''Abhimani'' () is a 2009 Indian

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

-language film directed by Praveen Engineer starring

Rahul Salanke Rahul Salanke, popularly known as RK Rahul is an Indian actor, primarily from Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut in '' Nannusire'' in 2008. He is best known for his performance in the Kannada movie Jigarthanda produced by Kannada cinema ...

and

Nidhi Subbaiah Nidhi Subbaiah (born 16 February 1985) is an Indian actress and model, who has appeared in various television advertisements and films, she is known for her performance in successful Kannada movies such as ''Pancharangi'' (2010) and ''Krishnan ...

in the lead roles.

Cast

as Muthu *

as Arpana *

Sarath Babu Sathyam Babu Dixithulu (31 July 1951 – 22 May 2023), known by his stage name Sarath Babu, was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Tamil and Telugu cinema. He appeared in more than 300 films, including in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and ...

as Ananthu * Tara as Lakshmi *

Srinath Srinath may refer to: *Vishnu, a Hindu deity, husband (nath) of Sri (Lakshmi) Given name * Srinath (Kannada actor) (born 1944), Indian actor in Kannada cinema * Srinath (Tamil actor) (born 1973), Indian actor in Tamil cinema * Sreenath (1956–2 ...

Chithra Shenoy Chitra Shenoy is an Indian actress and producer in South Indian movies and television series. She has acted in more than 600 films predominately in Kannada and Malayalam. She is known as the 'young mother' in the Kannada film industry having po ...

Rangayana Raghu Koththuru Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is a recipient of multiple Filmfare Awards South, SIIMA Awards, an ...

Kunigal Nagabhushan Kunigal Nagabhushan (6 December 1942 – 23 June 2013) was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. His films include '' S.P. Sangliyana 2'' (1990), '' C.B.I. Shankar'' (1989), ''Daari Tappida Maga'' (1975). Career Kunigal Nagabhushan ha ...

* Manjunath

Music

Reception

Critical response

R G Vijayasarathy of ''

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'' 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". A critic from ''

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'' 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". BS Srivani from ''

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'' 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". A critic from ''

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'' 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". A critic from ''

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'' 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".

References

{{reflist 2000s Kannada-language films 2000s Indian films 2009 films