Annan Oru Koyil
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| Annan Oru Koyil | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | K. Vijayan |
| Screenplay by | Vietnam Veedu Sundaram |
| Story by | Nihar Ranjan Gupta |
| Produced by | Santhi Narayanasamy T. Manohar |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Sujatha Sumithra Jai Ganesh |
| Cinematography | G. Or. Nathan |
| Edited by | B. Kanthasamy |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Annan Oru Koyil (transl. The Elder Brother is a Temple) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by K. Vijayan and written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Suruli Rajan and Jai Ganesh.[1] It became a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days all over Tamil Nadu.[2] The film was a remake of Kannada film Devara Kannu.[3]
Dr. Ramesh dotes on his sister Lakshmi who practically worships her brother. One time, Basker, her friend, tries to rape her and she kills him in the process of defending herself but going into a catatonic state. Fearing that his sister will have to face the law, he takes the blame and starts to run from the law. He finds help in Janaki, his childhood lover while his colleague/junior Dr. Ananth takes it upon himself to get Lakshmi back from her current state. Will she recover and will the brother & sister reunite forms the rest of the story?
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Dr. Ramesh
- Sujatha as Janaki
- Sumithra as Lakshmi[4]
- Jai Ganesh as Dr. Ananth
- Mohan Babu as Baskar
- Major Sundarrajan as Lawyer
- S. V. Ramadas as Janaki's guardian uncle
- V. R. Thilagam as Janaki's aunt
- Shanthi Williams as patient's mother
- Heron Ramaswamy as public prosecutor
- Thengai Srinivasan as Police Inspector
- Suruli Rajan as Constable Ranga
- A. Karunanidhi as Constable
- Manorama as Jayamuniyamma
- Premanand as Sankar
- ISR as Selvam
- Pushpamala as Police Inspector's wife
- Veeraraghavan as Station Master
Production
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[8][9]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Annan Oru Kovil" | P. Susheela | 04:03 |
| "Annan Oru Kovil" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:15 |
| "Kunguma Kolagal" | Vani Jairam | 03:04 |
| "Maligai Mullai" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:45 |
| "Naalupakkam Vedarundu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | 03:33 |
