Anand[a] is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed Sekhar Kammula.

The film begins with the death of the family of a young girl as a result of a character's drunken driving.

The film sketches the path of the young girl growing up into a woman who lives her life independently and with self-esteem.

How the male protagonist enters the woman's life and how they fall in love with each other forms the rest of the story.

The film's basic story was also chosen as the subject for Sekhar Kammula's thesis screenplay, which was a requirement for his Master of Fine Arts at Howard University.

If the award-winning Dollar Dreams (2000) set the tone, then Anand introduced the legacy of successful films made with simple stories.

On the night of the wedding, she is confronted with Rahul's mother who insists Roopa to wear a North Indian dress.

Roopa finally decides to call off the marriage after realizing that her freedom and individuality are not being respected by them.

Anand is the son of a rich industrialist who unintentionally killed Roopa's parents in a car accident, thereby losing mental stability.

In order to try his luck in wooing Roopa, he drops his studies in the US and decides to move into a room next to her house.

Anita who is aware of Anand's love for Roopa helps him by giving tips to get closer to her.

Anand continues to put in his efforts till one day drunken Rahul appears at Roopa's house only to forcibly convince her to marry him.

Though she was shocked by learning this, she decides to forgive that event and move on with her life and agrees to marry Anand.

After Sekhar Kammula's first venture, Dollar Dreams (2000), he began meeting producers with his stories.

Upon someone's suggestion, Kammula approached National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and they came forward to fund a part of the project.

Since Kammula stayed in Padmarao Nagar, a prominent locality in Hyderabad, a location there made it all the more accessible for him.

[26] Disc 1 contains the theatrical version of the film primarily with subtitles in English, both in Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS.

It also has a brief informational biography about the director, actors, about the choice of the caption, the encountered pre-release blues, the day of release, the best scene from the film, favourite song, memorable moments during the film, the post release scenario and the Director's Cut.