Anbirkiniyal

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Anbirkiniyal

Anbirkiniyal poster.jpg

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Gokul

Produced by Arun Pandian

Alankar Pandian

Based on Helen

StarringKeerthi Pandian

Arun Pandian

Praveen Raja

Music by Javed Riaz

Cinematography Mahesh Muthusamy

Edited by Pradeep E Ragav

Production

company

A&P Groups

Distributed by Sakthi Film Factory[1]

Release date

5 March 2021

Running time 122 minutes

CountryIndia

Language Tamil

Anbirkiniyal is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language survival thriller film directed by Gokul and produced by
Arun and Alankar Pandian. A remake of the Malayalam film Helen (2019), it stars Arun's daughter
Keerthi as a woman who accidentally gets stuck in a freezer room and fights to stay alive. The film began
production in February 2020, and was released in theatres on 5 March 2021 to positive reviews.
Contents

1 Plot

2 Cast

3 Production

4 Soundtrack

5 Release

6 Reception

7 References

8 External links

Plot

Anbirkiniyal, nicknamed Anbu, is a BSc Nursing graduate and attends IELTS coaching classes intended for
a job abroad in Canada. She works part-time at a chicken hub in a mall to pay off her father Sivam's
debts. One night, while Anbu's boyfriend Charles is driving her home, they are stopped by police who
penalise Charles for not wearing a helmet and drunken driving; both are brought to the police station.
Sivam is summoned to the station, and is in dismay of seeing his daughter and does not talk to her
despite her several attempts of creating conversation. One night, Anbu has no one to drop her off home
from work. She tries to call Sivam, but Sivam is still angry with her. Her workmates are told by their
manager to put some stocks in the freezer room which they ask Anbu to do. When closing up for the
night, the manager unknowingly locks Anbu in the freezer, where the temperature is -18 °C. Unaware of
Anbu's predicament, Charles and Sivam search for her, while Anbu fights to stay alive and not die from
freezing. The security guard at the front of the mall tells the police that Anbu did not leave the mall.
They start looking for her and eventually find her barely alive in the freezer. Anbu survives, and is
hospitalised. Sivam thanks the security guard, who tells Sivam that Anbu was the only one who would
give him a smile and wave at him.

Cast

Keerthi Pandian as Anbirkiniyal (Anbu)[2]

Driya as young Anbu[3]

Arun Pandian as Sivam[2]

Praveen Raja as Charles[3]

Ravindra Vijay as a police officer[3]

Production
In January 2020, it was reported that Arun Pandian would be remaking the Malayalam film Helen (2019),
with his daughter Keerthi starring. The film would be his comeback after a long sabbatical,[4] and
Keerthi's second film as actress after Thumbaa (2019).[5] It was directed by Gokul, and co-produced by
Arun's other daughter Kavita under A&P Groups.[6][7] Cinematography was handled by Mahesh
Muthusamy, and editing by Pradeep E Ragav.[6] Principal photography began in February 2020.[8] The
film was near completion as of August 2020.[9] The title Anbirkiniyal was revealed in mid-February 2021.
[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Javed Riaz.[10]

All lyrics are written by Lalithanand.

No. Title Singer(s) Length

1. "Un Koodave" Prarthana Indrajith 2:28

2. "Sanjaaram" Sid Sriram 3:52

3. "Aanakatti" Sriram Parthasarathy 4:03

4. "Deivangal" Sathyaprakash 3:08

5. "Andraadam" Prarthana Indrajith 2:28

Release

A press screening for Anbirkiniyal was held on 27 February 2021 at Chennai.[11][12] The film was
released in theatres on 5 March 2021.[13] It was released on Amazon Prime Video on 4 April 2021.[14]

Reception

M. Suganth of The Times of India praised Anbirkiniyal for its faithfulness to Helen, noting that director
Gokul was "content with ensuring that the emotional beats and the thriller elements of the original are
transferred competently. The end result is a film that might not match the intensity of the original, but
manages to be a compelling watch, especially for those who might not have watched the original".[2]
Sify too praised the remake's faithfulness to the original, but said, "Though the remake falls short of the
original in the first half, the thriller portions in the second half work well [...] Technically too, the film has
matched the original and all the actors have done their parts well."[15] Navein Darshan of Cinema
Express rated the film 3 stars out of 5, saying "The solid supporting cast compensates for the
unconvincing lead performances in the beginning. They hold the film together".[3] Ranjani Krishnakumar
of Firstpost rated it 3.5 stars out of 5, saying "Despite its shortcomings, Anbirkiniyal is a delightful story
of a survivor. One that offers hope that with a little effort, all can be good in the world."[16]
References

Sakthi Film Factory [@SakthiFilmFctry] (24 February 2021). "We are extremely elated to bag Tamil Nadu
Theatrical rights of #Anbirkiniyal. A beautiful tale about power of a woman A @SakthiFilmFctry
@sakthivelan_b Release" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Suganth, M (27 February 2021). "Anbirkiniyal Movie Review : This remake of Helen is an engaging
watch". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

Darshan, Navein (5 March 2021). "Anbirkiniyal Movie Review: A satisfying remake with an extra pinch of
drama". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

"Arun Pandian to remake this blockbuster for his daughter". Thandora Times. 27 January 2020. Archived
from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

"Keerthi Pandian signs her second film in Tamil". DT Next. 8 February 2020. Archived from the original
on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

"Tamil remake of 'Helen' titled 'Anbirkiniyal'". The Times of India. 16 February 2021. Archived from the
original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

"Arun Pandian to make a comeback with Helen remake". Cinema Express. 7 February 2020. Archived
from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

"Malayalam film 'Helen' gets a Tamil remake!". Sify. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 9
March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.