''Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu'' is a 2003 Indian

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-language

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by Sakthi Chidambaram, and produced by

Ramoji Rao Cherukuri Ramoji Rao (born 16 November 1936) is an Indian businessman, media entrepreneur, and film producer. He is head of the Ramoji Group which owns the world's largest film production facility Ramoji Film City, '' Eenadu'' newspaper, ETV ...

. The film stars

Jai Akash Jai Akash, also known as Akash, is an Indian actor, who acted as hero in Telugu and Tamil films. He has acted in a Kannada film as hero too. He is the hero of the Telugu blockbuster movie Anandam '' Anandam'' (2001). Career Jai Sathish, a Tami ...

and

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, with

Hamsavardhan Hamsavardhan is an Indian actor who has acted in Tamil language films. Career Hamsavardhan was initially set to make his debut in ''Anandham Anandham'' which had begun production in 1998, though the film was delayed and later released as '' Va ...

and Monica in supporting roles. The film, a remake of the successful 2001 Telugu film ''

Anandam ''Anandam'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romance film, directed by Srinu Vaitla and starring Akash and Rekha in the lead roles. The music of the film was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film was sensational hit at box office and ran ...

'', released on 8 May 2003 to mixed reviews.

Cast

as Sibi *

Neha Pendse Nehha Pendse Bayas (born 29 November 1984) is an Indian film and television actress. She was born and brought up in Mumbai. Pendse was introduced on India-based satellite television channel Zee Marathi's ''Bhagyalakshami''. She has acted in sev ...

as Mamathi *

as Ajay * Monica as Deepika *

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* Livingston *

Vadivelu Kumaravadivel Natarajan (born 12 September 1960), known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and playback singer, having acted in supporting and lead roles in Tamil cinema. He gained widespread acclaim in Kollywood in the ...

Karunas Karunas (born 21 February 1970 as Karunanidhi Sethu) is an Indian actor, politician and comedian in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played lead roles in films including ''Dindigul Sarathy'' (2008) an ...

Pyramid Natarajan Pyramid Natarajan is a former Indian actor and producer, who has appeared in character roles in Tamil cinema. He made his breakthrough as an actor playing a role in Mani Ratnam's ''Alaipayuthey'' (2000) portraying the role of Madhavan's father ...

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* Chitti Babu *

Singamuthu Singamuthu (born 8 December 1958) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films as a comedian. Career Singamuthu has primarily appeared in comedy roles in films as a supporting actor debuting in ''Neram Nalla Irukku'' (1987). He ...

* Bonda Mani * Chaams * Crane Manohar *

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in a guest appearance (''"Naan Puttam Pudiyai"'')

Production

The venture was a remake of the

Srinu Vaitla Srinu Vaitla (born 24 September 1972) is an Indian film director who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his best film works in the action comedy genre, Vaitla made his directional debut with ''Nee Kosam'' (1999) starring Ravi Teja and Maheswari. ...

's successful 2001 Telugu film ''

'', with the lead actor

retained in his role.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, with lyrics written by

Vairamuthu Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai, he first ...

Release

This film has not been telecasted on any Tamil TV channels yet. The film opened to mixed reviews with a critic noting "Inidhu Inidhu Kaadhal Inidhu manages to stand out, even if only slightly, from the rest of the entries. The fact that the romance takes awhile to arrive and does so in an unexpected fashion gets this Telugu remake a few more points than the other romantic movies." Malathi Rangarajan of

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...

revealed "the film drags on for 45 minutes — absolutely exasperating." In 2013,

announced that he was working towards directing a sequel to the film titled ''Anandam Aarambam'' and had cast a completely new team from the original however it was shelved.

References

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