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Anbukku Naan Adimai
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Wikipedia article
'Anbukku Naan Adimai' is a Tamil language film, directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced under the Devar Films banner by C. Dandayuthapani.https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1980/jun/29-06-1980/p41.jpg It stars Rajinikanth, Vijayan, Surulirajan, Thengai Srinivasan, Asokan, Sundarrajan, Sujatha, Rathi, Ramaprabha and Jayamalini. The film was simultaneously made in Telugu as 'Mayadari Krishnudu', with Sridhar replacing Vijayan and a slightly different supporting cast that included Satyanarayana, Mohan Babu, and Allu Rama Lingaiah. It was remade in Hindi as 'Thanedaar'.
Plot
Vijayan (Sridhar in Telugu), the Inspector and Rajini a thief, are brothers who get separated in childhood. When they meet in a strange situation, Vijayan is thrown out of the train and Rajini lands in the village as the inspector and the events following is the story. Rathi who performs a dance in the street helps Rajini and steals his heart.
Cast
Tamil version
*Rajinikanth as Gopinath
*Vijayan as Gopinath's Brother
*Sujatha as Lakshmi
*Rathi as Gowri
*Surulirajan as C.I.D. Kandhasamy
*Thengai Srinivasan as Head Constable
*A. Karunanidhi as Head Constable
*'Karate' R. V. T. Mani as Nagappan
*S. A. Ashokan as D.C.P.
*Nagesh as Sekhar (Guest appearance)
*Major Sundarrajan as Sundar
*Prabhakar as Velu
*Ramaprabha as Gowri's sister
*Jayamalini
*V. Gopalakrishnan
*Master Haja Sheriff as Child Gopinath
*Usilai Mani as Police constable
Telugu version
The characters played by Sujatha, Rathi, and Jayamalini were retained for the Telugu version. The character Gopinath is renamed Krishna in the Telugu version.* Rajinikanth as Krishna
* Sridhar as Krishna's elder brother
* Satyanarayana as Sarva Rayudu
* Mohan Babu
* Allu Rama Lingaiah
* Rama Prabha
* K. V. Chalam
* K. K. Sharma
* Babji
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
; Tamil Track List
References
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