Ambikapathy/ Raanjhanaa

Release Date:    

28 Jun 2013 (Tamil)

   

Ambikapathy movie is an intense love story. Direction by Anand L Rai and the movie starring with Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor.

Ambikapathy is the story of Ambikapathy, his journey from a 13 year old boy in love who goes on to become a committed, spirited young man, who’s experiences in life made him the person he is today. It’s the STORY OF LOVE.

This is the first Hindi  film for dhanush “Raanjhanaa” .And this movie is dubbing of "Raanjhanaa".

“Raanjhanaa” is release on Friday, and its Tamil version is “Ambikapathy” will hit the screens a week later.

He says, ”Raanjhanaa” was just another film for me. I don’t think this is the Hindi or Tamil film, its just a film.  And  The script  that the character was very similar to the lover boy I have played in several Tamil films.

I knew I had to play a lover boy again, but in a different place and language and, therefore, I had nothing to worry about,” said the actor, who has teamed up with Sonam Kapoor in the love story.

“Raanjhanaa” is the love story of a Muslim girl and a Hindu boy and this is Dhanush’s first full-length romantic film.

Anand L. Rai directed this film, A R Rahmaan composed music for this film.

Story review:

Kundan (Dhanush) is a strong believer of God and a son of a Tamil priest. Since his childhood days, Kundan holds one-sided love for Zoya (Sonam Kapoor), who is a Muslim girl residing in Varanasi and her father is a professor. Being kids and having crushes makes it pointless but a few years later, Kundan is still in love with Zoya. When she is in school, he is always trying to be around holding her hand and being slapped in the process. Finally, she changes her mind because of Kundan's constancy of affection and attraction. Zoya's family is orthodox, this fact places a bar between the path of the so-called-lovers. By the time Zoya moves to Aligarh for her further studies, Kundan harmonizes with Zoya's family, assisting them with various works especially pertaining to house.The film shifts its centre when Zoya gets into Jawaharlal Nehru University and through her, the idealistic and political culture of the Delhi is explored. She discovers a long-lost strength as she confronts and then falls for student leader Akram (Abhay Deol) in Delhi.

After a gap of eight years, Zoya returns to Varanasi. Again Kundan attempts to ask Zoya for love but this time Zoya being reluctant, reveals that she is in love with Akram. Zoya then urges Kundan to convince her family about her marriage with Akram. Refusing the plans (because he still loves her) at the initial stages, Kundan eventually agrees with it. Kundan gets his work done and the wedding of Zoya and Akram gets fixed. Kundan promises Zoya that he will also tie the knot with some other girl and will forget her. Kundan proposes his childhood friend Bindiya (Swara Bhaskar) for marriage. Bindiya had crush on Kundan since their childhood days.

On the day of their marraige ,Kundan finds out through a newspaper article that Akram is actually Hindu ,with actual name of Jai.This enrages Kundan as Zoya had used their religon diffrences to convince him that their match is not possible.In a seperate flashback it is shown that zoya despite ,Jai misgiving about the plan convince him against his will to pose as muslim for asking her hand in marriage .Enraged ,Kundan goes & says everything to zoya parents ,during middle of nikah .Later ,Kundan is informed by his friend that zoya tried to commit sucide & is critical.He rushes towards hospital when he is also informed that Jai was mercileesly beaten by Zoya relatives & is critical .Later Jai parents take him back to his village & thanks Kundan for helping him . Kundan tries for redemption by taking zoya to Jai/Akram village .However ,he is devasted to find that Jai has sucummbed to injuries & this finally make kundan understand that his one sided love resulted in an innocent man death.

Kundan then began to roam here & there ,visiting various religious places & volunteering in their activities so that he could atone for his sins .During one such visit to prayag ,a man advice him to do right his wrong rather than run .

Motivated ,Kundan retrace Zoya to Delhi University ,where she is spearheading the activities of the political party created by Jai .Kundan joins the nearby canteen & serve the party people & silently endures zoya silent treatment .In course of time ,kundan become popular among the part due to his simple nature. In between kundan ,helps the party in negotiating some tough situation by using his simple wit . Slowly ,he emerges as a popular face for the party .This enrages zoya ,as she thinks the person who is responsible for Jai death is now taking his place .She also tries to instigate party people against kundan ,but Jai sister & his best friend ,advice Kundan to go on ,as he was the best alternative for fullfilling jai dreams

Kundan however has only one dream ,that to make sure zoya forgive him .He silently follow zoya instructions even if sometimes resulted in his harm .On instigated by the CM ,zoya directs kundan to a violence zone for giving a speech .Kundan quitely obliges & give a final hug to zoya & as her to be brave enough to not love him .As cm predicted ,Kundan is hurt badly & sent to ICU ,thus fulfilling Zoya revenge.

Zoya however slowly began to understand the extent of kundan love & reveals the CM plot to media .However she is devasted ,when she founds out that Kundan already knew that ,the place she is sending him could result in grave injuries .She rushes to hospital & finally acknowledge Kundan love albeit silently .However sadly Kundan pass away .

In a final voice over ,kundan says he can born again & again in the same banaras ,with same surrounding & fell in love again with some Zoya & again become a Ranjhaana in her love.