Anadhai Anandhan

Anadhai Anandhan
Poster
Directed byKrishnan–Panju
Written byV. C. Guhanathan
Produced byP. K. V. Sankaran
Aarumugam
StarringA. V. M. Rajan
Jayalalithaa
CinematographyS. Maruti Rao
Edited byO. Narasimhan
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Muthuvel Movies
Distributed byAVM Productions
Release date
  • 4 September 1970 (1970-09-04)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Anadhai Anandhan (/ənɑːðaɪ ɑːnənðən/ transl. Orphaned Anandhan) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film 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 film was simultaneously made in Hindi as Chanda Aur Bijli, which was 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

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[3]

Song Singers Length
"Alaithavar Kuralukku" Sirkazhi Govindarajan 04:05
"Ulagam Pollatha" P. Susheela 03:54
"Nanainthal Nanaiyatume" P. Susheela 04:04
"Summa Irungale Konjam" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 01:55
"Jammunnu Vanthigo" P. Susheela 04:16
"Ingu Paarpathai" L. R. Eswari 04:10
"Kannadi Munnadi Thalladi" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 04:06

Release

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

References

  1. ^ "அனாதை ஆனந்தன்". Kalki (in Tamil). 6 September 1970. p. 1. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Anathai Ananthan". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Movies from AVM Productions". AVM Productions. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Anadhai Anandan". The Indian Express. 4 September 1970. p. 5. Retrieved 5 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.