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{{About||the 2013 Hindi film|ABCD: Any Body Can Dance|the sequel of the 2013 film|ABCD 2}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = ABCD
| image = ABCD Tamil.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Saravana Subbiah]]
| writer = Saravana Subbiah
| starring = [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]]<br>[[Nandana (actress)|Nandana Kumar]]<br>[[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]<br>[[Aparna Pillai|Aparna]]
| producer = R Saravanan
| cinematography = Raajaratnam
| editing = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| music = [[D Imman]]
| distributor = OST Films Pte Ltd
| released = 12 August 2005
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''ABCD''''' is a 2005 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film]] directed by [[Saravana Subbiah]]. The film starred [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]], [[Nandana (actress)|Nandana Kumar]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], and [[Aparna Pillai|Aparna]].

==Plot==
Anand ([[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]]), an MBA-chartered accountant, runs in search of a job. He stays in the house of an old Brahmin whose daughter Chandra ([[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]) returns home following the death of her husband ([[Saravana Subbiah]]), who had been torturing her since their wedding. She slowly gets attracted towards Anand, for he shows love and affection towards her. Meanwhile, Anand comes across Bharathy ([[Nandana (actress)|Nandana Kumar]]) in a bus who misplaces his academic certificates. Bharathy is a woman with revolutionary ideas and looks after her whole family. A sequence of events brings them close, leading to Bharathy developing love towards him. Meanwhile, Anand comes across Divya Daisy ([[Aparna Pillai|Aparna]]), an orphan brought up by a church who goes to find a job herself and settles in life all out of her own efforts. Anand rescues her from an accident and rushes her to a hospital. Over a period of time, they become very close friends, eventually leading to Divya opening her heart to Anand. Who Anand decides to marry forms the rest of the story.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]] as Anand
*[[Nandana (actress)|Nandana Kumar]] as Bharathy
*[[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] as Chandra
*[[Aparna Pillai|Aparna]] as Divya Daisy
*[[Vadivelu]] as Muthukumar, the bus conductor
*[[Saravana Subbiah]] as Chandra's husband
*[[Aravind Akash]] as Christopher
*[[Madhan Bob]] as Anand's uncle
*Swetha Bharathi as Nandana's sister
*[[Singamuthu]] as a bus passenger
*[[Sriranjini (Tamil actress)|Sriranjini]] as Church mother
*[[Crane Manohar]] as a priest
*[[Bonda Mani]] as a snake charmer
* Bava Lakshmanan as a train passenger
* [[Halwa Vasu]] as a man whose wife eloped with another man
*Vengal Rao as a dead passenger
{{colend}}

==Production==
Saravana Subbiah announced that his next film would be titled ''ABCDE'', starring Shaam. The "E" stood for Eashwari, but the character was later removed and the title was shortened to ''ABCD''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Shaam-strikes-back/articleshow/3612367.cms|title=Shaam strikes back|work=Times of India|first=P.|last=Sangeetha|date=19 October 2008|accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> The letters stand for the main characters of the film. ''ABCD'' continues the trend of casting three heroines opposite the hero that started with ''[[Autograph (2004 film)|Autograph]]'' and will continue with ''[[Vallavan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2005/nov/21abcd.htm|title=First look: Subbiah's ABCD|website=Rediff}}</ref> Shaam plays a mature man in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/30shaam.htm#:~:text=When+he+was+a+model,big+thing+in+Tamil+cinema|title=The ABCD of Shaam's life!|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by [[D. Imman]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?movieid=406 | title=ABCD Tamil movie songs — Starmusiq.com | publisher=StarMusiq | accessdate=11 February 2016}}</ref>
{{Infobox album
| name = ABCD
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[D. Imman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 25 May 2005
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Chinna (2005 film)|Chinna]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Anbe Vaa (2005 film)|Anbe Vaa]]
| next_year = 2005
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Anandin Arimugam" || rowspan=4|[[D. Imman]] || rowspan=4|[[P. Vijay]]
|-
| 2 || "Bharathiyin Arimugam"
|-
| 3 || "Chandravin Arimugam"
|-
| 4 || "Divyavin Arimugam"
|-
| 5 || "Dhavam Ondru" || [[Nithyasree Mahadevan]], Balram || [[Thamarai]]
|-
| 6 || "Kadhal Illai" || [[D. Imman]] || rowspan=3|[[Saravana Subbiah]]
|-
| 7 || "Manjal Mugame" || [[Saindhavi]]
|-
| 8 || "Yengo Yengo" || [[Mahathi]], [[Haricharan]]
|-
| 9 || "Yaar Potta Kolam" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] || [[Na. Muthukumar]]
|}

==Release and reception==
The film released shortly after the successful ''[[Ullam Ketkumae]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/shaam-is-all-smiles/article28172633.ece|title=Shaam is all smiles!|date=30 June 2005|work=The Hindu}}</ref> ''Sify'' wrote: "If you like a mixture of romance, mush and melodrama then ''ABCD'' is on your priority list."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sify.com/movies/abcd-review-tamil-pclvNKafaihbi.html | title=Review: ABCD | publisher=Sify | accessdate=11 February 2016}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' wrote: "The film leaves you with a feeling of being overwhelmed by issues. The director attempts to tackle too many problems which was the mistake he did in his previous movie, ''[[Citizen (film)|Citizen]]''. Yet, he must be congratulated for beating a different path in an industry which seems preoccupied with action and empty melodrama."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Reviews/reviews1/ABCD/tamil-movie-review-abcd.html | title=Tamil movie review: ABCD | publisher=Behindwoods | accessdate=11 February 2016}}</ref> ''Indiaglitz'' wrote: "An interesting story with some good performance make it engrossing."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/abcd-tamil-movie-review-7635.html | title=ABCD Tamil movie review — Indiaglitz | publisher=Indiaglitz | accessdate=11 February 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:2005 action drama films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]

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