Rendum Rendum Anju

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Shanthi is a superstitious woman, but her husband Balu is not. Shanthi later believes an astrologer's prediction of Balu's death.

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• Sarath Babu as Balu
• Ambika as Shanthi
• Anjana as Chithra
• Vinoth as Suresh
• Chandrasekhar as Raja
• Nassar as Giri
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy
• Senthil
• Leo Prabhu

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Rendum Rendum Anju was made "on the lines of" Alfred Hitchcock's film Vertigo (1958). Jayabharathi revealed he initially approached Vijayakanth for the film "but I did not get a positive response from him", he later made the film comprising with the star cast such as Sarath Babu, Ambika, Nassar and Moorthy and completed the filming within 50 days.{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=26 December 2002 |title=Excerpts from an interview with director Jayabharati |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/interviews/jayabarathi.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050326083151/http://www.chennaionline.com/interviews/jayabarathi.asp |archive-date=26 March 2005 |access-date=19 December 2023 |website=Chennai Online}}

The music was composed by Gangai Amaran, with lyrics by Vaali.{{Cite web |date=1 January 1988 |title=Rendum Rendum Anju (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rendum-rendum-anju-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1693815428 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231117185052/https://music.apple.com/us/album/rendum-rendum-anju-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1693815428 |archive-date=17 November 2023 |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=Apple Music}}{{Cite web |title=Rendum Rendum Anchu- Sakkarai Pandhal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraaja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/rendum-rendum-anchu-sakkarai-pandhal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraaja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117185102/https://mossymart.com/product/rendum-rendum-anchu-sakkarai-pandhal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraaja/ |archive-date=17 November 2023 |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=Mossymart}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Gaana Karunkuyile

| length1 = 4:13

| extra1 = Malaysia Vasudevan, Mano, K. S. Chithra, S. N. Surendar

| title2 = Panneer Poovin

| length2 = 4:28

| extra2 = K. S. Chithra

| title3 = Edhukkum Oru

| length3 = 3:59

| extra3 = K. S. Chithra

| title4 = Valarpirai

| length4 = 4:21

| extra4 = Mano

| total_length = 17:01

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Rendum Rendum Anju was released on 3 June 1988,{{Cite web |title=Rendum Rendum Anju (1988) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/rendum-rendum-anju |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231117190107/https://screen4screen.com/movies/rendum-rendum-anju |archive-date=17 November 2023 |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}} and had a low-profile release.{{Cite news |last=Arvind |first=Thirumalai |date=2 November 2017 |title=The numbers game: Tamil cinema's numerical titles |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/the-numbers-game-tamil-cinemas-numerical-titles/article19967003.ece |url-status=live |access-date=18 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118052212/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/the-numbers-game-tamil-cinemas-numerical-titles/article19967003.ece |archive-date=18 November 2023}} Jayamanmadhan (a duo) of Kalki appreciated Jayabharathi for wanting to tell a different kind of story. They appreciated the music, and said the film had an entertaining first half, but post interval it stumbled.{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=26 June 1988 |title=ரெண்டும் ரெண்டும் அஞ்சு |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1988-06-26/page/n65/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230825074838/https://archive.org/details/kalki1988-06-26/page/n65/mode/2up |archive-date=25 August 2023 |access-date=17 November 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=64 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}

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Category:1980s Indian films

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Category:1988 films

Category:Films about astrology

Category:Films about superstition

Category:Films directed by Jayabharathi (director)

Category:Films scored by Gangai Amaran

Category:Indian psychological thriller films

Category:Tamil-language Indian films

Category:Tamil-language psychological thriller films