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Anbe Sivam
2003
· Movie
· 160 min
A
MEANRANK
89/100
Every rating
84–94
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Trakt on 84, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 94.
See the most agreed on films →Anbarasu, young and arrogant, and Nallasivam, damaged - physically but not spiritually - by life, are thrown together by circumstances, and find that they are in some ways bound together by fate.
Details
- Director
- Sundar C
- Writer
- Kamal Haasan
- Studio
- Lakshmi Movie Makers
- Released
- 14 January 2003
- Country
- India
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 160 min
- Budget
- $1.7M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 3 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 9 →6 wins from 9 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Filmfare Awards South 2004 | Special Jury Award | K. Muralitharan, V. Swaminathan, G. Venugopal | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards South 2004 | Best Film | K. Muralitharan, V. Swaminathan, G. Venugopal | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards South 2004 | Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards South 2004 | Best Supporting Actor | Madhavan | Nominee |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2004 | Best Make-up Artist | V. P. Rajan | Winner |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2004 | Best Actor | Madhavan (also for Kannathil Muthamittal and Run ) | Winner |
| South Indian Cinematographers Association (SICA) Awards 2003 | Best Art Director | M. Prabhaharan | Winner |
| South Indian Cinematographers Association (SICA) Awards 2003 | Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Winner |
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South Indian Cinematographers Association (SICA) Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Winner |
| Best Art Director | M. Prabhaharan | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Madhavan | Winner |
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Madhavan (also for Kannathil Muthamittal and Run ) | Winner |
| Best Make-up Artist | V. P. Rajan | Winner |
Filmfare Awards South
4 nominations, 1 won
| Special Jury Award | K. Muralitharan, V. Swaminathan, G. Venugopal | Winner |
| Best Actor | Kamal Haasan | Nominee |
| Best Film | K. Muralitharan, V. Swaminathan, G. Venugopal | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Madhavan | Nominee |