Annamitta Kai
| Annamitta Kai | |
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| Directed by | M. Krishnan |
| Written by | A. L. Narayanan |
| Screenplay by | G. Balasubramaniam |
| Story by | G. Balasubramaniam |
| Produced by | M. S. Sivaswamy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prasath |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Ramachandra Productions |
| Distributed by | Em. Gee. Yaar. Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Annamitta Kai is a 1972 Tamil-language film starring M. G. Ramachandran. It was produced by Ramachandra Productions, owned by M.S.Sivaswamy. Annamitta Kai was Ramachandran's last black and white movie.[1]
Plot
To repair the past errors of their father, the half brothers Doréraj (MGR) and Selvaraj (M. N. Nambiar) exchange identities, making Selvaraj the heir. Doréraj is going to take care of Selvaraj's blind mother, and try to get his brother back to a virtuous life.
Cast
- M. G. Ramachandran as Doréraj (Raju)
- Jayalalitha as Seetha
- Bharathi as The doctor Kalpana
- Pandari Bai as Sivagami, Selvaraj's mother
- M. N. Nambiar as Selvaraj
- R. S. Manohar as The manager Kannaga Rathnam, Kalpana 's father
- V. K. Ramaswamy as The postman Yezhaimalai
- Nagesh as The assistant-postman Thangaman
- Muthaiya as Sadhasivam Bhoobadhi, Doréraj & Selvaraj 's father
- Geethanjali as Ladha, a girl from Burma
- Manorama as The nurse Thangame
- S. N. Lakshmi as Lakshimi, Doréraj's mother
- Master Sekhar as Doréraj (Child)
- Master Prabhakar as Selvaraj (Child)
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned
Production
The movie originally started filming in 1966 with the 1st scene but couldn't continue due to MGR's shooting incident. The rest of the movie was taken in 1972. Because the initial scene was in Black & White producers continued the rest in Black & White.
The 2nd and last time Nagesh and Manorama acted side by side after they split up in 1970 during Navagraham casting dispute. 1st one was in Raman Thediya Seethai the same year (1972).
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[2]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | 16 Vayathinilae 17 Pillayamma | P. Susheela | Vaali | 03.32 |
| 2 | Annamitta Kai | T. M. Soundararajan | 03.56 | |
| 3 | Onnonna Onnonna | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 03.22 | |
| 4 | Mayangi Vitten | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04.11 | |
| 5 | Azhagukku | T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki | 04.59 |
Release and Reception
This movie ran for 75 days and one of the hit movies of (MGR).[3]
This was the last movie of (MGR) while he was in (DMK) after 1 month of release of this movie he has been came out from that party and started his own (AIADMK) party on 17 October 1972.
References
- ^ "Annamitta Kai". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Annamitta Kai Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Annamitta Kai Records". srimgr. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
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