Anbe Vaa was a high-budget Tamil language

Tamil language

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 film starring M. G. Ramachandran

M. G. Ramachandran

Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....

 and Saroja Devi in the lead rols. The film was released in the year 1966.

The lead actor MGR was paid a new career peak salary of $70,000 for this project.

Plot

JB (MGR) is a wealthy industrialist who decides to take a break at his Simla home away from business concerns. He lands there to find that his caretaker has rented his house to Geeta's (Saroja Devi)'s family, taken the rent and left for Kasi with his wife. His daughter Manorama and brother in law Nagesh are left in charge of the house and the guests. JB decides not to reveal his identity and pretends to be a wealthy man, Balu, willing to pay rent for a place in the house. Nagesh takes the money and gives him JB's room.

He keeps playing practical jokes on Geetha hand they keep clashing. She brings her friends who are on a trip to Simla and tries to drive JB from the house. After he gets the friends on his side, she gets angry and tells her parents to get her married to Asokan, a relative and an air force pilot.

By the time Balu confesses his love for her, Geetha's engagement is already fixed. Asokan turns out to be a school friend of JB's but he also agrees to play along with the trick. Asokan discovers that Balu and Geetha are actually in love with each other and steps aside. When Balu is finally revealed as JB, Geetha thinks that the wedding plans are yet another of Balu's practical jokes and tries to run away. He finds her and all misunderstandings are cleared. The two get married.

The plot is broadly based on the English Movie Come September

Come September

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, which features Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

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 and Gina Lollobrigida

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.

Cast

• M. G. Ramachandran
  M. G. Ramachandran
  Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....
  
  
• Saroja Devi
• V.K.Ramaswamy
• Nagesh
  Nagesh
  Nagesh , was a Tamil film actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the most prolific comedians in Tamil cinema....
  
  
• Manorama
  Manorama
  Manorama is a veteran Tamil actress who has acted in more than 1500 films, 1000 stage performances and a few television serials. She is affectionately called Aachi by the South Indian people...
  
  
• T. R. Ramachandran
  T. R. Ramachandran
  T. R. Ramachandran was a Tamil actor and comedian who played memorable roles in movies from the 1940s to the 1960s.- Filmography :...
  
  
• P. D. Sambandam (cameo)

Soundtrack

Popular songs from the film include Anbe vaa, Love birds, Nadodi, Naan paarthathilay, Pudhiya vaanam and Raajavin Paarvai.