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| name = Anna Thangi
| name = Anna Thangi
| image =
| image = Anna Thangi (2005 film).jpg
| caption =  
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Om Sai Prakash]]
| director = [[Om Sai Prakash]]
| writer = [[Om Sai Prakash]],<br>B. A. Madhu (dialogues)
| writer = [[Om Sai Prakash]],<br />B. A. Madhu (dialogues)
| producer = Prabhakar
| producer = Prabhakar
| starring = [[Shivrajkumar]],<br>[[Radhika Kumaraswamy]],<br>Deepu
| starring = [[Shiva Rajkumar]] <br />[[Radhika Kumaraswamy|Radhika]] <br /> Deepu
| music = [[Hamsalekha]]
| music = [[Hamsalekha]]
| cinematography = R. Giri
| cinematography = R. Giri
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| language = Kannada   
| language = Kannada   
| country = India
| country = India
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}3.9 crore<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vijayasarathy |first1=R. G. |title='Anna Thangi' continues onward march |url=http://www.latestcinema.com:80/kannada/Anna-Thangi-kannada-film-onward.html |accessdate=20 May 2017 |work=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619082451/http://www.latestcinema.com/kannada/Anna-Thangi-kannada-film-onward.html |archivedate=19 June 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}3.9 crore<ref>{{cite news|last=Vijayasarathy |first=R. G. |author-link=R. G. Vijayasarathy|title='Anna Thangi' continues onward march |url=http://www.latestcinema.com:80/kannada/Anna-Thangi-kannada-film-onward.html |access-date=20 May 2017 |work=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619082451/http://www.latestcinema.com/kannada/Anna-Thangi-kannada-film-onward.html |archive-date=19 June 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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'''''Anna Thangi''''' ({{translation|Elder brother, Younger sister}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[drama film]] starring [[Shivarajkumar]] and [[Radhika Kumaraswamy|Radhika]]. It depicts the story of an elder brother's love and affection for younger sister. The film is directed and written by [[Om Sai Prakash]] and produced under Vijay films banner. The film, upon release, met with positive reviews and was remade into Telugu language with the title ''[[Gorintaku (2008 film)|Gorintaku]]''.
'''''Anna Thangi''''' ({{translation|Elder brother, Younger sister}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[drama film]] starring [[Shiva Rajkumar]] and [[Radhika Kumaraswamy|Radhika]]. It depicts the story of an elder brother's love and affection for younger sister. The film is directed and written by [[Om Sai Prakash]] and produced under Vijay films banner. The film, upon release, met with positive reviews and was remade into Telugu as ''[[Gorintaku (2008 film)|Gorintaku]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/hit-kannada-films-of-shivanna-that-were-remade-in-other-languages/ | title=Hit films of Kannada superstar Shivanna that were remade in other languages | date=12 July 2023|work=The South First |access-date=1 April 2025 }}</ref>
 
== Plot ==
{{More plot|date=April 2025}}<!--per [[WP:FILMPLOT]], plot summaries should be between 400 and 700 words-->
Lakshmi's husband becomes a pauper after his brothers cheat him, and he is sent to jail. Lakshmi's life turns upside down when she becomes dependent on Shivanna, her brother.


==Cast==
== Cast ==
*[[Shivrajkumar]] as Shivanna
{{Colbegin}}
*[[Kutty Radhika|Radhika]] as Lakshmi
*[[Shiva Rajkumar]] as Shivanna and his father
*[[Radhika Kumaraswamy|Radhika]] as Lakshmi
*Deepu
*Deepu
*[[Hema Choudhary]]
*[[Hema Choudhary]]
*[[Srinivasa Murthy]]
*[[Srinivasa Murthy]]
*[[Sudharani]]
*[[Sudharani]] as Shivanna and Lakshmi's mother
*[[Doddanna]]
*[[Doddanna]]
*Vishal Hegde
*Vishal Hegde as Prakash
*Sundar raj
*[[Sundar Raj]]
*Dharma  
*Dharma
*Rekha kumar
*Rekha Kumar
*Soumyalatha  
*Soumyalatha  
*Kamala prakash
*Kamala Prakash
*B. K. Shankar  
*B. K. Shankar  
*Vaijanath Biradar  
*[[Vaijanath Biradar]]
*Dingri Nagaraj  
*[[Dingri Nagaraj]]
*Escorts Srinivas  
*Escorts Srinivas  
*Rathasapthami Aravind  
*Rathasapthami Aravind  
*Rajashekhar kotian
*Rajashekhar Kotian
*[[Mukhyamantri Chandru]]
*[[Mukhyamantri Chandru]]
*[[Bank Janardhan]]
*[[Bank Janardhan]]
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*[[Sadhu Kokila]]
*[[Sadhu Kokila]]
*[[Tennis Krishna]]
*[[Tennis Krishna]]
*[[Joe Simon (director)|Joe Simon]]
{{Colend}}


==Release==
==Production==
The film was released on 4 November 2005 all over Karnataka. The film met with positive response at the box-office.
The film saw the cast and crew of ''[[Thavarige Baa Thangi]]'' (2002), consisting of star cast Shivarajkumar, Radhika, director Sai Prakash and composer Hamsalekha, collaborating for second time. The film was launched at Doddaganapathi temple at Basavanagudi. [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]] switched on the camera while Geetha Shivarajkumar lit the lamp.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chitraloka.com/sections/action_cut/anna_thangi.html|date=4 March 2005|access-date=4 September 2005|title=TRIO OF TBT AGAIN|website=Chitraloka|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050312022000/http://chitraloka.com/sections/action_cut/anna_thangi.html|archive-date=12 March 2005|last=CNB}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
All the songs are composed, written and scored by [[Hamsalekha]].<ref>[http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000116.html Anna Thangi Audio]</ref> The music director of the Telugu version (''[[Gorintaku (2008 film)|Gorintaku]]'') - [[S. A. Rajkumar|S.A.Rajkumar]] retained three songs from this movie -  "Dum Dum Dum" as " Dum Dum Dum", "Anna Thangiyara" retained as "Anna Chellela" and "Anna Nammonadharu" retained as "Yeradilo Koila".
All the songs are composed, written and scored by [[Hamsalekha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000116.html |title=Anna Thangi Songs - Anna Thangi Kannada Movie Songs - Kannada Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills Reviews |access-date=19 December 2013 |archive-date=19 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219183833/http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000116.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The song "Preethse Preethse" from ''[[Preethse]]'' was imitated by Hema Chaudhary and Sadhu Kokila in the film. The music director of the Telugu version (''[[Gorintaku (2008 film)|Gorintaku]]'') - [[S. A. Rajkumar|S.A.Rajkumar]] retained three songs from this movie.


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| 1 || "Anna Thangiyara Anubandha" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
| 1 || "Anna Thangiyara Anubandha" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
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==Reception ==
Film critic [[R. G. Vijayasarathy]] of ''IANS'' wrote that "If you are a fan of weepy, sentimental film with old style narration, then 'Anna Thangi' may well please you".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2596/kannada/anna-thangi/618/review.htm|title=Anna Thangi Kannada Movie Review by RGV|work=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]|via=Nowrunning|date=3 November 2005}}</ref> ''[[Chitraloka.com|Chitraloka]]'' wrote "The story of 'Anna Thangi' is as old as the days of 'Anna Thangi'. True. What father has done the son repeats but in the 21st century. 'Thavaru' brand Director Saiprakash has added the extra luxury for the film producer Prabhakar has borne it. Lorry loads of sentiments makes your eyes to collect tears. Finally when you return from the theatre such a situation should not come to brother and sentiments! But where are such brothers and sisters in this world yaar!".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/722-anna-thangi-review.html|title=Anna Thangi|website=[[Chitraloka.com|Chitraloka]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220031509/https://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/722-anna-thangi-review.html|date=4 November 2005|archive-date=20 December 2013|access-date=1 April 2025}}</ref> S. N. Deepak of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' wrote "The first part of the film is the celebration of the brother-sister relationship while the other part deals with the ups and downs of their life. Saiprakash who is an expert in portraying such things does his job neatly. What is new about this film is that he has retold the old story of brother-sister bond".<ref>{{cite web|title=Anna Thangi|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|access-date=1 April 2025|date=6 November 2005|first=S. N.|last=Deepak|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov62005/movies1723172005115.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518200347/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov62005/movies1723172005115.asp|archive-date=18 May 2006}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/7843.html Movie review]
* {{IMDb title}}
*[http://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/722-anna-thangi-review.html Official review]
 
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Latest revision as of 03:09, 4 March 2026

Anna Thangi
DVD cover
Directed byOm Sai Prakash
Produced byPrabhakar
Written byOm Sai Prakash,
B. A. Madhu (dialogues)
StarringShiva Rajkumar
Radhika
Deepu
Music byHamsalekha
CinematographyR. Giri
Edited byK. Eshwar
Production
company
Vijay Films
Release date
  • 4 November 2005 (2005-11-04)
Running time
150 min
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Box officeest. ₹3.9 crore[1]

Anna Thangi (transl. Elder brother, Younger sister) is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language drama film starring Shiva Rajkumar and Radhika. It depicts the story of an elder brother's love and affection for younger sister. The film is directed and written by Om Sai Prakash and produced under Vijay films banner. The film, upon release, met with positive reviews and was remade into Telugu as Gorintaku.[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Lakshmi's husband becomes a pauper after his brothers cheat him, and he is sent to jail. Lakshmi's life turns upside down when she becomes dependent on Shivanna, her brother.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

The film saw the cast and crew of Thavarige Baa Thangi (2002), consisting of star cast Shivarajkumar, Radhika, director Sai Prakash and composer Hamsalekha, collaborating for second time. The film was launched at Doddaganapathi temple at Basavanagudi. Parvathamma Rajkumar switched on the camera while Geetha Shivarajkumar lit the lamp.[3]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

All the songs are composed, written and scored by Hamsalekha.[4] The song "Preethse Preethse" from Preethse was imitated by Hema Chaudhary and Sadhu Kokila in the film. The music director of the Telugu version (Gorintaku) - S.A.Rajkumar retained three songs from this movie.

Sl No Song title Singer(s)
1 "Anna Thangiyara Anubandha" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
2 "Dum Dum Dum" K. S. Chithra, Udit Narayan
3 "Hubbaliya Shehardaage" K.K, Anuradha Sriram
4 "Thavarumane Eega" K. S. Chithra, Anuradha Sriram, Madhu Balakrishnan
5 "Gandasu Horagade" Sunidhi Chauhan
6 "Anna Nammavanadaru" K. S. Chithra

Reception[edit | edit source]

Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "If you are a fan of weepy, sentimental film with old style narration, then 'Anna Thangi' may well please you".[5] Chitraloka wrote "The story of 'Anna Thangi' is as old as the days of 'Anna Thangi'. True. What father has done the son repeats but in the 21st century. 'Thavaru' brand Director Saiprakash has added the extra luxury for the film producer Prabhakar has borne it. Lorry loads of sentiments makes your eyes to collect tears. Finally when you return from the theatre such a situation should not come to brother and sentiments! But where are such brothers and sisters in this world yaar!".[6] S. N. Deepak of Deccan Herald wrote "The first part of the film is the celebration of the brother-sister relationship while the other part deals with the ups and downs of their life. Saiprakash who is an expert in portraying such things does his job neatly. What is new about this film is that he has retold the old story of brother-sister bond".[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Vijayasarathy, R. G. "'Anna Thangi' continues onward march". Indo-Asian News Service. Archived from the original on 19 June 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hit films of Kannada superstar Shivanna that were remade in other languages". The South First. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  3. ↑ CNB (4 March 2005). "TRIO OF TBT AGAIN". Chitraloka. Archived from the original on 12 March 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2005.
  4. ↑ "Anna Thangi Songs - Anna Thangi Kannada Movie Songs - Kannada Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills Reviews". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Anna Thangi Kannada Movie Review by RGV". IANS. 3 November 2005 – via Nowrunning.
  6. ↑ "Anna Thangi". Chitraloka. 4 November 2005. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Deepak, S. N. (6 November 2005). "Anna Thangi". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 18 May 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2025.

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