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{{Infobox film
| name = Karthik Anitha
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = Srihari
| producer = Shankar V. Raajhan
| writer = Srihari
| starring = Rathan Trivikrama<br>Manju
| music = Jack Anand
| cinematography = K. G. Shankar
| editing = [[P. Sai Suresh]]
| distributor =
| studio = King Magic
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|04|10}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Karthik Anitha''''' is a 2009 [[Tamil language]] [[romance film]] directed by Srihari. The film stars newcomers Rathan Trivikrama and Manju, with [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]], [[Rajan P. Dev]], [[Abhinay]], Bala, Vishnu, Nihal, [[Singamuthu]], [[Crane Manohar]] and [[Lollu Sabha Manohar]] playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Shankar V. Raajhan, had musical score by Jack Anand and was released on 10 April 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Karthik_Anitha/8094|title=Jointscene : Tamil Movie Karthik Anitha|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204154847/http://jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Karthik_Anitha/8094|archive-date=4 February 2010|accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=jointscene.com}}</ref>

==Plot==

Karthik (Rathan Trivikrama) lives with his widower father Ramachandramoorthy ([[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]) who spoils him since the death of his mother. Anitha (Manju) is his neighbour who lives with her parents and little sister in the neighbouring house in the same apartments. Karthik and Anitha are childhood friends and even study at the same college, moreover, their fathers Ramachandramoorthy and Krishnamoorthy ([[Rajan P. Dev]]) are like brothers. However, Karthik and Anitha are constantly squabbling like children and playing pranks on each other. But one day, a prank went wrong and Karthik gets suspended from college thus he starts hating Anitha.

Thereafter, Anitha's wedding is fixed with the wealthy engineer Gowri Shankar ([[Abhinay]]) and Ramachandramoorthy was the one who made both families agree. It was only then that Anitha realises her love for Karthik. Anitha then briefs Karthik about her wedding and expected him to declare his love for her, Karthik, for its part, manifested his happiness making fun of her.

Karthik then realises his love for Anitha and tries to apologise to her but she keeps ignoring him. He even wrote "Karthik loves Anitha" on a ten rupee note that she had gifted him once for his birthday. When his father finds the currency note one night, he felt guilty at not being able to understand his son's feelings and the next morning, Karthik finds his father dead with the note in his hand. Anitha's family asks Karthik, who was consumed and distressed by the death of his father, to move in with them for a few days. At her home, he is still unable to express his love. Karthik finds a job in [[Bangalore]] and has to leave them just a few days before Anitha's wedding, thus he will miss Anitha's marriage. After he left, Anitha finds the currency note and starts to tear up. After thinking for a while, Krishnamoorthy cancels the wedding for the good of his daughter and wants Karthik to be his son-in-law. The film ends with Karthik and Anitha romancing via mobile phones and they are looking forward to their wedding.

==Cast==
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*Rathan Trivikrama as Karthik
*Manju as Anitha
*[[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Ramachandramoorthy, Karthik's father
*[[Rajan P. Dev]] as Krishnamoorthy, Anitha's father
*[[Abhinay]] as Gowri Shankar (guest appearance)
*Bala as Bala
*Vishnu as Kumar
*Nihal as Ganesh
*[[Singamuthu]] as Maths teacher
*[[Crane Manohar]] as Beggar
*[[Lollu Sabha Manohar]] as Pappu
*R. Sekar as Rajasekhar, Gowri Shankar's father
*[[Sathyapriya]] as Gowri Shankar's mother
*Raviraj as College Principal
*Arulmani as Auto-driver
*[[Sampath Ram]]
*Sivanarayanamoorthy
*Boys Rajan as College Principal
*Mangalam Gurukkal
*[[Aarthi (actress)|Aarthi]] as TV Anchor
*Srilatha as Anitha's mother
*Suchithra as Kavi, Anitha's sister
*Sailaja
{{colend}}

==Production==
Srihari, who was earlier working along with [[Sundar C.]], made his directorial debut with this venture. The film, produced under the banner of King Magic, had a totally urban setting and is tagged 'a neighbourhood love-story'. Rathan Trivikrama, a debutant and the son of makeup man Babu, signed to play the hero of the film while Manju, hailing from Kerala, was selected to play the heroine. [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]], known for his villain roles, signed to play the father's role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/5918/tamil/karthik-anitha/preview.htm|title=Karthik Anitha Tamil Movie Preview|date=13 October 2008 |accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=nowrunning.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-08-03/tidbits-18-10-08.html|title=Nakka Mukka hero goes for mottai|date=18 October 2008|accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southdreamz.com/7970/karthik-anitha-movie-photo-gallery/|title=Karthik Anitha Movie Photo Gallery|date=10 February 2009 |accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=southdreamz.com}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Karthik Anitha
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = Jack Anand
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| released = 2009
| recorded = 2009
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 24:04
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| producer = Jack Anand
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Jack Anand. The soundtrack, released in 2009, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by [[Thamarai]], [[Na. Muthukumar]], [[Yugabharathi]] and Srinivas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mio.to/album/Karthik+Anitha+(2009)|title=Karthik Anitha (2009) - Jack Anand|accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=mio.to}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/music-review/02news1005.asp|title=Music review of 'Karthik-Anitha'!|accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=lakshmansruthi.com}}</ref> A critic rated the album 2 out of 5 and stated, "This music director should be appreciated for his jaunty spontaneous touches in music interludes".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/kaartic-anithaa.html|title=KAARTIC ANITHAA – MUSIC REVIEW|accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=behindwoods.com/}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Thada Thada" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Kalyani || 4:36
|-
|2 || "Megamaai" || Bellie Raj, Sangeetha || 4:38
|-
|3 || "Kaadhal Salai" || [[Haricharan]] || 4:12
|-
|4 || "Ayyayyayo" || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Manikka Vinayagam]] || 3:41
|-
|5 || "Anchu Viralaivichan" || [[Harish Raghavendra]] || 5:10
|-
|6 || "Jack Unplugged" || Jack Anand || 1:47
|}

==Release==
The film was originally planned to release in February 2009 but was postponed to 10 April 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/a-valentine-day-special-tamil-news-44706.html|title=A 'Valentine day' special|date=2 February 2009|accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=indiaglitz.com}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
''[[Sify]]'' said, "there is nothing new in the age-old ''squabbling friends turning lovers'' plot [...] Karthik Anitha is a refreshingly narrated love story. With no lewd dialogues, item songs or vulgarity it makes for a good, clean film for family viewing".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/karthik-anitha-review-tamil-pclxblidchajf.html|title=Review : Karthik Anitha (2009)|accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=[[Sify]]}}</ref> A reviewer rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and stated, "Youth entertainer, can be watched once".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/view_news-Tamil-News_and_Gossips-3,43778.php|title=REVIEW : KARTHIK ANITHA|accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=bharatstudent.com}}</ref> ''Indiaglitz'' wrote, "The pacy narration without any lag makes the movie interesting. Lending good support to the script are five catchy songs tuned by Jack Anand. K G Shankar and A Velmurugan does a neat job behind the camera" and concluded with, "Karthik Anitha is a good, clean entertainer sure to entertain youngsters".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com:80/channels/tamil/review/10586.html|title=Karthik Anitha - Feel-good entertainer|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515231637/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/10586.html|archive-date=15 May 2013|date=14 April 2009|accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=indiaglitz.com|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Behindwoods.com'' rated the film 0.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Kaartic Anithaa is a rerun of an often repeated theme of love that is unexpressed. A loose and predictable screenplay by the director Sri Hari is the major pitfall of this movie"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/kaartic-anithaa.html|title=Kaartic Anithaa - Movie Review|accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film took an average opening at the [[Chennai]] box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-3/top-ten-movies-apr-13/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-kaartic-anithaa.html|title=Kaartic Anithaa - Behindwoods.com- Tamil Top Ten Movies|date=13 April 2009|accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-3/top-ten-movies-apr-20/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-kaartic-anithaa.html|title=Kaartic Anithaa - Behindwoods.com- Tamil Top Ten Movies|date=20 April 2009|accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2009 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romance films]]
[[Category:2009 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2009 romance films]]

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