Anasuya (film)
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| Directed by | Ravi Babu |
| Produced by | Ravi Babu |
| Starring | Bhumika Chawla Abbas Ravi Babu Nikita Thukral Ankita |
| Cinematography | N. Sudhakar Reddy |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Sekhar Chandra |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Anasuya is a 2007 Telugu thriller directed and produced by Ravi Babu. It stars Bhumika Chawla, Ravi Babu, and Abbas. It was remade in Kannada as Anu.
Plot
[edit]Anasuya, a passionate journalist and orphan, starts her career at NTV as a reporter. She lives with an elderly landlord, Joseph, in the city. Her first assignment involves exposing child labor in a local politician's house. Disguised as a reporter for a women’s magazine, she uncovers the oppressive conditions of an orphan girl, Lakshmi, who is forced into domestic work. After the exposé, which garners widespread attention, the politician throws Lakshmi out to avoid arrest. Anasuya shelters Lakshmi, earning fame and admiration from her boss, though it irks her senior colleagues.
Simultaneously, a series of murders baffle the police. The killer takes an organ from each victim and leaves a red rose at the scene. Assigned to extract information from task force officer Anand, Anasuya finds herself drawn into the case. The killer targets Joseph, murdering him and stealing his heart. He attempts to kill Anasuya as well, but she escapes with Lakshmi. Anasuya’s investigation leads to Govind, a compounder with polio, who is arrested but later released due to his disability. Convinced of his guilt, Anasuya continues her pursuit and discovers Govind feigns his condition.
Govind escapes custody and resumes his killings, targeting organ transplant recipients from the National Hospital. Anasuya connects the murders to a woman named Pooja, whose organs were donated after she was declared brain-dead. Anasuya uncovers Pooja’s tragic past, involving her anatomy professor, Dr. Amar, who obsessively harassed her. After Pooja’s rejection and a failed attempt to force her into marriage, Amar's actions lead to her death. Her organs were donated, but Amar, now Govind, preserved her body and began killing organ recipients to "reunite" her body.
Govind kidnaps Lakshmi, intending to use her eye as the final organ to complete Pooja's body. He plans to burn himself with her corpse on Akshay Tritiya to be "reborn" together. Anasuya, with Anand’s help, tracks Govind to his hideout. In the ensuing confrontation, a fire breaks out, destroying Pooja's remains. Anasuya fatally wounds Govind, who dies heartbroken.
In the aftermath, Anasuya clears her name and uses her platform to promote organ donation while discouraging obsessive and harmful behavior.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Bhumika Chawla as Anasuya
- Ravi Babu as 'Gulabi Puvvu' Govind/Dr.Amar
- Abbas as Anand
- Nikitha as Pooja
- Suhani
- Shankar Melkote as Uncle Joseph
- Ankitha
- Sudeepa Pinky
- Chalapathi Rao as Dr. Mohan Das
- Sameer Hasan as Chakravarthy, NTV's senior news reporter
- Swathi Katrapati as Kitti, Ntv’s news Reporter and Anasuya's friend
- Sandhya Janak as Pooja's mother[2]
- Natanya Singh as Item Girl
Production
[edit]Actor turned director Ravi Babu written the script of Anasuya which is partially inspired from the Psycho killer novel Sanivaaram Nadi by Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy. He took the rights and produced this film on his own in the banner of Flying Frogs with the collaboration of Suresh Productions company.
Soundtrack
[edit]| Anasuya | ||||
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| Released | 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Producer | Shekar Chandra | |||
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Music was composed by Shekar Chandra. The song "Ye Theega Poovuno" from Maro Charitra (1978) was used in the film.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aakasam Merisenu" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Venugopal | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 4:14 | |||
Release and reception
[edit]The film released to positive reviews and was recorded as a hit at the box office, running for 50 days.[3]
A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "On the whole, the attempt is sincere but Anasuya may not enthuse the lovers of formula flicks even though it provides a good respite from such films".[4] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "On a whole, Anasuya is a different film in thriller genre".[5]
Awards
[edit]N. Sudhakar Reddy won the Nandi Special Jury Award for cinematography for the movie.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Anasuya (2007)".
- ^ "Interview with Sandhya Janak [Part 1]". YouTube.
- ^ "Anasuya (2007)". ravibabu.com.
- ^ Rajamani, Radhika (21 December 2007). "Bhoomika shines in Anasuya". Rediff.com.
- ^ Jeevi (21 December 2007). "Anasuya - Telugu cinema Review - Bhumika Chawla". Idlebrain.com.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.