Annanagar Mudhal Theru
| Annanagar Mudhal Theru | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Balu Anand |
| Screenplay by | Balu Anand |
| Story by | Sathyan Anthikad |
| Produced by | M. Padmavathi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | V. Ranga |
| Edited by | T. R. Shekhar |
| Music by | Chandrabose |
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Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Annanagar Mudhal Theru (transl. Anna Nagar First Street)[1] is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Balu Anand. The film stars Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Ambika, Radha. It a remake of the 1986 Malayalam film Gandhinagar 2nd Street.[2] The film was declared superhit at box office.
Plot
Sivaraman, unable to find a good job, joins a colony as a Gorkha identifying himself as Ramsingh. Ambika lives in the colony with her daughter. Ambika's husband works abroad. A police officer (Jaiganesh) comes to the colony along with his daughter Latha. Latha is none other than Sivaraman's ex-lover. A flashback is shown where Sivaraman and Latha are classmates and in love with each other. But Latha breaks up after a misunderstanding.
Seeing Latha after a long time, Sivaraman gets excited but Latha does not reciprocate. Ambika finds the real identity of Sivaraman and treats him with respect while other colony members ill treat him as he is just a security guard. The colony members also spreads rumour about Ambika having illegal affair with Sivaraman. Anand, a cunning guy lives in the colony and sets an eye on Latha but gets beaten up by Sivaraman. Now the colony members turn against Sivaraman. But Ambika comes for rescue. Latha also understands that Sivaraman is still in love with her and decides to patch up with him.
Ambika's husband comes from abroad. The colony members speak ill about Ambika to Prabhu. But Prabhu does not believe those and trusts Ambika. It is revealed that Ambika has already informed Prabhu about Sivaraman and Prabhu has also arranged him a job abroad. The movie ends on a positive note with Sivaraman and Latha uniting.
Cast
- Sathyaraj as Sivaraman/Ramsingh
- Prabhu Ramesh
- Ambika as Geetha
- Radha as Latha
- Manorama as Colony Secretary
- Thyagu as Constable
- Janagaraj as Madhavan
- Raghuvaran as Widowed Professor
- Anand as Flirty son of Manorama and smuggler
- Venniradai Moorthy as Script Writer
- T. S. Raghavendra as Smuggler
- Jai Ganesh as Inspector Rajagopal
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Chandrabose.[3][4] The songs became chartbusters.[5]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enna Kathai Solla" (Female) | K. S. Chithra | Pulamaipithan | 04:23 |
| 2 | "Enna Kathai Solla" (Male) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:15 | |
| 3 | "Medhuva Meduva" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | Vaali | 04:19 |
| 4 | "Theem Thanakutheem" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:18 | |
| 5 | "Yei Pacha Kili" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam | Pulamaipithan | 04:31 |
Release and reception
Annanagar Mudhal Theru was released on 14 January 1988.[6] The following week, N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express praised the performances of Janakaraj and Sathyaraj, but noted that, slowly the film "belies its distinctive start and sluds into tiresome cliches so well-beloved to Tamil cinema."[7] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki gave a mixed review for various aspects, including the editing and inclusion of ingredients not relevant to the story.[8]
References
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (15 January 1988). "Rush of contenders for top place in Tamil films". India Today. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "மோகன்லாலும், பின்னே தமிழ் ரீமேக்கும்..." [Mohanlal films and their Tamil remakes]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Anna Nagar Muthal Theru". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Annanagar Mudhal Theru". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Music director Chandrabose dead". The Hindu. 2 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru". The Indian Express. 14 January 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Krishnaswamy, N. (29 January 1988). "Great start". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (31 January 1988). "அண்ணாநகர் முதல் தெரு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 9. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
