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Annai Illam
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Annai Illam
| image = Annai Illam poster.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = P. Madhavan
| producer = M. R. Santhanam
| writer = Aaroor Dass (dialogues)
| screenplay = G. Balasubramaniam
| story = Dada Mirasi
| starring = Sivaji Ganesan
Devika
| music = K. V. Mahadevan
| cinematography = P. N. Sundaram
| editing = N. M. Shankar
| studio = Kamala Pictures
| distributor = Sivaji Productions
| released =
| country = India
| runtime = 147 minutes
| language = Tamil
}}
'Annai Illam' is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by P. Madhavan and produced by M. R. Santhanam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Devika. The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan. It ran for 100 days at all centres of Tamil Nadu.
Plot
Cast
*Sivaji Ganesan as Kumar/Kumaresan
*Devika as Geetha
*S. V. Ranga Rao as Paramanandam/Paramasivam
*M. V. Rajamma as Gowri
*M. N. Nambiar as Rathnam
*R. Muthuraman as Shanmugam
*V. K. Ramasamy as Ramanathan
*M. S. Sundari Bai as Gomathi
*Nagesh as Godhandam
*Jayanthi as Raji
*Sachu as Seetha
*K. K. Soundar as Police inspector
*O. A. K. Thevar as Manickam
*S. A. Kannan as Kannan
Production
The song "Sigappu Vilakku" was filmed at the Life Insurance Corporation building in Madras.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.
Reception
Writing for 'Sport and Pastime', T. M. Ramachandran said, "The conventional and even illogical manner in which the story has been presented creates nothing but feelings of disdain for the makers of the film". A critic from 'Kalki' said the cast performances were the film's only redeeming feature. The film become a hit at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theaters.
Legacy
Sivaji Ganesan's residence is named after the film's title.
References
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