Abhiyum Naanum

Abhiyum Naanum (English: Abhi and I) is

a 2008 Tamil-language comedy-drama
film produced by Prakash Raj and
directed by Radha Mohan. The movie
featured Prakash Raj in the central
character with Trisha Krishnan in the lead
role as his daughter while Aishwarya and
Ganesh Venkatraman play supporting
roles. Vidyasagar scored the music for
the film. The film was launched in
October 2007 and released on 19
December 2008.[1] The film was released
in Telugu as Aakasamantha with
Jagapathi Babu replacing Prithviraj in
2009 and was remade into Kannada as
Naanu Nanna Kanasu in 2010. The film
opened to critical acclaim and won
several awards, including the ITFA Best
Movie Award. The plot and scenes are
remarkably similar to the movie Father of
the Bride.[2]
 Abhiyum Naanum

Promotional poster
Directed by Radha Mohan

Produced by Prakash Raj

Written by C. P. Narayanan
R. Subramanian
(Dialogue)
Screenplay by Radha Mohan

Story by Radha Mohan

Starring Prakash Raj

Trisha
Ganesh
Venkatraman

Aishwarya
 Aishwarya
Prithviraj
Music by Vidyasagar

Cinematography Preetha Jayaraman

Edited by Kasi Viswanathan

Distributed by Duet Movies

Release date 19 December 2008

Country India

Language Tamil

Telugu

Plot
During a walk to the park Raghuraman
(Prakash Raj) meets Sudhakar (Prithviraj
Sukumaran) and tells him about daughter
Abhi (Trisha Krishnan). Raghuraman is
the loving husband of Anu (Aishwarya
Sivachandran) and the worrisome as well
as caring father of his only daughter
Abhi. Together they live a calm and
content life in Ooty. Also living with them
is "Ravi Shastri" (Elango Kumaravel) who
was earlier a beggar and was adopted by
Abhi. Raghuraman and Abhi are best
friends. Over the years as Abhi grows up,
Raghuraman has the joy of being a part
of her life. When Abhi gets accepted in a
prestigious college in New Delhi,
Raghuraman is shocked. Although the
thought of being separated from his
daughter for two whole years is
heartbreaking, Raghuraman wearily
accepts. After returning from college,
Abhi tells her parents that she has fallen
in love with a young man in Delhi. Anu is
perfectly all right with the idea, but
Raghuraman is angry and scared. He
shouts at Abi and does not talk to her
properly. Anu later informs Raghuraman
that their future son-in-law will be arriving
by flight and staying with them for a
while. As soon as Raghuraman meets his
future son-in-law, Joginder Singh
(Ganesh Venkatraman), he is taken
aback because Joginder is a Sikh. After
many conflicts with Abhi and Anu,
Raghuraman finally realizes that Joginder
is self-sacrificing and quite talented,
more so when on one occasion the Prime
Minister calls him for advice. Abhi and
Joginder get married and leave for Delhi.
Anu and Abhi get teary-eyed, but
Raghuraman stays calm. This is very
surprising because he was the one that
had cried on his daughter's first day to
school. Raghuraman tells Sudhakar that
he still stays in touch with his daughter
and often gets to see her. Sudhakar
understands how Raghuraman feels
because he has a baby daughter himself.
The movie ends with a phone call from
Abhi..

Cast
Prakash Raj as Raghuraman
 Trisha as Abhi Raghuraman
Ganesh Venkatraman as Joginder
Singh
Aishwarya as Anu Raghuraman
Elango Kumaravel as Ravi Shastri
Thalaivasal Vijay as Mohan,
Raghuraman's friend
Sriranjini as Mohan's wife
Prithviraj/Jagapati Babu in a Special
appearance as Sudhakar
(Tamil/Telugu version)
Neha Bhasin as Mallu (Special
appearance)

Soundtrack
 Abhiyum Naanum
Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar

Released 10 December 2008

Recorded Varsha Vallaki Studios

Genre Feature film

Soundtrack

Length 46:01

Language Tamil

Label Think Music

Producer Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar chronology

Mahesh, Abhiyum Sasirekha

Saranya Naanum Parinayam
Matrum Palar (2008) (2009)
(2008)
The songs and background music have
been composed by Vidyasagar.[3]

Song Singers

Ore Oru Oorilae Kailash Kher

Pachhai Kaatre Sadhana Sargam

Vaa Vaa En Devadhai Madhu Balakrishnan

Moongil Vittu Madhu Balakrishnan

Azhagiya Kili S.P.Balasubramanyam

Chinnamma Kalyanam Kailash Kher

Sher Punjabi Rehan Khan

Release
The satellite rights of the film were sold
to Kalaignar.

Critical reception

Abhiyum Naanum received positive to

mixed reviews from critics. Pavithra
Srinivasan of Rediff said, "For fathers
who love their daughters, this is your
pick. Definitely worth a watch." and rated
the film 3 out of 5.[4] IndiaGlitz said,
"Though the story unfolds in a slow pace
towards the climax and there are few
scenes which reminds one of watching a
soap show, Abhiyum Nanum stands out
for it is a quality entertainer which can be
watched by the whole family".[5] Malathi
Rangarajan of The Hindu said, "Watch it
for its natural treatment".[6] Sify said,
"Frankly speaking, the Prakash Raj-
Radha Mohan combo's Abhiyum Naanum
is nowhere in the league of their previous
oeuvre Mozhi. With a touching title like
that, one would have thought the director
would have a more solid script, but
somehow it fails to strike a chord like
their earlier film." but added that "If you
are still looking for a different kind of
cinematic experience, then, it’s worth a
look."[7] Behindwoods rated the film 2 out
of 5, saying "Abhiyum Naanum – sparkles
in bits and pieces" and that it was "likely
to suffer commercially".[8]

References
1. IndiaGlitz - 'Abhiyum Naanum' starts
rolling - Tamil Movie News
2.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/entert
ainment/kannada/2009/aug/21/kannada-
remake-for-abhiyum-naanum-79291.html
3. "Abhiyum Naanum Songs — Abhiyum
Naanum Tamil Movie Songs — Tamil
Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills
Reviews" . Raaga.com. Retrieved
4 August 2012.
4.
http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/
22review-abhiyum-naanum.htm
5.
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil
/review/9492.html
6.
http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/12/26/st
ories/2008122650030200.htm
7. http://www.sify.com/movies/abhiyum-
naanum-review-tamil-14821491.html
8. http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-
reviews/reviews-2/abhiyum-naanum-19-
12-08.html

External links
Abhiyum Naanum on IMDb

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