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{{Infobox film
| image = Anbu (2003).jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = Dalapathiraj
| producer = Udhayageetha
| story = Ln. Udhayakumar
| screenplay =Ln. Udhayakumar
| writer = N. Prasannakumar (dialogues)
| starring = [[Bala (actor)|Bala]]<br />Deepu<br />[[Vadivelu]]
| music = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
| cinematography = Nithyanandham
| editing = J. N. Harsha<br>S. Sathish
| studio = Udhayageetha Cine Creations
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2003|02|06}}
| country = India
| budget =
| runtime = 140 minutes
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Anbu''''' ({{Translation|Affection}}) is a 2003 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by Dalapathiraj. The film starred [[Bala (actor)|Bala]] and Deepu in the leading roles. It performed below average at the box office.

==Plot==
Anbu, son of a politician Karuppiah, and Veena are lovers, but fate plays villain and the lovers are separated. Veena is from another caste and Anbu’s father is against their marriage. So Veena’s mother gets her married to Adithya (Adithya) in Anbu's absence. Anbu in the meantime goes abroad and when he returns, he is shocked to hear the news about Veena's wedding. He rushes to Ooty with Subbiah, where Veena is spending her honeymoon. Whether the lovers unite in the end forms the rest of this triangular love story.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
*[[Bala (actor)|Bala]] as Anbu
*Deepu as Veena
*Adithya as Adithya
*[[Vadivelu]] as Subbaiah
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Karuppaiah, Anbu's father
*[[Sarath Babu]] as Adithya's father
*[[Dhamu]] as Paari
*[[Abhinayashree]] as Rasiga
*[[Rekha Harris|Rekha]] as Veena's mother
*[[Jyothi (actress, born 1963)|Jyothi]] as Anbu's mother
*Jaya Murali as Adithya's mother
*[[Singamuthu]] as Customer
*[[Halwa Vasu]] as Customer
*[[Bonda Mani]] as Customer
*[[Nellai Siva]]
*[[Kovai Senthil]]
}}

==Soundtrack==

The music was composed by [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Anbu Songs |url=https://mio.to/album/Anbu+%282003%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904031223/http://mio.to/album/Anbu+%282003%29 |archive-date=4 September 2014 |access-date=2019-03-08 |website=MusicIndiaOnline |publisher=}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| "Aval Yaaraval" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] || [[Pa. Vijay]]|| 04:30
|-
| "Manapponnu Azhaga" || [[Tippu (singer)|Dippu]], Srivardhini || [[Na. Muthukumar]] || 04:41
|-
| "Oththa Solluthan" || Anantha Raman ||[[Arivumathi]]|| 05:08
|-
| "Sutti Payale" || [[Vasundhara Das]], Tippu || [[Yugabharathi]] || 04:27
|-
| "Thavamindri Kidaitha" || [[Sadhana Sargam]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] || [[Thamarai]] || 05:01
|-
| "Vannam Kalainthu" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] || [[Palani Bharathi]]|| 05:06
|}

==Reception==
''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that the director "managed to present things in an entertaining fashion in spite of the familiar stories".<ref name="hindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/03/07/stories/2003030701140201.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306123356/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/03/07/stories/2003030701140201.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-03-06|work=[[The Hindu]]|title="Anbu"|date=2003-03-07|access-date=2014-03-01}}</ref> Krishna Chidambaram of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised Vadivelu's comedy, Vidyasagar's music, story writer for having climax which breaks formula and director for making second half interesting but felt Sarathbabu, Vijayakumar and Rekha were underutilised and panned Bala's acting as amateur, dance choreography and director for testing patience in first half.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=சிதம்பரம் |first=கிருஷ்ணா |date=30 March 2003 |title='அன்பு' - மேட்ச் ஹைலைட்ஸ் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-03-30/page/12/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240118122244/https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-03-30/page/12/mode/2up |archive-date=18 Jan 2024 |access-date=18 January 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=12 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' wrote "Udhayageetha Cine Creations that had produced a classy film like Thangar Bachchan’s Azhagi has come out with their second film Anbu which is far from entertaining. The film is in the same genre as the Raj Kapoor classic Sangam and K.Bhagyaraj’s Antha Ezhu Naatkal".<ref name="sify">{{Cite web |title=Anbu |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/anbu-review-tamil-pclu0hdfhdjie.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041229225911/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=12670052&ctid=5&cid=2429 |archive-date=29 December 2004 |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=29 April 2019 }}</ref>

Deepu went on to star in ''Nee Mattum'' (2004) also starring Vadivelu.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=22 March 2004 |title=Nee Mattum |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/moviereviews/tammov338.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016075124/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/moviereviews/tammov338.asp |archive-date=16 October 2006 |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}

[[Category:2003 Indian films]]
[[Category:2003 romantic comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:2003 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer)]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language romantic drama films]]

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