''Abhinandana'' () is a 1988 Indian

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-language musical romance film written and directed by Ashok Kumar. Starring Karthik, Shobana and Sarath Babu, the film received positive reviews, and three state Nandi Awards, including the

Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...

. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Kaadhal Geetham''. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Abhinandane'', and the 2005 Bollywood film '' Bewafaa'' borrowed its main plot from the film. The soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja became a chartbuster.

Plot

Set in Kodaikanal, the story revolves around Rani ( Shobhana), an aspiring dancer, who meets Raja (* Murali), an aspiring painter and singer. They fall in love with each other as their mutual love for art unfolds at an arts institute/college. Rani's father ( J. V. Somayajulu) wishes to get his daughter married soon. But, Rani is bent on convincing her father to accept Raja as her future spouse. The drama unfolds when Rani's pregnant sister Kamala (Rajya Lakshmi) and her husband ( Sarath Babu), along with their two kids visit from Chennai. Kamala's husband, who owns a recording studio, leaves for Chennai after a short stay in Kodaikanal. After Kamala's accidental death, her father wishes to get Rani married to her brother—in-law and take care of the two kids. Rani has to choose between Raja and looking after her sister's family. Raja can't take this and takes to drinking as he loses hope of uniting with Rani. Unaware of Raja's connection to Rani, Kamala's widower meets Raja. There he notices Raja's artistic skills and offers him an opportunity to sing for an album at his recording studio. He introduces Raja to Rani at Rani's home before requesting Raja to live there until Raja's recording is complete. The movie becomes dramatic as Rani's brother-in-law finds out that Rani is in love with Raja. How the individuals try to compromise and sacrifice for each other's aspirations and feelings forms the crux of the story.

Cast

* Karthik (credited by his Telugu stage name as Murali) as Raja * Shobana as Rani * Sarath Babu as Kamala's husband *

Rajya Lakshmi Rajyalakshmi Chandu, better known by her stage name Sankarabharanam Rajyalakshmi (born 18 December 1964) is an Indian actress. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. She was well noted ...

as Kamala * J. V. Somayajulu as Rani's father

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. "Ade Neevu" was reused from "Ore Raagam" from ''Amudha Gaanam'' (Tamil) and "Manchu Kurise" was reused from "Andharangam Yaavume" from Aayiram Nilave Vaa (Tamil). "Eduta Neeve" was reused from "Ilalo" from the movie Anveshana (Telugu) which was already reused from "Uyire Urave Ondru Naan" from the movie ''Anbin Mugavari'' (Tamil). "Rangulalo Kalavu" was reused from "Velli Nila Padhumai" from the movie ''Amudha Gaanam''.

Awards

; Nandi Awards(in

) * Second Best Feature Film - Silver - R. V. Ramana Murthy * Best Male Playback Singer -

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- (for singing "Rangulalo Kalavo") *

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- Murali

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1988 films 1980s Telugu-language films Indian romantic musical films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Telugu films remade in other languages 1980s romantic musical films