''Annayya'' ( Kannada: ಅಣ್ಣಯ್ಯ) is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by

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's 1987 film '' Enga Chinna Rasa,'' whose story was inspired by the Kannada novel ''Ardhaangi'', by B. Puttaswamayya. The film features V. Ravichandran playing the title character along with Madhoo, Aruna Irani,

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in other prominent roles. The music was composed by Hamsalekha. The film was produced by M. Chandrashekar. The film revolves around a battle of wits b/w a mother-in-law and a wife.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/photo-features/top-ten-kannada-films-to-have-been-remade/photostory/27974911.cms

Plot

Annayya is a story of a person named "Annayya" ( Ravichandran), who is the only child of a rich Landlord (

) and had lost his mother at the time of his birth. Annayya's father can provide him anything he wants, but Annayys's only desire is to get a mother's love. In order to fulfill his son's desire, Sreenath marries Nagamani ( Aruna Irani), thinking that she could take care of him more than his real mother would. As the day passes, Nagamani's brother

enters into Annayya's house by convincing Sreenath that he has lost all his properties due to some loss. Then Dheerendra Gopal asks her sister Nagamani to get the property of Annayya's to be transferred into her name so as to think of her child, which is about to be born. Then Nagamani makes Annayya to follow each and every step that her mother says and not to take even a single decision without her permission. He even stops going to school and becomes a slave to his mother. As the time passes, Annayya grows up and marries Saraswati ( Madhoo). Saraswati discovers that Nagamani's motherly love is fake and all that Nagamani wants is to capture Annayya's wealth. Then the battle begins within the household between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law which involves Saraswati trying to outdo Nagamani. This involves Saraswati voicing her concerns to Annayya about his mother, resulting in Saraswati being slapped once by her husband, and alienating him. This humiliation does not worry Saraswati, who eventually wins the battle once Nagamani realizes the importance of loving her stepson back as much as he loves her.

Cast

* Ravichandran as Annayya * Madhoo as Saraswati * Aruna Irani as Nagamani, Annayya's step-mother *

as Manjunathayya, Annayya's father *

as Nagamani's brother *

Sanketh Kashi Kashi (1954 – 2016) known by his professional name Sanketh Kashi, was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Kashi as an actor include '' Ulta Palta'' (1997), ''Nammoora Mandara Hoove'' (1996), ''Beladingala ...

as Kariya * Indudhar as Dheerendra Gopal's son * Ashalatha * Latha * Shanthamma * Bank Suresh * M.S. Karanth * Rajanand * Lakshman Rao

Soundtrack

The music composed by Hamsalekha was well received and the audio sales hit a record high.

Remakes

The story line has been inspiration for various movies and has had various remakes in Indian film industry.

References

External links

{{D. Rajendra Babu 1990s Kannada-language films 1993 films Films scored by Hamsalekha Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films directed by D. Rajendra Babu