Annai (2000 film)
| Annai | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Manobala |
| Written by | Manobala Kavitha Bharathi Rajprabhu |
| Produced by | S. Suresh |
| Starring | Bhanupriya Nassar Baby Sarika |
| Cinematography | B. Kannan |
| Music by | Dhina |
Production company | SG Telearts |
Release date | 11 February 2000 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Annai is a 2000 Tamil drama film directed by Manobala. The film stars Bhanupriya, Nassar and Baby Sadhika in the lead roles while Ramesh Khanna, Manobala, and Mayilswamy among others form an ensemble cast. Music for the film was composed by Dhina and the film opened to mixed reviews in February 2000.[1][2]
Plot[]
A wealthy widow named Kanagamahalakshmi (Bhanupriya), who loses her husband (Nassar) and unborn child in a car crash, opts to look after an orphan child for a period of one month every year. Her decision operates smoothly for a few years. However, when the child, Anjali (Baby Sadhika), returns to the house for a third year, problems begin to arise. She expresses her distaste at the various deficiencies of Kanagamahalakshmi's household, including her foster parent itself. How Anjali makes the members in the house behave properly forms the rest of the story.
Cast[]
- Bhanupriya as Kanagamahalakshmi
- Nassar as Kanagamahalakshmi's husband
- Baby Sadhika as Anjali
- Manobala as Moses
- Ramesh Khanna
- Mayilswamy
- Madhan Bob
- Halwa Vasu
- Balaji
- Chaplin Babu
- Mano
- Rajeswari
Production[]
The film was shot on a budget of 33 lakh rupees within 14 days.[3]
Soundtrack[]
The music was composed by Dhina.[4][5]
| Annai | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Dhina chronology | ||||
| ||||
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aaraariro Aaraario" | Swarnalatha | Kadhal Mathi |
| 2 | "Chinna Chinna" | Nithyashree Mahadevan, P. Unnikrishnan | |
| 3 | "Hey Chittuku Chittan" | Anuradha Sriram | |
| 4 | "Vennilavae Vennilavae" I | Kalyani Menon | |
| 5 | "Vennilavae Vennilavae" II | Swarnalatha |
References[]
- ^ "Annai". Bbthots.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Film Review: Annai". The Hindu. 18 February 2000. Retrieved 19 October 2015.[dead link]
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20000511070116/http://www.chennaionline.com:80/reeltalk/apr1803.asp
- ^ "Annai Songs". mio.to. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Annai Songs". saavn. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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