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{{short description|1985 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Annai Bhoomi.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[R. Thyagarajan (director)|R. Thyagarajan]]
| producer = C. Dhandayudhapani
| writer =[[Vietnam Veedu Sundaram]] (dialogues)<ref name="anna" />
| cinematography =V. Ramamoorthy<ref name="anna">{{Cite news |date=29 April 1985 |title=அன்னை பூமி |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_181/4.jp2/full/1000,1363/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702100613/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_181/4.jp2/full/1000,1363/0/default.jpg |archive-date=2025-07-02 |access-date=2025-07-02 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref>
|editing =M. G. Balurao<ref name="anna" />
| starring = [[Vijayakanth]]<br />[[Radha Ravi]]<br />[[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio = [[Thevar Films]]
| released = {{Film date|1985|05|31|df=y}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Annai Bhoomi''''' ({{Translation|Mother Earth}}) is a 1985 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[R. Thyagarajan (director)|R. Thyagarajan]] and produced by [[Thevar Films]]. The film stars [[Vijayakanth]], [[Radha Ravi]] and [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]]. It is the first [[3D film]] in [[Tamil cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathevan |first=Santhosh |date=30 November 2018 |title=Tamil cinema and technology always go hand-in-hand |url=https://newstodaynet.com/2018/11/30/tamil-cinema-and-technology-always-go-hand-in-hand/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205180316/https://newstodaynet.com/2018/11/30/tamil-cinema-and-technology-always-go-hand-in-hand/ |archive-date=5 February 2022 |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=[[News Today]]}}</ref> The film was released on 31 May 1985.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2002 |title=நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல் |url=https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064212/https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=[[Cinema Express]] |pages=41–43 |language=Ta}}</ref> It was remade in [[Kannada]] as ''Namma Bhoomi''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-02 |title=பிளாஷ்பேக்: 3டி படத்தில் நடிக்க மறுத்த ரஜினிகாந்த் |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/cinemanews/130740 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250702113407/https://www.dinamalar.com/cinemanews/130740 |archive-date=2025-07-02 |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=Ta}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{More plot|date=October 2022}}
Two friends Raja and Somu are hired to kill a General Prabhakar. They kidnap him but have a change of heart when they learn that he actually tried to help them.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Vijayakanth]] as Raja
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Somu
*[[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] as Nalini
*[[Goundamani]] as Ragappa
*[[Tiger Prabhakar]] as General Prabhakar
*[[Srikanth (actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Vijayakumar
*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Shankar
*[[Sonia (actress)|Baby Sonia]] as Uma
*[[Ilavarasi]] as Radha
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as sorcerer in song "Oh Julie"
}}

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], with lyrics by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annai Bhoomi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/annai-bhoomi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505062642/https://mossymart.com/product/annai-bhoomi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=5 May 2022 |access-date=5 May 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track
! Singers
|-
| "Oh Julie Julie Jolly"
| [[S. Janaki]], Dr. Grubb Singh, Chorus
|-
| "Puthakathai"
| [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], S. Janaki
|-
| "Raththiri Raththiri"
| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], S. Janaki
|}

== Critical reception ==
[[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote that despite being a cardboard castle it looks decorative.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=16 June 1985 |title=அன்னை பூமி |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1985/jun/16-06-1985/p67.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220729114857/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1985/jun/16-06-1985/p67.jpg |archive-date=29 July 2022 |access-date=11 October 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=67 |language=ta}}</ref> Balumani of ''Anna'' praised the technical crew and Thevar Films for their hard work and efforts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=பாலுமணி |date=2 June 1985 |title=அன்னை பூமி |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_209/4.jp2/full/1000,1342/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/TKMlA |archive-date=12 November 2024 |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}

{{R. Thyagarajan (director)}}

[[Category:1985 Indian films]]
[[Category:1985 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1985 3D films]]
[[Category:1985 action films]]
[[Category:1985 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by R. Thyagarajan (director)]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Indian 3D films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Tamil-language action films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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