Anandam

Anandam (2001)

ఆనందం

Two neighbors study in the same college, but hate each other immensely. A series of events changes their feelings when they unknowingly write to each other under alias names.

Date of release
2001-09-28
TMDB
8.5 / 10 (6)
Runtime
2h 30m
Genres
Romance
Director
Srinu Vaitla

Casting

Interesting facts

Anandam (transl. Happiness) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romance film, directed by Srinu Vaitla and starring Akash, Rekha, Tanu Roy, and Venkat. The music of the film was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film was a hit at the box office and ran for 200 days in two centers, 175 days in two centers and 100 days in all major centers. It was a commercial and critical success of the time. This film made Akash an overnight star of the Telugu film industry. The film was remade in Kannada as Ananda, in Tamil as Inidhu Inidhu Kaadhal Inidhu, both versions being produced by Ramoji Rao and in Hindi as Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum.

Production

Uday Kiran and Shriya Saran were initially considered for the lead roles. Newcomer Akash was cast as the lead despite not knowing Telugu at the time. He wrote down his dialogues in Tamil and English. The voice for Akash was given by music composer Sri. Rekha Vedavyas made her Telugu debut with this film. Jayaprakash Reddy turned comedian with this film. The film was shot in a single schedule at Ooty, Visakhapatnam and Film City.

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