Annan (film)

Annan
Annan
	Title card
Directed by	Anu Mohan
Written by	Anu Mohan
Produced by	T. Seenuvasan
Starring	Ramarajan; Swathi;
Cinematography	T. Damodaran
Edited by	B. Krishnakumar
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production; company	Myson Pictures
Release date	29 March 1999;
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Annan (transl. Elder brother) is a 1999 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Anu Mohan. The film stars Ramarajan and Swathi, with Manivannan, R. Sundarrajan, newcomers Vaasan & Apoorva, Vadivukkarasi and Ponvannan playing supporting roles. It was released on 29 March 1999.^[1]^[2]

Plot edit

Velan (Ramarajan) is the manager of the village market and is a respected man. He loves dearly his only sister Lakshmi (Apoorva) who is the village's school teacher. Sundari (Swathi) and her father (R. Sundarrajan) come to Velan's village. Velan and Sundari fall in love with each other whereas Lakshmi and the rural development officer Selvam (Vaasan) fall in love with each other. In the meantime, Velan and the village chief Rasappan (Manivannan) decide to arrange the marriage between Lakshmi and the wicked Rasappan's son Manikkam (Ponvannan). One day, Selvam breaks the village's rule and he is beaten at the village court. Lakshmi finally reveals the love between them and they get married. Selvam is not a rural development officer but a police officer who urges to arrest Velan. In the past, Velan killed a local rowdy who was, in fact, Selvam's father. Selvam arrests Velan and Velan is sent to jail. Manikkam becomes the new manager of the village market. Without sufficient evidence, the court releases Velan and he comes back to his village. Now, Velan has to face Selvam and Manikkam. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast edit

Ramarajan as Velan
Swathi as Sundari
Manivannan as Rasappan
R. Sundarrajan as Sundari’s father
Vaasan as Selvam
Apoorva as Lakshmi
Vadivukkarasi as Guruvamma, Selvam's mother
Ponvannan as Manikkam
Pandu as Sangu
Balu Anand
Vishwanath
Rajappa
Rajendra Kumar
Chinnakannu
Kanthan
K. Rameshraj
R. S. Samiraj
Padmanabhan
Nadrayan
Chatur Sethupathi
Ashokrajan
Master Jafar
Baby Kavitha
Chelladurai
Kottai Perumal
Kovai Senthil as Ayyakannu
Anuja
Kalpana

Soundtrack edit

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[3]

Track list
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aalamarathu Kuyile"	Arivumathi	Ilaiyaraaja, Sujatha	5:02
2.	"Kanmanikku Vazhthu" (Female)	Kamakodiyan	Bhavatharini	4:24
3.	"Kanmanikku Vazhthu" (Male)	Kamakodiyan	Ilaiyaraaja	4:24
4.	"Vayasu Pulla Vayasu Pulla"	Arivumathi	Ilaiyaraaja, Sujatha	5:08
5.	"Otha Roobavukku Oru"	Mu. Metha	Swarnalatha, Arunmozhi	5:00
6.	"Kutti Nalla Kutti"	Gangai Amaran	Arunmozhi	5:03
Total length:				29:01

References edit

^ "annan ( 1999 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
^ "அருணாச்சலம் முதல் வி.ஐ.பி வரை" [From Arunachalam to VIP]. INDOlink. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Annan". JioSaavn. 15 April 1999. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

External links edit

Annan at IMDb

[1] "annan ( 1999 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2015.

[2] "அருணாச்சலம் முதல் வி.ஐ.பி வரை" [From Arunachalam to VIP]. INDOlink. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] "Annan". JioSaavn. 15 April 1999. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

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