''Anbu Karangal'' () is a 1965 Indian

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, directed by

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and written by Balamurugan. The film stars

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and K. Balaji. It was released on 19 February 1965.

Plot

Cast

as Sivaraman *

as Annam * K. Balaji as Kannan *

as Anandhi * V. K. Ramasamy as Soodamani *

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as Thirupathy * Manorama as Ponnamma *

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as Saint *Seethalakshmi as Gunavathi * G. Sakunthala as Uma *Lakshmi Prabha as Lakshmi *

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as Nallama *Baby Shakeela as Kanmani

Soundtrack

The music was composed by R. Sudarsanam, with lyrics by Vaali.

Release and reception

Anbu Karangal was released on 19 February 1965. ''

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'' wrote, "While writer Balamurugan goes on stressing the obvious, director Sankar fills the film with silly symbolisms, meaningless montages and maddening melodrama. The cumulative effect is so pernicious that even the inimitable Sivaji is unable to save the movie."

References

External links

* {{K. Shankar 1960s Tamil-language films 1965 films Films directed by K. Shankar Films scored by R. Sudarsanam Indian drama films