Sri Anjaneyam

Sri Anjaneyam is a 2004 Telugu devotional fantasy written, directed and produced by Krishna Vamsi, starring Nithiin as a devout orphan and Arjun as Lord Hanuman in human form, with Charmme Kaur. Prakash Raj, Ramya Krishna and Chandra Mohan play supporting roles, and Mani Sharma composed the music. Released on 24 July 2004, it was not a commercial success.

What the story is about

Anji’s parents were devotees of Lord Hanuman, and his father, an engineer, dreamed of building a dam to irrigate their village, until both were murdered by the cruel village head Brahmam. Raised by the head priest of the village’s Rama temple, Anji grows into a devoted, well-loved young man, followed everywhere by Paddu, who has fallen for him. When Brahmam, helped by a black magician, plots to kill Anji to gain supernatural powers, a stranger who also calls himself Anji turns up at the temple, befriends him and keeps him from harm. The film is about faith, and about Anji slowly realising who his new friend is.

Cast and crew

• Nithiin as Anji
• Charmme Kaur as Padmini “Paddu”
• Arjun as Lord Hanuman in human form
• Prakash Raj and Ramya Krishnan as Anji’s parents
• Pilla Prasad as Brahmam
• Chandra Mohan as the temple priest
• Brahmanandam as Seenu and L. B. Sriram as Paddu’s father
• Subbaraju as a gang leader

Writer, director and producer: Krishna Vamsi. Music: Mani Sharma, released on Maruthi Music. Runtime: 174 minutes.

Music

Reviewing the album for Idlebrain, Sreya Sunil called the tunes “extremely catchy” and the lyrics classy.

Reviews and box office

Jeevi of Idlebrain felt the film picks up once Arjun “descends on to the earth”, and stays entertaining “as long as Arjun is there”, with his miracles and philosophical conversations with Nithiin. IndiaGlitz said Krishna Vamsi “tried to cram too many things in too small a canvas”, and Mithun Verma of Full Hyderabad quipped that “only the Gods can rescue this movie”.

Made on a budget of about ₹10 crore according to Business Standard, the film was commercially unsuccessful. It was dubbed into Tamil as Hanumaan and into Hindi as My Boss Bajarangbali, and remade in Odia as Chhati Chiri Dele Tu (2008).

Where to watch Sri Anjaneyam

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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Sri Anjaneyam and the reviews and reports it cites, linked above; our own cast and crew records.