 The 1961 American romantic comedy film Come September , featuring Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida , and directed by Robert Mulligan , was a worldwide box office success , especially in Chennai . The film narrated the tale of Robert ( Hudson ) , an American millionaire , who arrives at his villa for his vacation . His girlfriend , Lisa ( Lollobrigida ) , has given up waiting for him and has decided to marry another man . Robert 's villa manager , Maurice ( Walter Slezak ) , converts the villa into a hotel while Robert is away . The villa is now occupied by a group of young American girls trying to fend off a gang of boys , led by Tony ( Bobby Darin ) . A. C. Tirulokchandar , who was then a screenwriter for AVM Productions , adapted the screenplay of Come September for his film Anbe Vaa . According to The New Indian Express , it was AVM Productions ' 50th film . 
