Abhimani (film)

Abhimani (Kannada: ಅಭಿಮಾನಿ) is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Praveen Engineer starring Rahul Salanke and Nidhi Subbaiah in the lead roles.

Abhimani (ಅಭಿಮಾನಿ)
Directed by	Praveen Engineer
Produced by	Utthanahalli Jayaram
Starring	Rahul Salanke Nidhi Subbaiah
Cinematography	John Arnold
Edited by	Malla Reddy
Music by	Dharma Theja
Release date	29 May 2009 (2009-05-29)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Rahul Salanke as Muthu
• Nidhi Subbaiah as Arpana
• Sarath Babu as Ananthu
• Tara as Lakshmi
• Srinath
• Chithra Shenoy
• Rangayana Raghu
• Kunigal Nagabhushan
• Manjunath

Music

Abhimani
Soundtrack album by Dharma Theja
Released	2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	24:47
Language	Kannada
Official audio
Abhimani - Full Album on YouTube

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Hangu Hingu"	Naveen, Reeta	4:24
2.	"Nannuru Nannusiru"	Rajesh Krishnan	3:40
3.	"Kaalayenuva"	Vijay Yesudas	4:07
4.	"Jagadalle"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	3:01
5.	"Antharalada"	Shankar Mahadevan	5:21
6.	"Korisuva"	Karthik	4:54
Total length:			24:47

Reception

Critical response

R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com scored the film at 1.5 out of 5 stars and says "Rahul who starred in Nannusire needs to improve his expressions and dialogue delivery. Veteran actor Sharath Kumar overacts in a few sequences while Srinath, Tara and Chitra Shenoy are okay. All in all, Abhimaani is just an average fare".^[1] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote "Meanwhile, Muthu is diagnosed with cancer. The story then revolves around how he gets cured from the deadly disease and how he realises his mother’s dream. It is worth watching by whole family members".^[2] BS Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "Tara is presented beautifully, so is model-turned-actress Nidhi. But for the comedy track and angry editing, ‘Abhimani’ would have been a better film".^[3] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "But the real problem is with unnecessary comedy scenes that neither tickles you nor helps the story. There is also the unnecessary entry of goons to add a fight sequence to the narrative. If 30 minutes of these are removed, Abhimani is good enough for any film fan".^[4] A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 2 out of 5 stars wrote "Rahul could improve a bit. Srinath, Chithra Shenoy and Sharath Babu excel. Music by Dharmateja is okay. Less said the better about Nidhi".^[5]