Rendum Rendum Anju

Rendum Rendum Anju (transl. Two plus two is five)^[1] is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film directed and co-written by Jayabharathi. The film stars Sarath Babu and Ambika, with Chandrasekhar, Nassar, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, Senthil and Leo Prabhu in supporting roles. It was released on 3 June 1988.

Rendum Rendum Anju
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Directed by	Jayabharathi
Written by	R. Kothandaraman (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Jayabharathi
Story by	Jayabharathi
Produced by	Rajapalayam Janagaraj
Starring	Sarath Babu Ambika
Cinematography	R. M. Ramesh
Edited by	S. Natarajan
Music by	Gangai Amaran
Production company	Dhanalakshmi Movie Makers
Release date	3 June 1988 (1988-06-03)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Shanthi is a superstitious woman, but her husband Balu is not. Shanthi later believes an astrologer's prediction of Balu's death.

Cast

• Sarath Babu as Balu
• Ambika as Shanthi
• Anjana as Chithra
• Vinoth as Suresh
• Chandrasekhar as Raja
• Nassar as Giri
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy
• Senthil
• Leo Prabhu

Production

Rendum Rendum Anju was made "on the lines of" Alfred Hitchcock's film Vertigo (1958). Jayabharathi revealed he initially approached Vijayakanth for the film "but I did not get a positive response from him", he later made the film comprising with the star cast such as Sarath Babu, Ambika, Nassar and Moorthy and completed the filming within 50 days.^[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Gangai Amaran, with lyrics by Vaali.^[3][4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Gaana Karunkuyile"	Malaysia Vasudevan, Mano, K. S. Chithra, S. N. Surendar	4:13
2.	"Panneer Poovin"	K. S. Chithra	4:28
3.	"Edhukkum Oru"	K. S. Chithra	3:59
4.	"Valarpirai"	Mano	4:21
Total length:			17:01

Release and reception

Rendum Rendum Anju was released on 3 June 1988,^[5] and had a low-profile release.^[6] Jayamanmadhan (a duo) of Kalki appreciated Jayabharathi for wanting to tell a different kind of story. They appreciated the music, and said the film had an entertaining first half, but post interval it stumbled.^[7]