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Abhiyum Naanum (2008)

Abhiyum Naanum poster
Original title
அபியும் நானும்
Directed by
Radha Mohan
Genre
comedy drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 27m
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A father struggles with his attachment to his daughter as her wedding approaches and his family prepares for the big event. He becomes increasingly flustered and emotional about letting her go.

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What happens

Abhiyum Naanum (transl. Abhi and I) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film produced by Prakash Raj and directed by Radha Mohan. The film stars Raj, Trisha, Aishwarya and Ganesh Venkatraman, with Prithviraj in a special appearance. It is based on the American film Father of the Bride. The film follows a man who is attached to his daughter but becomes flustered when he and his family prepare for her marriage. The film was launched in October 2007 and released on 19 December 2008. It won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, including Best Director (Radha Mohan) and Best Film (Second Prize). The film was mostly dubbed and partially reshot in Telugu as Akashamantha (transl. Sky-high) with Jagapathi Babu replacing Prithviraj, which released on 27 May 2009. It was remade in Kannada as Naanu Nanna Kanasu (2010) with Raj reprising his role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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