| Anbulla Kadhalukku | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Mohan |
| Written by | Tharmalingam (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Mohan |
| Story by | Mohan |
| Produced by | Mohan |
| Starring | Mohan Megha Sangeetha Bhavana |
| Cinematography | Y. N. Murali |
| Edited by | Shankar |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Paarthy International |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Anbulla Kadhalukku (transl. For My Dearest) is a 1999 IndianTamil-languageromance film written, produced and directed byMohan. It stars Mohan himself, alongsideMegha,Sangeetha and Bhavana; whileAnand Babu andDelhi Ganesh appeared in other pivotal roles. The film was released on 17 September 1999, and faced poor commercial response.
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The film was first announced in April 1998.[1] It marked Mohan's return to acting, following a sabbatical sinceUruvam (1991),[2] and is his directorial debut.[3] This was supposed to be the acting debut for one of the lead actresses Megha; howeverGuru Paarvai was released first.[4] Mohan's hairstyle in the film was inspired by that of Bollywood actorDev Anand.[5] The film was noted by some media to share a similar storyline to several other Tamil films which released during the same period.Jodi (1999),Minsara Kanna (1999) andPoovellam Kettuppar (1999) all had familiar plots.[6]
Soundtrack was composed byDeva.[7][8]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Gnyapagam Irukkutha" | P. Unnikrishnan,Sujatha | Jeevan | 05:05 |
| "Kalyanamma Kalyanam" | Murali, Krishnaraj | 04:59 | |
| "Karuppa Irukkattum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 05:41 | |
| "Manmatha Malaiye" | P. Unnikrishnan,Anuradha Sriram | Arivumathi | 04:58 |
| "Yai Elaiye Nilave" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyan | Kavi Ravi | 05:50 |
Anbulla Kadhalukku was released on 17 September 1999.[9]Dinakaran wrote, "Mohan has left the cinegoers spellbound through his one-man show and artful handling of such varied jobs like acting, story creation, production and direction!".[10] D. S. Ramanujam ofThe Hindu wrote, "As a director, Mohan does a fair job, keeping the spark of interest from flickering out but the lack of depth in screenplay and punch in the dialogue fritter his efforts away".[11]Sify wrote, "Those who want to see Mohan can do so but otherwise the film offers nothing new".[12] The film caused massive losses for Mohan, who again went into hiatus and declined various acting offers as he only wanted leading roles; his next acting credit wasSutta Pazham, released almost a decade later.[13]
