

Anbe Sivam
2003-01-14 · 160 min · ★ 7.7
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.
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- Directors
- Sundar C
- Production companies
- Lakshmi Movie Makers
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,700,000
Top Cast
Kamal HaasanNalla Sivam
R. MadhavanAnbarasu
NassarKandasamy Padayachi
Kiran RathodBala
Santhana BharathiKandasamy Padayachi's Assistant
SeemaBalasaraswathi's Mother
Yugi SethuUthaman
R.S. ShivajiRailway Station master
Vichu VishwanathPadayatchi's assistant
Balu AnandTrain Ticket checker for the Coromandel Express[
IlavarasuPolice Inspector
MuthukalaiRoadside drunkard
Uma Riyaz KhanMehrunissa
Pasi SathyaTea stall owner
Nellai SivaStreet theatre performer
Tiruppachi BenjaminStreet theatre performer
Poovilangu Mohan
Kalairani
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