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{{short description|2003 film by Dinesh Babu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Abhi (2003 film).jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Dinesh Babu]]
| writer = Dinesh Babu
| producer = [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]]
| starring = [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]<br />[[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]]
| music = [[Gurukiran]]
| cinematography = [[Dinesh Babu]]
| editing = S. Manohar
| studio = Poornima Enterprises
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|2003|04|25|df=yes}}
| runtime = 140 minutes
| language = Kannada
| country = India
| gross = 16 crore<ref name=":0" />
}}

'''''Abhi''''' is a 2003 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[Romance film|romantic]] [[action comedy film]] written and directed by [[Dinesh Babu]] and produced by [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]] under Poornima Enterprises. The film stars [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] in the titular role, with [[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]], making her debut in [[Kannada cinema]].<ref>{{cite web |date=1 June 2013 |title=The volatile diva |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/335945/volatile-diva.html |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> [[Dr. Rajkumar]] sang a song for the film composed by [[Gurukiran]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Riti |first=M D |date=April 25, 2003 |title=Jains find Puneet Rajakumar's song offensive |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/25puneet.htm |website=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=20 February 2020 |archive-date=20 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220202746/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/25puneet.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Abhimanyu (2003 film)|Abhimanyu]]'', with [[Nandamuri Kalyan Ram]] reprising Puneeth Rajkumar's role and Ramya reprising her role in the Telugu version.

''Abhi'' was released on 25 April 2003 and became a commercial success at the box office.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=2019-03-12 |title=Best movies of Puneeth Rajkumar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/best-movies-of-puneeth-rajkumar/photostory/68373663.cms |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Plot==
Abhi, a college student in [[Bangalore]], meets a [[Muslim]] girl Bhanu as her relatives are staying in Abhi's rental house. Abhi and Bhanu get to know each other and begin a relationship. Bhanu's father Mohammed Khan learns about this and gets shocked and enraged upon learning Abhi's identity. Mohammed Khan arrives in Bangalore to search for Abhi, finds him at the college and begins to attack him. Abhi does not agree with Khan's behaviour and brutally thrashes Khan in the college but stops after learning that Khan is Bhanu's father.

Khan vacates the house, and they all leave for [[Hubli]]. Abhi and his friends head to Hubli and manage to talk with Bhanu. Bhanu's grandmother advises Abhi to leave the house immediately as Khan and his men will be coming back from the [[mosque]] after the prayer. Abhi asks Bhanu's grandmother about the reason why Khan tried to kill him earlier, and she tells him to ask his mother Janaki. Abhi returns home and reveals details about Khan to Janaki. Janaki reveals to Abhi that she is his adopted mother and his real parents are Ruksana Bano and Joseph.

Ruksana and Joseph fell in love, eloped and got married, but their [[Interfaith marriage|inter-religion marriage]] was not accepted by Khan and his father Abdul Ghaffar Khan. Khan and Abdul Ghaffar Khan learnt about Ruksana and Joseph's location, where they brutally killed them and were about to kill an infant Abhi, but the local people arrived and saved Abhi from danger. When many people were hesitant to adopt Abhi, Janaki adopted Abhi as her own son and they left for [[Bangalore]] for a new life.

Learning this, Abhi decides to breakup with Bhanu for Janaki's sake. Bhanu also learns about Abhi's past from her grandmother, where she also decides to breakup with Abhi for her family's sake. Bhanu meets Abhi and the two breakup with each other. Khan assumes that Bhanu ran away to marry Abhi and tries to kill him, but Abhi defeats Khan. Bhanu's grandmother advises Khan to stop his cruelty. Khan realizes his mistake and allows Bhanu to marry Abhi.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] as Abhishek "Abhi"
* [[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]] as Bhanu
* [[Sowcar Janaki]] as Bhanu's grandmother
* [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] as Janaki Sudarshan, Abhi's mother
* [[Umashree]] as Haseena Begum
* [[Sathyajith (Kannada actor)|Sathyajith]] as Mohammad Khan
* Hulivana Gangadharaiah as Abdul Ghaffar Khan
* [[B. Jaya (actress)|B. Jaya]] as Radha
* Shailaja Joshi as Mohammad Khan's wife
* [[Suneel Puranik]] as Joseph
* Rekha V. Kumar as Ruksana Bano
* Bharath Bhagavathar as [[Inspector|SI]] Saif Ali
* [[Enagi Nataraj]]
* [[Raju Ananthaswamy]]
* [[Honnavalli Krishna]]
* [[Vaijanath Biradar]]
* Kavya Prakash
* Gundu Rao
* Sridhar
* Nagaraj
* Guruprasad
* Mahesh
* Sundaresh
* Tumkur Mohan
}}

==Soundtrack==

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| name = Abhi
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Gurukiran]]
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| released =June 2007
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| audio1 = {{YouTube|iyS1coOG6pg|Official Audio Jukebox}}
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{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Mama Mama Maja Madu
| extra1 = [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]
| lyrics1 = [[Hamsalekha]]
| length1 = 4:12
| title2 = Sum Sumne
| extra2 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sowmya Raoh]]
| lyrics2 = Bangiranga
| length2 = 3:53
| title3 = Ee Nanna Kannane
| extra3 = Udit Narayan, [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
| lyrics3 = [[K. Kalyan]]
| length3 = 5:07
| title4 = Vidhi Baraha
| extra4 = [[Dr. Rajkumar]]
| lyrics4 = K. Kalyan
| length4 = 4:30
| title5 = Bittaku Guru
| extra5 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Chetan Sosca]]
| lyrics5 = [[V. Nagendra Prasad]]
| length5 = 4:45
}}

== Reception ==
''[[Chitraloka.com]]'' wrote "The redeeming feature of this film is the mixture. A right film at the right time from equally right banner!."<ref>{{cite web |date=26 April 2003 |title=Abhi Movie Review |url=https://chitraloka.com/news/139-films-latest-news/2691-upendra-direction-movie.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502025557/https://chitraloka.com/news/139-films-latest-news/2691-upendra-direction-movie.html |archive-date=2 May 2023 |accessdate=2022-05-30 |website=[[Chitraloka.com]] |publisher=}}</ref> ''[[Viggy]]'' wrote that "One can say, film Abhi in general, exceeds Puneet's earlier film ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'' in all respect, Good film to watch."<ref>{{cite web |title=Abhi film review |url=http://viggy.com/english/review_abhi.asp |website=[[Viggy]]}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt5618626}}
{{Dinesh Baboo}}

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[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:2003 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2003 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Films scored by Gurukiran]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian interfaith romance films]]
[[Category:Films set in universities and colleges]]
[[Category:Films about disability in India]]
[[Category:Kannada films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:2000s masala films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Films directed by Dinesh Baboo]]
[[Category:Romance films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]

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