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Annaiyin Aanai
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Wikipedia article
'Annaiyin Aanai' is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language drama film starring Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri. The film, directed by Ch. Narayana Murthy, had musical score by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu and was released on 4 July 1958. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil in 1959.
Plot
Cast
*Sivaji Ganesan as Shankar and Ganesh
*Savithri as Prema
*M. N. Nambiar as Balu
*S. V. Ranga Rao as Parobakaram
*V. R. Rajagopal as Sundari's brother
*M. R. Santhanam as Karunakaran
*O. A. K. Thevar as Public prosecutor
*K. V. Srinivasan as the Buddhist monk
*M. N. Rajam as Sundari
*M. Pandari Bai as Gowri
*T. P. Muthulakshmi as Ganesh's servant
Production
'Annaiyin Aanai' was produced by A. M. M. Issmayil under Paragon Pictures. Ch. Narayana Murthy directed the film besides writing the story and screenplay, while Murasoli Maran wrote the dialogues. C. Raghavan was the art director, M. A. Perumal was the editor, B. Hiralal was the choreographer, and J. G. Vijayam was the cinematographer. One scene in the film required Savitri's character to become emotional, grab Ganesan's character by the shirt and shake him excessively. Savitri tore Ganesan's shirt and clawed his chest, resulting in him bleeding heavily. Afterwards when he pretended to hit her with a towel, she controlled her emotions and stopped.
Soundtrack
The music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. Lyrics by A. Maruthakasi, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam, Ka. Mu. Sheriff, K. S. Gopalakrishnan & Va. Somanathan. The song "Neeyegadhi Eswari" is set in Charukesi raga.
Accolades
At the 6th National Film Awards, 'Annaiyin Aanai' won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil Certificate of Merit.
References
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