Anubavi Raja Anubavi


Anubavi Raja Anubavi is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. It stars Nagesh along with R. Muthuraman, Rajasree and Jayabharathi. The film was remade in Hindi as Do Phool and in Kannada as Kittu Puttu.
The dual role played by Nagesh in Tamil was reprised by Mehmood in Hindi and by Dwarakish in Kannada.
Earlier, the triple role played by Nagesh in Panakkara Kudumbam was reprised by Mehmood in Hindi version and by Dwarakish in Kannada version.

Plot

A man experiences culture shock after arriving in Madras for the first time.

Cast

Anubavi Raja Anubavi was directed by K. Balachander, who wrote the screenplay based on a story by Rama Arangannal. The film was produced by V. R. Annamalai and M. R. M. Arunachalam under Ayya Films. Cinematography was handled by Nemai Ghosh, and editing by N. R. Kittu. The song "Madras Nalla Madras", picturised on Nagesh, was filmed on the roads of Madras.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan. According to Udhav Naig of The Hindu, "Madras Nalla Madras" was one of the first songs that tried to provide a commentary on life in the city. References to how no-one goes slow on the road or speaks good Tamil were also seen in the song. Like most songs in Balachander's films, the lyrics were satirical in nature. "Muthukulikka Vaareergala" was sung in the Thoothukudi dialect.
Tamil track list
No.SongSingersLyrics
Length
1"Muthukulikka Vaareergala"L. R. Eswari, T. M. Soundararajan, M. S. ViswanathanKannadasan03:34
2"Anubavi Raja Anubavi"L. R. Eswari, P. SuseelaKannadasan03:28
3"Madras Nalla Madras"T. M. SoundararajanKannadasan03:13
4"Azhagirukkuthu"Sirkazhi Govindarajan, T. M. SoundararajanKannadasan03:18
5"Maanendru Pennukkoru"P. SuseelaKannadasan4:47

Telugu track list
The Telugu language lyrics are written by Anisetty Subbarao.
No.SongSingersLength
1"Malleteega Poosindiraa"L. R. Eswari, Ghantasala03:34
2"Anubhavincu Raja Anubhavincu"L. R. Eswari, P. Suseela03:28
3"Madrasu Vinta Madrasu"Pithapuram Nageswara Rao03:13
4"Andalucinde Jagatilo"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Pithapuram Nageswara Rao03:18
5"Maatallo Mallelloni"P. Suseela4:47

Reception

Film historian Randor Guy praised the film for the "excellent screenplay, dialogue and direction of K. Balachander and the brilliant performance by Nagesh in a dual role." The film was a box office hit.