Anadhai Anandhan

Anadhai Anandhan (transl. Orphaned Anandhan) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film directed by directed by Krishnan–Panju and produced by Muthuvel Movies.^[1] It stars A. V. M. Rajan, Muthuraman, R. S. Manohar and Anjali Devi. The bond between the lead heroine Jayalalithaa with the orphaned child played by Master Sekhar was the highlight of the film. The music was provided by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was simultaneously made in Hindi as Chanda Aur Bijli, which released earlier in 1969. It was a successful film on its release. This film was remade in Telugu as Akka Thamudu in 1972.^[2]

Plot[]

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.^[3]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length
1	"Alaithavar Kuralukku"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan	Kannadasan	04:05
2	"Ulagam Pollatha"	P. Susheela		03:54
3	"Nanainthal Nanaiyatume"	P. Susheela		04:04
4	"Summa Irungale Konjam"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela		01:55
5	"Jammunnu Vanthigo"	P. Susheela		04:16
6	"Ingu Paarpathai"	L. R. Eswari		04:10
7	"Kannadi Munnadi Thalladi"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela		04:06

Anadhai Anandhan was released on 4 September 1970,^[4]^[5] and emerged a commercial success.^[2]

^ "அனாதை ஆனந்தன்". Kalki (in Tamil). 6 September 1970. p. 1. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b "பொன்விழா படங்கள்: மூன்று மொழிகளில் வெற்றி பெற்ற 'அனாதை ஆனந்தன்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 8 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
^ "Anathai Ananthan". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
^ "Movies from AVM Productions". AVM Productions. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ "Anadhai Anandan". The Indian Express. 4 September 2020. p. 5.