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{{short description|1958 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Annaiyin Aanai
| image = Annaiyin Aanai.jpg
| director = [[Chitrapu Narayana Rao|Ch. Narayana Murthy]]
| screenplay = Ch. Narayana Murthy
| story = Ch. Narayana Murthy
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]<br />[[Pandari Bai]]
| producer = A. M. M. Issmayil
| music = [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]
| cinematography = J. G. Vijayam
| editing = M. A. Perumal
| studio = Paragon Pictures
| released = {{film date|4 July 1958}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19580704&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Annayin Anai |date=4 July 1958 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=10}}</ref>
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Annaiyin Aanai''''' ({{Translation|Mother's order}}) is a [[Tamil language]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] and [[Pandari Bai]] in the lead roles. The film, directed by [[Chitrapu Narayana Rao|Ch. Narayana Murthy]], had musical score by [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]] and was released on 4 July 1958. The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] in 1959.

== Cast ==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Shankar & Ganesh
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]] as Prema
*[[Pandari Bai]] as Gowri
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Parobakaram
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Balu
*[[C. R. Parthiban]] as Police Officer
*[[M. N. Rajam]] as Sundari
* M. R. Santhanam as Karunakaran
*[[Kuladeivam Rajagopal]] as Sundari's brother
*[[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Public prosecutor
*[[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Ganesh's servant

== Production ==
''Annaiyin Aanai'' was produced by A. M. M. Issmayil under Paragon Pictures. [[Chitrapu Narayana Rao|Ch. Narayana Murthy]] directed the film besides writing the story and screenplay, while [[Murasoli Maran]] wrote the dialogues. C. Raghavan was the art director, M. A. Perumal was the editor, B. Hiralal was the choreographer, and J. G. Vijayam was the cinematographer.<ref name="nadigarthilagam.com">{{Cite web |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp5.htm |title=filmography |website=nadigarthilagam.com |page=5}}</ref> One scene in the film required Savitri's character to become emotional, grab Ganesan's character by the shirt and shake him excessively. Savitri tore Ganesan's shirt and clawed his chest, resulting in him bleeding heavily. Afterwards when he pretended to hit her with a towel, she controlled her emotions and stopped.<ref>{{cite book|title=Autobiography of an Actor|title-link=Autobiography of an Actor|last=Ganesan|first=Sivaji|last2=Narayanaswamy|first2=T. S.|publisher=Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust|year=2007|pages=103|author-link=Sivaji Ganesan|orig-year=2002}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music composed by [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/annaiyin-aanai-t0001533 |title=Annaiyin Aanai Songs |publisher=[[Raaga.com]] |access-date=25 September 2014}}</ref> Lyrics by [[A. Maruthakasi]], [[Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam]], Ka. Mu. Sheriff, [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]] & Va. Somanathan. [[Playback singer]]s are [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[C. S. Jayaraman]], [[P. Leela]], [[P. Suseela]], [[Jikki]], [[A. P. Komala]] & [[A. G. Rathnamala]].

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Patthu Maadham Sumandhu...Annaiyai Pol Oru" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || Ka. Mu. Sheriff || 04:16
|-
| 2 || "Kanavin Maayaa Logathile" || T. M. Soundararajan & [[P. Suseela]] || Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam || 03:30
|-
| 3 || "Neeyegadhi Eswari" || [[P. Leela]] || rowspan=3|A. Maruthakasi || 03:08
|-
| 4 || "Kollaadhe Idhupole Pollaadha Ulagame" || [[C. S. Jayaraman]] & [[A. P. Komala]] || 03:20
|-
| 5 || "Enna Saami Ennai appadi Paarkire" || A. G. Rathnamala, [[Seergazhi Govindarajan]] <br /> S. C. Krishnan ||
|-
| 6 || "Puriyadha Inbam Ariyaadha Pudhumai" || P. Suseela || Va. Somanathan || 03:30
|-
| 7 || "Samrat Ashokan" (Drama) || [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[M. N. Nambiar]] || [[Murasoli Maran]] || 08:42
|-
| 8 || "Thandhaana Thaana Thaanaa.... Senthaazham Poo" || [[Jikki]] & A. G. Rathnamala || [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]] || 04:28
|-
| 9 || "Vaanga Vaanga Maappile" || P. Leela & P. Suseela || A. Maruthakasi || 03:29
|}

== Awards ==
;[[National Film Awards]]<ref name="6thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6thNFAAward.aspx|title=6th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=3 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054317/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=20 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[6th National Film Awards|1959]] – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] – Certificate of Merit

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0247174|Annaiyin Aanai}}

{{NationalFilmAwardBestFeatureFilmTamil}}

[[Category:1958 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao]]

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