Annamitta Kai
Annamitta Kai (transl. The hand that feeds) is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film written by G. Subramanium and directed by M. Krishnan Nair, starring M. G. Ramachandran. It was produced by Ramachandra Productions, owned by M. S. Sivaswamy. Annamitta Kai was Ramachandran's last black and white movie.[1]
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| Tamil | அன்னமிட்ட கை |
| Directed by | M. Krishnan Nair |
| Produced by | M. S. Sivaswamy |
| Written by | A. L. Narayanan |
| Screenplay by | G. Balasubramaniam |
| Story by | G. Balasubramaniam |
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| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prasath |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
Production company | Ramachandra Productions |
| Distributed by | Em. Gee. Yaar. Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
To repair the past errors of their father, the half brothers Durairaj (MGR) and Selvaraj (M. N. Nambiar) exchange identities, making Selvaraj the heir. Durairaj is going to take care of Selvaraj's blind mother, and try to get his brother back to a virtuous life.
Cast
- M. G. Ramachandran as Durairaj (Raju)
- Jayalalitha as Seetha
- Bharathi as Doctor Kalpana
- Pandari Bai as Sivagami, Selvaraj's mother
- M. N. Nambiar as Selvaraj
- R. S. Manohar as The manager Kannaga Rathnam, Kalpana's father
- V. K. Ramaswamy as postman Yezhaimalai
- Nagesh as The assistant-postman Thangaman
- Muthaiya as Sadhasivam Bhoopathi, Durai raj & Selvaraj's father
- Geethanjali as Ladha, girl from Burma
- Manorama as nurse Thangame
- S. N. Lakshmi as Lakshimi, Doreraj's mother
- T. K. S. Natarajan as Estate labor
- Master Sekhar as Durai raj (Child)
- Master Prabhakar as Selvaraj (Child)
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned.
Production
The movie originally started filming in 1966 with the 1st scene, but couldn't continue due to MGR's shooting incident. The rest of the movie was taken in 1972. Because the initial scene was in Black & White, the producers continued the rest in Black & White.
This was the second and last time Nagesh and Manorama acted side by side after they split up in 1970 during the Navagraham casting dispute. the first one was in Raman Thediya Seethai the same year (1972).
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[2]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "16 Vayathinilae 17 Pillayamma" | P. Susheela | Vaali | 03.32 |
| 2 | "Annamitta Kai" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03.56 | |
| 3 | "Onnonna Onnonna" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 03.22 | |
| 4 | "Mayangi Vitten" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04.11 | |
| 5 | "Azhagukku" | T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki | 04.59 | |
Release and reception
This movie ran for 75 days and was one of the hit movies of (MGR).[3]
This was the last movie of (MGR) while he was in (DMK). After 1 month of release of this movie, he has come out from that party and started his own (AIADMK) party on 17 October 1972.
References
- "Annamitta Kai". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- "Annamitta Kai Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- "Annamitta Kai Records". srimgr. Retrieved 29 July 2017.