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'''''Annanagar Mudhal Theru''''' ({{translation|[[Anna Nagar]] First Street}})<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=15 January 1988 |title=Rush of contenders for top place in Tamil films |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19880115-rush-of-contenders-for-top-place-in-tamil-films-796855-1988-01-15 |url-status=live |access-date=22 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621144846/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19880115-rush-of-contenders-for-top-place-in-tamil-films-796855-1988-01-15 |archive-date=21 June 2018}}</ref> is a 1988 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[Balu Anand]]. The film stars [[Sathyaraj]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]], [[Radha (actress)|Radha]]. It a remake of the 1986 [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Gandhinagar 2nd Street]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 July 2015 |title=மோகன்லாலும், பின்னே தமிழ் ரீமேக்கும்... |language=ta |trans-title=Mohanlal films and their Tamil remakes |work=[[Dinamalar]] |url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/34110/cinema/Kollywood/Mohanlal-movies-and-their-remakes.htm |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519032352/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/34110/cinema/Kollywood/Mohanlal-movies-and-their-remakes.htm |archive-date=19 May 2018}}</ref> The film was declared superhit at box office.

Sivaraman, unable to find a good job, joins a colony as a Gorkha identifying himself as Ramsingh. Ambika lives in the colony with her daughter. Ambika's husband works abroad. A police officer (Jaiganesh) comes to the colony along with his daughter Latha. Latha is none other than Sivaraman's ex-lover. A flashback is shown where Sivaraman and Latha are classmates and in love with each other. But Latha breaks up after a misunderstanding.

Ambika's husband comes from abroad. The colony members speak ill about Ambika to Prabhu. But Prabhu does not believe those and trusts Ambika. It is revealed that Ambika has already informed Prabhu about Sivaraman and Prabhu has also arranged him a job abroad. The movie ends on a positive note with Sivaraman and Latha uniting.

*[[Sathyaraj]] as Sivaraman/Ramsingh

*[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] Ramesh

*[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] as Geetha

*[[Radha (actress)|Radha]] as Latha

*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Colony Secretary

*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Constable

*[[Raghuvaran]] as Widowed Professor

*[[Anand (actor)|Anand]] as Flirty son of Manorama and smuggler

*[[T. S. Raghavendra]] as Smuggler

*[[Jai Ganesh]] as Inspector Rajagopal

The music was composed by [[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anna Nagar Muthal Theru |url=https://avdigital.in/products/anna-nagar-muthal-theru |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120223217/https://avdigital.in/products/anna-nagar-muthal-theru |archive-date=20 January 2021 |access-date=28 January 2022 |website=AVDigital}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Annanagar Mudhal Theru |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001969 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212093759/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001969 |archive-date=12 December 2013 |access-date=8 January 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The songs became chartbusters.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 October 2010 |title=Music director Chandrabose dead |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/02/stories/2010100252660600.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=24 September 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125045515/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/02/stories/2010100252660600.htm |archive-date=25 January 2013}}</ref>

''Annanagar Mudhal Theru'' was released on 14 January 1988.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 January 1988 |title=Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru |pages=5 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880114&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=23 April 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The following week, N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' praised the performances of Janakaraj and Sathyaraj, but noted that, slowly the film "belies its distinctive start and sluds into tiresome cliches so well-beloved to Tamil cinema."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=29 January 1988 |title=Great start |pages=5 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880129&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=23 April 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Jayamanmadhan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' gave a mixed review for various aspects, including the editing and inclusion of ingredients not relevant to the story.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |date=31 January 1988 |title=அண்ணாநகர் முதல் தெரு |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/jan/31-01-1988/p9.jpg |url-status=live |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128065959/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/jan/31-01-1988/p9.jpg |archive-date=28 January 2022 |access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref>