughter married soon. Rani is certain about convincing her father to accept Raja as her future spouse. The drama unfolds when Rani's pregnant sister Kamala and her husband Srikanth, along with their two kids visit from Chennai. Kamala's husband, who owns a recording studio, leaves for Chennai after a short stay in Kodaikanal.
After Kamala's accidental death, her father wishes to get Rani married to her brother—in-law Srikanth and take care of the two kids. Rani has to choose between Raja and looking after her sister's family. Raja cannot take this and takes to drinking as he loses hope of uniting with Rani. Unaware of Raja's connection to Rani, Srikanth meets Raja he notices Raja's artistic skills and offers him an opportunity to sing for an album at his recording studio. He introduces Raja to Rani at Rani's home before requesting Raja to live there until Raja's recording is complete.
Soon Rani's brother-in-law finds out that Rani is in love with Raja. How the individuals try to compromise and sacrifice for each other's aspirations and feelings forms the crux of the story.
As per the film's opening credits:[5]
The music for the film was composed byIlaiyaraaja.[6] Several songs were reused from his earlier compositions: "Ade Neevu" was adapted from "Ore Raagam", and "Rangulalo Kalavo" was taken from "Velli Nila Padhumai", both from Tamil movieAmudha Gaanam (1985). "Premaledhani" was adapted from "Naalum en manam" from Tamil movieNilavu Suduvathillai (1984). "Manchu Kurise Velalo" was reused from "Andharangam Yaavume" from Tamil movieAayiram Nilave Vaa (1983), while "Eduta Neeve" was derived from "Ilalo" fromAnveshana (1985), which itself was based on "Uyire Urave" from Tamil movieAnbin Mugavari (1985).[1][7] The song "Manchu Kurise Velalo" later inspired the title of a2018 film.[8]
All lyrics are written byAcharya Aatreya.[9]
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ade Neevu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2. | "Chukkalanti" | S. Janaki | |
| 3. | "Chukkalanti" (Sad) | S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Eduta Neeve" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 5. | "Manchu Kurise" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 6. | "Prema Entha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 7. | "Prema Ledani" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 8. | "Rangulalo Kalavo" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki |
