Anand

The film opens with a young Rupa studying for her examinations while her parents and brother get ready to leave for a marriage function. On their way to the function, they meet with a fatal accident owing to drunken driving by Anand’s father, Gopalan. The scene shifts to 8 years later where young children are learning Carnatic music from Rupa (Kamalinee Mukherjee). Rupa, who’s working in an advertisement agency, is engaged to get married to Rahul (Anuj Gurwara), Managing Director of the agency. There enter Anita (Satya Krishnan), her neighbor and the kids who form an integral part of the humor quotient of the movie. The kids, Samatha and Srikanth constantly quarrel with each other. Maamma (English: Grandma), who lives with Anita, takes care of Samatha and Srikanth. Along with Anita, Rupa hangs out with a group of friends Radha, Ram, Ali and Patel. Rupa begins to pool up money for her marriage. One fine day, she gets to see the domineering nature of Rahul’s mother and confides into Anita about her fears about the marriage. She decides to go ahead with the marriage assuming that Rahul’s presence will eventually prevail over his mother’s nature. Coincidentally, while they are speak at a temple, they notice a person who seems to be mentally challenged (Anand’s father) ogling at them. When Rupa gives him the holy prasadam, he says “Thank you, Rupa”. Shocked at how he knew Rupa’s name, they quickly exit the temple. Anand is a happy-go-lucky guy who returns from America. His …
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