ABCD
DVD cover
Directed bySharavana Subbaiya
Written bySharavana Subbaiya
Produced byR Saravanan
StarringShaam
Nandana
Sneha
Aparna
CinematographyRaajaratnam
Edited byV. T. Vijayan
Music byD Imman
Distributed byOST Films Pte Ltd
Release date
12 August 2005
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

ABCD is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Saravana Subbiah. The film starred Shaam, Nandana, Sneha, and Aparna.

Plot

Anand, an MBA-chartered accountant, runs in search of a job. He stays in the house of an old Brahmin whose daughter Chandra returns home following the death of her husband, who had been torturing her since their wedding. She slowly gets attracted towards Anand, for he shows love and affection towards her. Meanwhile, Anand comes across bharati in a bus, who misplaces his academic certificates. Bharati is a woman with revolutionary ideas and looks after her whole family. A sequence of events brings them close, leading to Bharati developing love towards him. Meanwhile, Anand comes across Divya Daisy, an orphan brought up by a church who goes to find a job herself and settles in life all out of her own efforts. Anand rescues her from an accident and rushes her to a hospital. Over a period of time, they become very close friends, eventually leading to Divya opening her heart to Anand. Who Anand decides to marry forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

Saravana Subbiah announced that his next film would be titled ABCDE, starring Shaam. The "E" stood for Eashwari, but the character was later removed and the title was shortened to ABCD.[1] The letters stand for the main characters of the film. ABCD continues the trend of casting three heroines opposite the hero that started with Autograph and will continue with Vallavan.[2] Shaam plays a mature man in the film.[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman.[4]

ABCD
Soundtrack album by
D. Imman
Released25 May 2005
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
D. Imman chronology
Chinna
(2005)		 ABCD
(2005)		 Anbe Vaa
(2005)
No.SongSingersLyrics
1"Anandin Arimugam"D. ImmanPa. Vijay
2"Bharathiyin Arimugam"
3"Chandravin Arimugam"
4"Divyavin Arimugam"
5"Dhavam Ondru"Nithyasree Mahadevan, BalramThamarai
6"Kadhal Illai"ImmanSaravana Subbiah
7"Manjal Mugame"Saindhavi
8"Yengo Yengo"Mahathi, Haricharan
9"Yaar Potta Kolam"KarthikNa. Muthukumar

Release and reception

The film released shortly after the successful Ullam Ketkumae.[5] A critic from Sify wrote: "If you like a mixture of romance, mush and melodrama then ABCD is on your priority list".[6] A critic from The Hindu opined that the film was "A love story decently told".[7] A critic from Behindwoods wrote: "The film leaves you with a feeling of being overwhelmed by issues. The director attempts to tackle too many problems which was the mistake he did in his previous movie, Citizen. Yet, he must be congratulated for beating a different path in an industry which seems preoccupied with action and no melodrama".[8] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online opined that "ABCD is a film that sincerely attempts to break away from the routine fare, simple, unpretentious and straight from the heart".[9]

Accolades

Event Category Awardee Ref.
All India Radio - Kodai FM's Film Star Awards Special Award for Direction Saravana Subbiah [10]
Best Actress Sneha

References

  1. ↑ Sangeetha, P. (19 October 2008). "Shaam strikes back". Times of India. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "First look: Subbiah's ABCD". Rediff. 21 November 2005. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Warrier, Shobha (30 November 2005). "The ABCD of Shaam's life!". Rediff. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "ABCD Tamil movie songs". StarMusiq. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Shaam is all smiles!". The Hindu. 30 June 2005. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Review: ABCD". Sify. 25 November 2005. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (25 November 2005). "Quite defying norms". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tamil movie review: ABCD". Behindwoods. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Mannath, Malini (30 November 2005). "A B C D". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006.
  10. ↑ Aishwarya, S. (24 April 2007). "Stars make it a colourful evening". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021.
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