''Annan Oru Koyil'' () is a 1977 Indian

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-language

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, directed by

K. Vijayan K. Vijayan was an Indian film director. He predominantly worked in Tamil cinema. He mainly worked with Sivaji Ganesan. He directed many Malayalam films as well. Career K. Vijayan was an employee of the Golden Rock Railway Workshop in Tiruchi ...

and written by

Vietnam Veedu Sundaram Vietnam Veedu Sundaram was an Indian playwright, screenwriter and film director. He wrote films such as Gauravam, Vietnam Veedu, Gnana Oli, Satyam, Grihapravesam, Justice Gopinath, Annan Oru Koyil, Naan Yen Pirandhen and Naalai Namadhe. He a ...

. The film stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

, Sujatha,

Suruli Rajan Suruli Rajan was a Tamil film comedian/character artiste. He was a recipient of Tamil Nadu State Government's Best Comedian Award for the year 1981–82. Biography Suruli Rajan was born in 1938 in Periyakulam, near Theni. His father ''Ponna ...

and

Jaiganesh Jai Ganesh (1946 – 11 February 2001) was an Indian Tamil film actor. He had supporting roles in the films '' Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'' and ''Attukara Alamelu'', among others. His most popular roles have been as a supporting actor or as a vill ...

. It become a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days in all over Tamil Nadu. The film was a remake of Kannada film ''

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''.

Plot

Cast

as Dr. Ramesh * Sujatha as Janaki * Sumithra as Lakshmi *

as Dr. Ananth * Mohan Babu as Baskar * Major Sundarrajan as Lawyer *

S. V. Ramadas S. V. Ramadas (1921-2004) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil-language films, most often as a villain. He acted in more than 700 films in a career spanning over four decades. Film career Among popular movies, he acted in Aayirathil Or ...

as Janaki's guardian uncle *V. R. Thilagam as Janaki's aunt * Thengai Srinivasan as Police Inspector *

as Constable Ranga * A. Karunanidhi as Constable * Manorama as Jayamuniyamma *Premanand as Sankar *ISR as Selvam *Pushpamala as Police Inspector's wife *Veeraraghavan as Station Master

Production

Ganesan's home, Annai Illam, features in the film.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by

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Reception

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'' rated the film 53 out of 100, praising Ganesan's performance.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1435458 1970s Tamil-language films 1977 drama films 1977 films Films directed by K. Vijayan Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Indian drama films Tamil remakes of Kannada films