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Anjali

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  • 2h 30m
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Anjali (1990)
Drama
After a few years, Chitra learns that her child, who was believed to be dead, is alive but is suffering from a mental illness. However, her family faces many challenges while looking after h... Read allAfter a few years, Chitra learns that her child, who was believed to be dead, is alive but is suffering from a mental illness. However, her family faces many challenges while looking after her child.After a few years, Chitra learns that her child, who was believed to be dead, is alive but is suffering from a mental illness. However, her family faces many challenges while looking after her child.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
36,802
7,918
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    • Director
      • Mani Ratnam
    • Writers
      • Mani Ratnam(screenplay)
      • Javed Siddiqui(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Shamili
      • Revathi
      • Raghuvaran
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mani Ratnam
    • Writers
      • Mani Ratnam(screenplay)
      • Javed Siddiqui(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Shamili
      • Revathi
      • Raghuvaran
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 16User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 4 wins

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    Shamili, Shruthi, and Tarun in Anjali (1990)
    Shruthi and Tarun in Anjali (1990)
    Raghuvaran, Revathi, Shruthi, and Tarun in Anjali (1990)
    Shamili and Tarun in Anjali (1990)
    Mani Ratnam in Anjali (1990)
    Raghuvaran, Revathi, Shruthi, and Tarun in Anjali (1990)
    Shamili, Shruthi, and Tarun in Anjali (1990)
    Shamili and Tarun in Anjali (1990)
    Shamili in Anjali (1990)
    Anjali (1990)
    Shamili, Raghuvaran, Revathi, and Tarun in Anjali (1990)
    Shamili and Revathi in Anjali (1990)

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    Shamili
    Shamili
    • Anjali
    • (as Shamli)
    Revathi
    Revathi
    • Chitra
    Raghuvaran
    Raghuvaran
    • Shekar
    Tarun
    Tarun
    • Arjun
    • (as Master Tarun)
    Shruthi
    Saranya Ponvannan
    Saranya Ponvannan
    • Child Psychiatrist
    • (as Charaniya)
    Prabhu
    Prabhu
    • Ex-convict Dennis Joseph
    V.K. Ramasamy
    • Umapathi
    Babu Antony
    Babu Antony
    • Dharma
    Anand
    • Special appearance in the song 'Motta Maadi'
    Gayathri
    • Special appearance in the song 'Motta Maadi'
    Shanti Priya
    Shanti Priya
    • Special appearance in the song 'Iravu Nilavu'
    • (as Nishanthi)
    Arun
    Richard Rishi
    • Kid
    Krishna Sekhar
    • Colony kid
    Vishnuvardhan
    • A kid in the colony
    Aarthi
    Aarthi
    Janakaraj
    Janakaraj
    • Director
      • Mani Ratnam
    • Writers
      • Mani Ratnam(screenplay) (story)
      • Javed Siddiqui(dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      Tamil director Vishnuvardhan and his actor brother Kreshna play one of the children in the apartment.
    • Soundtracks
      Something Something
      Written by: Vaali

      Produced by: Ilaiyaraaja

      Performed by: Karthik Raja, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Bhavatharani R., Premgi Amaren, Venkat Prabhu, Hari Bhaskar and Parthi Bhaskar

    User reviews16

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    8/10
    An underrated gem by Mani Ratnam. If you have heart and emotions in it, i dare you watch Anjali without dropping tears.
    Anjali (1990) : Brief Review -

    An underrated gem by Mani Ratnam. If you have heart and emotions in it, i dare you watch Anjali without dropping tears. First, i am very glad that this gem of a film came in my watchlist by chance. Second, i feel pity for those movie buffs who have rated this film less than other Mani Ratnam classics. And especially those duffers who compare it with Hollywood Classic 'To Kill A Mockingbird' just because one or two neighborhood sequence are similar. What about the rest of story? Did those dumb-heads really watch both the film or just making statements without any knowledge? Anjali is mainly about the mentally disabled child and the emotional trauma around her. Did 'To Kill a Mockingbird' had anything like that? Or did 'Anjali' have any court hearing scenes? Then who are those low IQ people who even thought of comparing these two films? Just shoot them dead man. Anyways, i would like to recommend this film to every movie buff whoever loves cinema and understand the social sense of it. In simple words, films like this are important to society and our lives which is not in the case of most of those crime classics of Mani Ratnam. So, if you are among those audience who cares about content more than big stars and heroic images then Anjali is a Must See for you. Anjali is a heartbreaking film with extremely emotional climax. Making a film with child artists is difficult but look at the way they have performed. That little girl in the last 5 minutes has done an unbelievable job, i was shocked to see such a great act by her at this age. Even Revathi, Raghuvaran and other child actors have done wonderful job. I would like to thank Mani Ratnam sir from the bottom of my heart for making this heart melting Cult Film which i will remember for long time. In short, an underrated gem that deserves more praise than other star oriented classics.

    RATING - 8.5/10*

    By - #samthebestest.
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    • Jun 6, 2021

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    • Release date
      • July 12, 1990 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Filming locations
      • India
    • Production companies
      • G.V. Films Ltd.
      • Neha Arts
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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