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{{short description|1958 film}}
{{short description|1958 film by Ch. Narayana Murthy}}
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{{Infobox film
| name          = Annaiyin Aanai
| image          = Annaiyin Aanai.jpg
| image          = Annaiyin Aanai.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[Chitrapu Narayana Rao|Ch. Narayana Murthy]]
| director      = [[Chitrapu Narayana Rao|Ch. Narayana Murthy]]
| screenplay    = Ch. Narayana Murthy
| writer        = [[Murasoli Maran]] (dialogues)
| story          = Ch. Narayana Murthy
| story          = Ch. Narayana Murthy
| starring      = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]<br />[[Pandari Bai]]
| producer      = A. M. M. Issmayil
| producer      = A. M. M. Issmayil
| music          = [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Sivaji Ganesan]]|[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]}}
| cinematography = J. G. Vijayam
| cinematography = J. G. Vijayam
| editing        = M. A. Perumal
| editing        = M. A. Perumal
| music          = [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]
| studio        = Paragon Pictures
| 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>
| distributor    = Subbu<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 July 1958 |title=Annayin Anai |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19580703&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=18 September 2022 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| runtime        =  
| released      = {{film date|1958|7|4|df=y}}
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
}}
}}
'''''Annaiyin Aanai''''' ({{translation|Mother's order}}) is a 1958 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[Chitrapu Narayana Rao|Ch. Narayana Murthy]], starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]. The film was released on 4 July 1958,<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 July 1958 |title=Annayin Anai |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19580704&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=15 March 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=10 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 April 1959 |title=State Awards for Films |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6thNFAAward.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054317/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6thNFAAward.aspx |archive-date=20 October 2012 |access-date=3 September 2011 |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref>


'''''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.
== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=August 2021}}


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Shankar & Ganesh
{{cast listing|
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]] as Prema
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Shankar and Ganesh (dual role)
*[[Pandari Bai]] as Gowri
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Prema
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Balu
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Parobakaram
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Parobakaram
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Balu
*[[Kuladeivam Rajagopal|V. R. Rajagopal]] as Sundari's brother
*[[C. R. Parthiban]] as Police Officer
*[[M. R. Santhanam]] as Karunakaran
*[[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Public prosecutor
*K. V. Srinivasan as the [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monk<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=12 April 2012 |title=Over to the 'voice' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/over-to-the-voice/article3306963.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814100507/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/over-to-the-voice/article3306963.ece |archive-date=14 August 2021 |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
*[[M. N. Rajam]] as Sundari
*[[M. N. Rajam]] as Sundari
* M. R. Santhanam as Karunakaran
*[[Pandari Bai|M. Pandari Bai]] as Gowri
*[[Kuladeivam Rajagopal]] as Sundari's brother
*[[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Public prosecutor
*[[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Ganesh's servant
*[[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Ganesh's servant
}}


== Production ==
== 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>
''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 |title=41-50 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp5.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714151951/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp5.htm |archive-date=14 July 2011 |access-date=7 August 2021 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}}</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 |last=Ganesan |first=Sivaji |author-link=Sivaji Ganesan |title=Autobiography of an Actor: Sivaji Ganesan, October 1928&nbsp;– July 2001 |title-link=Autobiography of an Actor |last2=Narayana Swamy |first2=T. S. |publisher=Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust |year=2007 |pages=103 |oclc=297212002 |orig-date=2002}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== 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]].
The music composed by [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 July 1958 |title=Annaiyin Aanai |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/annaiyin-aanai/95QJXpihvug_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926013810/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/annaiyin-aanai/95QJXpihvug_ |archive-date=26 September 2020 |access-date=7 August 2021 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref> The song "Neeyegadhi Eswari" is set in [[Charukesi]] raga.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Swaminathan |first=G. |date=5 August 2021 |title=Gurucharan's 'Akhilam Madhuram' was more a blend of songs and ragas |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/sikkil-gurucharans-akhilam-madhuram-blend-of-songs-and-ragas/article35743565.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807055928/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/sikkil-gurucharans-akhilam-madhuram-blend-of-songs-and-ragas/article35743565.ece |archive-date=7 August 2021 |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>


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


== Awards ==
== Critical reception ==
;[[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>
{{empty section|date=September 2024}}
* [[6th National Film Awards|1959]]&nbsp;– [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]]&nbsp;– Certificate of Merit
<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=3 August 1958 |title=அன்னையின் ஆணை |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1958-08-03/page/n91/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240923085956/https://archive.org/details/kalki1958-08-03/page/n91/mode/2up |archive-date=23 September 2024 |access-date=18 September 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=90–91 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=சந்தர் |last2=சேகர் |date=20 July 1958 |title=அன்னையின் ஆணை |url=https://awardakodukkaranga.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%88/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240923090321/https://awardakodukkaranga.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%88/ |archive-date=23 September 2024 |access-date=23 September 2024 |magazine=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=12 July 1958 |title=அன்னையின் ஆணை |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_9_14_187/6.jp2/full/1000%2C1574/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228150606/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_9_14_187/6.jp2/full/1000,1574/0/default.jpg |archive-date=28 February 2025 |access-date=28 February 2025 |work=Janasakthi |pages=6 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref>


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


{{NationalFilmAwardBestFeatureFilmTamil}}
{{NationalFilmAwardBestFeatureFilmTamil}}


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Annaiyin Aanai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCh. Narayana Murthy
Produced byA. M. M. Issmayil
Written byMurasoli Maran (dialogues)
Story byCh. Narayana Murthy
Starring
Music byS. M. Subbaiah Naidu
CinematographyJ. G. Vijayam
Edited byM. A. Perumal
Production
company
Paragon Pictures
Distributed bySubbu[1]
Release date
  • 4 July 1958 (1958-07-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Annaiyin Aanai (transl. Mother's order) is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Ch. Narayana Murthy, starring Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri. The film was released on 4 July 1958,[2] and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.[3]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Annaiyin Aanai was produced by A. M. M. Issmayil under Paragon Pictures. 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.[5] 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.[6]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu.[7] The song "Neeyegadhi Eswari" is set in Charukesi raga.[8]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Patthu Maadham Sumandhu...Annaiyai Pol Oru" T. M. Soundararajan Ka. Mu. Sheriff 04:16
"Kanavin Maayaa Logathile" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam 03:30
"Neeyegadhi Eswari" P. Leela A. Maruthakasi 03:08
"Kollaadhe Idhupole Pollaadha Ulagame" C. S. Jayaraman & A. P. Komala 03:20
"Enna Saami Ennai appadi Paarkire" A. G. Rathnamala, Seergazhi Govindarajan & S. C. Krishnan
"Puriyadha Inbam Ariyaadha Pudhumai" P. Susheela Va. Somanathan 03:30
"Samrat Ashokan" (Drama) Sivaji Ganesan, M. N. Nambiar Murasoli Maran 08:42
"Thandhaana Thaana Thaanaa.... Senthaazham Poo" Jikki & A. G. Rathnamala K. S. Gopalakrishnan 04:28
"Vaanga Vaanga Maappile" P. Leela & P. Susheela A. Maruthakasi 03:29

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

[9][10][11]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Annayin Anai". The Indian Express. 3 July 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 18 September 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ↑ "Annayin Anai". The Indian Express. 4 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 15 March 2018 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ↑ "State Awards for Films". Directorate of Film Festivals. 28 April 1959. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (12 April 2012). "Over to the 'voice'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "41-50". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Ganesan, Sivaji; Narayana Swamy, T. S. (2007) [2002]. Autobiography of an Actor: Sivaji Ganesan, October 1928 – July 2001. Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust. p. 103. OCLC 297212002.
  7. ↑ "Annaiyin Aanai". JioSaavn. 4 July 1958. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Swaminathan, G. (5 August 2021). "Gurucharan's 'Akhilam Madhuram' was more a blend of songs and ragas". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  9. ↑ காந்தன் (3 August 1958). "அன்னையின் ஆணை". Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 90–91. Retrieved 18 September 2022 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ சந்தர்; சேகர் (20 July 1958). "அன்னையின் ஆணை". Ananda Vikatan (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 23 September 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "அன்னையின் ஆணை". Janasakthi (in தமிழ்). 12 July 1958. p. 6. Archived from the original on 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.

External links[edit | edit source]

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