Anbulla Ghilli

Anbulla Ghilli (transl. Dear Ghilli) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Srinath Ramalingam and stars Maithreya Rajashekar, Dushara Vijayan,Chandini Tamilarasan and Mime Gopi. Soori dubbed for the title character of a labrador named Ghilli. The film had its direct television premiere on Colors Tamil on February 6, 2022.

Anbulla Ghilli
Release poster
Written bySrinath Ramalingam
Directed bySrinath Ramalingam
StarringMaithreya Rajashekar
Dushara Vijayan
Chandini Tamilarasan
Mime Gopi
Music byArrol Corelli
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
Production
ProducersSreenidhi Sagar
E Mala
CinematographyBalasubramaniem
Production companiesRise East Creations
Master Channel
Release
Original release
  • February 6, 2022 (2022-02-06)

Plot

Ghilli, the dog, is an ardent fan of Thalapathy Vijay and the narrator. Anbulla Ghilli is a slice-of-life film with elements of romance and a message that is subtly put.

Cast
  • Amigo (dog) as Ghilli
  • Maithreya Rajasekar as Ramu
  • Dushara Vijayan as Anvitha
  • Chandini Tamilarasan as Bhargavi
  • Mime Gopi as Sundaram
  • Labrador as Alia, Ghilli's love interest
  • VJ Ashiq Hussain as Ramu's friend
  • Nanjil Vijayan as Ramu's friend
  • Ilavarasu as Bhargavi's father
  • Mayilsamy as Bank officer
  • Poo Ramu as Ramu's grandfather
  • Indhumathi as Bhargavi's mother
  • Sriranjani as Vegetable shop owner
  • Baby Kirthika as Vegetable shop owner's daughter

Production

In April 2019, Srinath Ramalingam, who earlier directed Unakenna Venum Sollu announced he would be making a film with a dog in lead role.[1] The film's title was revealed to be Anbulla Ghilli with Arrol Corelli and Balasubramaniam handling music and cinematography respectively.[2][3] Soori dubbed for the dog character in the film.[4]

Soundtrack
Anbulla Ghilli
Soundtrack album by
Arrol Corelli
Released2020
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelThink Music
ProducerArrol Corelli
Arrol Corelli chronology
Champion
(2019)		 Anbulla Ghilli
(2020)		 Ranger
(2020)

Soundtrack was composed by Arrol Corelli.[5][6] Andrea Jeremiah and Yuvan Shankar Raja have crooned a song.[7][8]

Track listing[9]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Lovvu Lovvu"Yuvan Shankar Raja, Andrea Jeremiah3:57
2."Porenu Nee Pona"Teejay Arunasalam3:50
3."Vaanam Mela"Arunraja Kamaraj3:12
Total length:10:59

Reception

The theatrical released of the film was delayed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the makers decided to premiere the film directly on Colors Tamil channel on February 6, 2022.[10]

Cinema Express wrote "The already terrible writing is further pulled down by some pathetic performances".[11] Dinamalar rated the film 2+1⁄2 out of 5.[12]

References
  1. Cr, Sharanya (4 April 2019). "Director Srinath Ramalingam's next is 'Anbulla Ghilli'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. "Anbulla Ghilli: When a dog plays a Vijay fan". The New Indian Express. 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. "Not your average dog film". The New Indian Express. 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  4. "Soori lends his voice for a dog!". The Times of India. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. "Yuvan Shankar Raja and Andrea sing for 'Anbulla Ghilli'". thenewsminute.com. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  6. Subramanian, Anupama (24 November 2019). "Andrea, Yuvan Shankar Raja lend voices for dog duet song". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  7. Cr, Sharanya. "Andrea Jeremiah lends her voice for Anbulla Ghilli". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  8. "Andrea Jeremiah and Yuvan Shankar Raja sing a duet between labradors". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  9. "Anbulla Ghilli (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Single by Arrol Corelli".
  10. Colors Tamil [@ColorsTvTamil] (25 January 2022). "#AnbullaGhilli 🐕🦺 World Television Premiere- பிப் 6, ஞாயிறு இரவு 7 மணிக்கு நம்ம கலர்ஸ் தமிழில் 🤩 @sooriofficial @balasubramaniem @PentelaSagar @ArrolCorelli @SrinathRavanaa @MasterChannel27 @riseeastcre @thinkmusicindia ⁦@DoneChannel1⁩ #ColorsTamil t.co/P2hHlWpHZz" (Tweet) (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022 – via Twitter.
  11. "Anbulla Ghilli Movie Review: Excruciating mess of a pet film". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  12. "அன்புள்ள கில்லி". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.