Inbaa[1] is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by S.T. Vendan. The film stars Shaam and Sneha, with Arun Pandian in an antagonistic role. It was released on 21 March 2008. The film marks the third collaboration between Shaam and Sneha after Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukey! and ABCD.[2]
| Inbaa | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | S. T. Vendan |
| Written by | Subha (dialogues) |
| Story by | Vendhan |
| Produced by | Vijayasri Nandakumar |
| Starring | Shaam Sneha |
| Cinematography | Sai Trilok |
| Edited by | G. R Anil Malnad |
| Music by | P. B. Balaji |
Production company | Rathnamala Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Inba is a rough character who works under Priya's brother, Malai Ganesan, as a bodyguard of Priya. Priya is an usurious girl, spending most of the time with her friends and absenting herself from the college several times. Hence Malai Ganeshan employs Inba, his faithful servant to guard Priya's activities. Priya insults him several times since she was not interested in somebody guarding her all the time. Priya falls for Inba, but he rejects it. In the meantime, Malai Ganeshan learns of the love affair and opposes it by beating up Inba. Inba opens flashback and the rest of story describes how Priya makes him understand his love and finally succeeds in his love after overcoming the hurdles and obstacles laid by Malai Ganeshan.
Cast
edit- Shaam as Inba
- Sneha as Priya
- Arun Pandian as Malai Ganesan
- Rekha as Malai Ganesan's wife
- Ganja Karuppu as Inba's uncle
- Aravind as Rupan
- Adithya as Rupan's brother
- Poornitha as Jyothi
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Inba's father
- Sulakshana as Inba's mother
- Shankar
- Boys Rajan
- Suruli Manohar
- Pei Krishnan as a police officer
- Bayilvan Ranganathan as a police officer
- Vellai Subbaiah
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by P. B. Balaji.[3] It is his debut film.[4]
| Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Alankatti Paimazhai" | Tippu, Pop Shalini | 05:14 |
| "En Vizhigal Meethu" | Shreya Ghoshal, Naresh Iyer | 05:05 |
| "Kabul Nattu" | Suchitra, Chorus | 04:48 |
| "Yaaro Yaaro" | Karthik, Chinmayi | 05:12 |
| "Mayakalli" | Jassie Gift, Anuradha Sriram | 04:39 |
| "Soora Thenga" | Mahesh Panjanathan | 04:51 |
Release and reception
editInbaa was released on 21 March 2008, Good Friday alongside Kannum Kannum, Sandai and Singakutty.[5] A critic from Rediff.com gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and wrote that "Everybody spouts the standard lines (what was dialogue-writer Subha thinking?) and once the climax is done, you heave yourself off the cramped seats with relief".[6] Sudhish Kamath from The Hindu wrote that "By all means, go for Inba. It's the most inspiring piece of Tamil cinema. If this chap can make a movie, so can you".[7] A critic from Sify gave the film a verdict of below average and wrote that "The film fails to entertain as the twists and turns are predictable, the Shaam- Sneha romance leaves you cold, and music of P.B Balaji is worth a snore not even one humable number. It is another banal formula film to be avoided".[8]
Following the success of Kick, the film was partially reshot in Telugu as Neelo Naalo with actors Sunil and Junior Relangi. The Telugu version was directed by Nandhu and featured Kothapalli Ramakrishna as the cinematographer.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Inbaa (motion picture) (in Tamil). India: Rathnamala Movies. From 00:39 to 00:41.
- ^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (28 September 2007). "Will Inbha be a pleasure to watch? -- Inbha". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Inbaa". Apple Music. 1 January 2008. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "PB Balaji gets hooked". The Times of India. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Big easter weekend". Sify. 20 March 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (24 March 2008). "Review: A dull Inba". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ Kamath, Sudhish (28 March 2008). "The beard's tale". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Inba". Sify. 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Neelo Naalo". The New Indian Express. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Sneha, Shaam in Neelo Naalo". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
