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{{Infobox film
| name           = Anbe Deivam
| image          = Anbe_deivam_tamil_film_1957_poster.jpg
| alt            =
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = [[R. Nagendra Rao]]
| producer       = R. Nagendra Rao
| writer         =
| screenplay     = T. U. Pathi
| story          = [[R. N. Jayagopal]]
| based_on       =
| starring       = R. Nagendra Rao<br/>[[M. K. Radha]]<br/>[[K. Sarangkapani]]<br/>[[Sriranjani, Jr.]]<br/>K. S. Angamuthu<br/>and others
| narrator       =
| music          = H. R. Padmanabha Sastry, Vijaya Baskar
| cinematography = R. N. K. Prasath
| editing        =
| studio         = R. N. R. Pictures
| distributor    =
| released       = {{film date|df=y|1957|12|6|India}}<ref name="book">{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1957-cinedetails1.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=ta |trans-title=Tamil Film History and Its Achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan}}</ref>
| runtime        = 15,998 ft.<ref name="book" />
| country        = India
| language       = Tamil
}}
'''''Anbe Deivam''''' ({{lit|Love is God}}) is a 1957 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film directed by [[R. Nagendra Rao]]. The film features him alongside [[M. K. Radha]], [[K. Sarangkapani]], [[Sriranjani, Jr.]] in the lead roles.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/anbey-deivam-1957/article3849167.ece | title=Anbey Deivam 1957 | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=2 September 2012 | access-date=27 October 2016 | last=Guy | first=Randor | author-link=Randor Guy }}</ref>

== Plot ==
Mohan Rao is a film producer. He lives happily with his wife. A couple and their child daughter Uma live in the neighbourhood. The husband is a rogue. He plans to rob the film producer. While he was executing his plan he kills someone. His wife takes the blame, but both are imprisoned. Mohan Rao and his wife adopt Uma. Time goes and Uma becomes a young woman. She is in love with a youth who is the son of a Police Officer. Uma's parents are released and they return home. Her father observes that Uma is living comfortably and that she is going to marry. He tries to blackmail Mohan Rao and get money. Uma's marriage is fixed. On the wedding day her father tries to create problems in order to stop the marriage. How he is exposed and how Uma's wedding takes place forms the rest of the story.<ref name=hindu />

== Cast ==
The list was adapted from the review article in [[The Hindu]]<ref name=hindu />
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;Male cast
* [[R. Nagendra Rao]]
* [[M. K. Radha]]
* C. V. V. Panthulu
* [[K. Sarangkapani]]
* V. Gopalakrishnan
* Ganapathi Bhat
* [[P. D. Sambandam]]
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;Female cast
* [[Sriranjani, Jr.]]
* N. R. Sandhya
* Sooryakala
* [[K. S. Angamuthu]]
* ''Baby'' Uma
* T. E. Krishnamachari
* ''Pottai'' Krishnamurthi
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;Dance: [[E. V. Saroja]], Thangappan, Ganga, Madhavi

== Crew ==
The crew list was adapted from the database of [[Film News Anandan]]
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* Producer & Director: [[R. Nagendra Rao]]
* Story: [[R. N. Jayagopal]]
* Dialogues: T. U. Pathi
* Cinematography: R. N. K. Prasath
* Music: H. R. Pathmanabha Sastry, Vijaya Baskar
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* Choreography: Thangapan
* Studio: Golden<ref name=hindu />
* Audiography: T. S. Rangasami
* Lyrics: Sundarakannan
* Photography: Eswara Babu<ref name="book" />
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== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by H. R. Padmanabha Sastry & [[Vijaya Bhaskar]].  Lyrics were penned by Sundarakannan. [[Playback singer]]s are [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]], [[P. Leela]] & [[P. Susheela]].

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || ''Atthaanai Engeyum Paartheengalaa'' || Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Leela || rowspan=2|Sundarakannan || 06:13
|-
| 2 || ''Inbamellaam Thandharulum'' || P. Susheela || 02:41
|}

== Reception ==
''Anbe Deivam'' was released on 6 December 1957.<ref name="book" /> On the same day, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' called it a "technically flawless picture" and praised the music.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19571206&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Anbe Deivam|date=6 December 1957|work=[[The Indian Express]]|page=3}}</ref> Despite this, it was not a success.<ref name="hindu" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar]]