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Anbu Engey
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Wikipedia article
'Anbu Engey' is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by D. Yoganand and produced by V. Govindarajan. Its story was written by Murasoli Maran and screenplay by Rajendra. The film stars S. S. Rajendran, K. Balaji, Pandari Bai and S. V. Ranga Rao, with Devika, T. R. Ramachandran, Manorama and Mynavathi in supporting roles. The film was released on 12 December 1958.
Plot
The story revolves around a rich man (S. V. Ranga Rao) who has two sons (K. Balaji and S. S. Rajendran) and a daughter (Mynavathi). The father is a gambler and the elder son (Balaji) is a womaniser and alcoholic. He, however, ends up marrying a traditional woman (Pandari Bai), who takes it upon herself to reform the family. The family maid (Devika) takes care of the younger son (Rajendran) and the two get married, with the blessings of the family.
Cast
* S. S. Rajendran as Somu, Masilamani's younger son
* K. Balaji as Ramu, Masilamani's elder son
* Pandari Bai as Amudha, Ramu's wife
* S. V. Ranga Rao as Masilamani Mudaliar, Somu, Ramu & Kamu's father
* Devika as Parvathi, Masilamani's housemaid
* T. R. Ramachandran as Appavu, Kamu's husband
* Mynavathi as Kamu, daughter of Masilamani
* Manorama in guest appearance
* V. S. Raghavan in guest appearance
* S. A. Ashokan in guest appearance
* Suriyakala as Mala
* Lakshmi Prabha as Alamelu, Masilamani's wife
* S. D. Subbulakshmi as Amudha's mother
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vedha, with lyrics written by Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram, Kannadasan, Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, Vindhan and V. Seetharaman.
The two songs 'Melay Parakkum Rockettu' and 'Dingiri Dingale' (the songs with Baila music, which in turn was influenced by Portuguese music) topped the charts.
;Pedda Kodalu (Telugu) songs
The music was composed by M. Ranga Rao. Lyrics were by Narapa Reddy. Playback singers are P. B. Sreenivas, Mrutyumjaya Reddy, K. Jamuna Rani, P. Susheela, R. Balasaraswathi Devi, K. Rani and S. Janaki.
All the tunes for all the songs for both languages are the same.
References
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