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{{Infobox film
| name = Namma Annachi
| name = Namma Annachi
| image = Namma Annachi.jpg
| image = Namma Annachi.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| caption = Poster
| director = Dhalapathi
| director = Dhalapathi
| producer = K. S. Srinivasan<br />K. S. Sivaraman
| writer = Dhalapathi <small>(dialogues)</small>
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| story = Vasan Brothers
| screenplay = Dhalapathi
| screenplay = Dhalapathi
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| story = Vasan Brothers
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| starring = {{ubl|[[R. Sarathkumar]]|[[Raadhika]]|[[Heera Rajagopal]]|[[Rupini]]}}
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| producer = K. S. Srinivasan<br />K. S. Sivaraman
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| starring = {{ubl|[[R. Sarathkumar]]|[[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]]|[[Heera Rajagopal]]|[[Rupini]]}}
| cinematography = Siva
| cinematography = Siva
| editing = G. Jayachandran<br />G. Gopinath
| editing = G. Jayachandran<br />G. Gopinath
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| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| distributor =
| studio = Vasan Brothers
| studio = Vasan Brothers
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1994|05|21}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1994|05|21}}
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'''''Namma Annachi''''' ({{translation|Our brother}}) is a 1994 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by Dhalapathi. The film stars [[R. Sarathkumar]] in a triple role, along with [[Raadhika Sarathkumar|Raadhika]], [[Heera Rajagopal]] and [[Rupini]]. The film, produced by K. S. Srinivasan and K. S. Sivaraman, had musical score by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and was released on 21 May 1994.
'''''Namma Annachi''''' ({{translation|Our brother}}) is a 1994 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by Dhalapathi. The film stars [[R. Sarathkumar]] in a triple role, along with [[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]], [[Heera Rajagopal]] and [[Rupini]]. It was released on 21 May 1994.


==Plot==
==Plot==
{{more plot|date=April 2022}}
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Ayya was an honest police officer in a remote village. The villagers respected him for protecting the village against the heartless don Vaiyapuri. Ayya lived happily with his wife and son Annachi. One day, Vaiyapuri killed Ayya and his wife in front of Annachi. In turn, the young Annachi stabbed Vaiyapuri and fled to the city.


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20 years later, Annachi does odd jobs for a living and eventually becomes a brave man who fights against injustice. He is adopted by an old couple. Meanwhile, Vaiyapuri and his son Vadivelu control the city. Annachi starts working in Vaiyapuri's factory, and there he realises that the labourers are paid less. Gayathri, a labour officer, speaks in favour of the labourers, and Vaiyapuri tactfully frames her in prostitution and sends her to jail. Annachi rescues her and marries her. During a labour strike, Vaiyapuri kill one of the labourers, and furious Annachi kills Vaiyapuri in revenge.
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Ayya was an honest police officer in a remote village. The villagers respected him for protecting the village against the heartless don Vaiyapuri (Mohan Natarajan). Ayya lived happily with his wife and son Annachi. One day, Vaiyapuri killed Ayya and his wife in front of Annachi. In turn, the young Annachi stabbed Vaiyapuri and fled to the city.


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20 years later, Annachi becomes a godfather helping the poor and oppressed, while Annachi's only son Prabhakaran becomes a lawyer. Prabhakaran and Priya fall in love with each other. Vaiyapuri's son Vadivelu is now a corrupt politician. At the election, all citizens vote for the non-candidate Annachi, thus cancelling the election. The angry candidate poisons poor persons during Annachi's fest, and Annachi kills him. His son Prabhakaran witnesses the murder, and the matter is taken up in court by him, and he wants to punish his father. Annachi is later discharged. Soon, Annachi clashes with Vadivelu, and Vadivelu kills Gayathri. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
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20 years later, Annachi did odd jobs for a living and eventually became a brave man who fought against injustice. He was adopted by an old couple. Meanwhile, Vaiyapuri controlled the city. Annachi began to work in Vaiyapuri's factory but realized the factory paid the laborers less than expected. Gayathri, a labor officer, came to support the laborers, but Vaiyapuri sent her to jail for prostitution. Later, Annachi and Gayathri got married. During a strike, Annachi saw Vaiyapuri trying to kill the strikers, so Annachi killed him.

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20 years later, Annachi becomes a godfather who helped the poor and oppressed, while Annachi's only son Prabhakaran becomes a lawyer. Prabhakaran and Priya fall in love with each other. Vadivelu, who was Vaiyapuri's right-hand, is now a corrupt politician. At the election, all citizens vote for the non-candidate Annachi, thus canceling the election. An angry candidate poisons poor persons during Annachi's fest, and Annachi kills him. His son Prabhakaran witnesses the murder, and the matter is taken up in court by him, and he wants to punish his father. Annachi is later discharged. Soon, Annachi clashes with Vadivelu, and Vadivelu kills Gayathri. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{cast listing|
{{colbegin}}
*[[R. Sarathkumar]] as Ayya, Annachi and Prabhakaran
*[[R. Sarathkumar]] as Ayya, Annachi and Prabhakaran
*[[Raadhika]] as Gayathri
*[[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]] as Gayathri
*[[Heera Rajagopal]] as Priya
*[[Heera Rajagopal]] as Priya
*[[Rupini]] as Ayya's wife
*[[Rupini]] as Ayya's wife
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Vadivelu
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Vadivelu
*Mohan Natarajan as Vaiyapuri
*Mohan Natarajan as Vaiyapuri
*[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]]
*[[R. Sundarrajan]]
*[[S. S. Chandran]] as Annachi's adoptive father
*[[S. S. Chandran]] as Annachi's adoptive father
*[[Ganthimathi]] as Annachi's adoptive mother
*[[Gandhimathi]] as Annachi's adoptive mother
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Nallathambi
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Nallathambi
*[[Charuhasan]] as Priya's father
*[[Charuhasan]] as Priya's father
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*[[Mohan V. Ram]]
*[[Mohan V. Ram]]
*[[Kullamani]]
*[[Kullamani]]
*Veeraraghavan
*Dharini
*Padmasri
*Usha
*Krishnamoorthy
*Master Parthiban
*Manager Cheena
*[[Rani (Tamil actress)|Rani]] as item number "Enna Dappu Partyinnu"
*[[Rani (Tamil actress)|Rani]] as item number "Enna Dappu Partyinnu"
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}}
{{colend}}


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==


The soundtrack was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Namma Annachi (1994) |url=https://mio.to/album/Namma+Annachi+%281994%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426081017/https://mio.to/album/Namma+Annachi+%281994%29 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |access-date=26 April 2022 |website=Music India Online}}</ref>
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The soundtrack was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] and Kalidasan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mio.to/album/29-Tamil_Movie_Songs/232078-Namma_Annachi__1994_/|title=MusicIndiaOnline&nbsp;— Namma Annachi(1994) Soundtrack|accessdate=2013-12-27|publisher=mio.to}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|-
|1 || "Enna Dappa Partyinnu" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || Kalidasan || 5:00
| "Enna Dappa Partyinnu" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || Kalidasan || 5:00
|-
|-
|2 || "Neelagiri Mala Orathila" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra || rowspan=2|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:55
| "Neelagiri Mala Orathila" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra || rowspan=2|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:55
|-
|-
|3 || "Ooru Sanatha Ootty" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || 4:52
| "Ooru Sanatha Ootty" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || 4:52
|-
|-
|4 || "Vaararu Vaararu Annachi" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], K. S. Chithra || Kalidasan || 5:08
| "Vaararu Vaararu Annachi" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], K. S. Chithra || Kalidasan || 5:08
|-
|-
|5 || "Vaazhkai Oru Porattam" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || Vaali || 4:00
| "Vaazhkai Oru Porattam" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || Vaali || 4:00
|-
| "Cheran Cholan Pandiyar" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki|| Vaali || 4:32
|}
|}


==Release and reception==
==Reception==
K. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' criticized the director Dhalapathi : "his inexperience shows with his matter-of-fact handling of even the most important events and dialogues with poor use of the cameras" and stated : "to do all three roles is just to generate more publicity for Sarath and the movie". The critic advised the film for only ardent R. Sarathkumar fans.<ref name="review">{{Cite news|last=Vijiyan|first=K.|date=25 June 1994|title=Triple role just to generate publicity|page=24|work=[[New Straits Times]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WiJOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=khMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2046%2C1738029}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' criticised Sarathkumar's performance in the film due to "his difficulty in emoting".<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940603&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref>
''Namma Annachi'' was released on 21 May 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=நம்ம அண்ணாச்சி / Namma Annachi (1994) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/namma-annachi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024031927/https://screen4screen.com/movies/namma-annachi |archive-date=24 October 2023 |access-date=26 April 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref> K. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' criticised the director Dhalapathi: "his inexperience shows with his matter-of-fact handling of even the most important events and dialogues with poor use of the cameras" and stated, "to do all three roles is just to generate more publicity for Sarath and the movie". The critic advised the film for only ardent Sarathkumar fans.<ref name="review">{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=25 June 1994 |title=Triple role just to generate publicity |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WiJOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=khMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2046%2C1738029 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528085839/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WiJOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=khMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2046%2C1738029 |archive-date=28 May 2024 |access-date=21 September 2016 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |pages=24 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' criticised Sarathkumar's performance in the film due to "his difficulty in emoting" and criticised the director for putting "unnecessary strain on him".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=3 June 1994 |title=Casatta or kabab? |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940603&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=19 January 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=6 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> R. P. R. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' also gave a negative review, calling it a concern for filmmakers to take revenge on fans.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஆர்.பி.ஆர் |date=12 June 1994 |title=நம்ம அண்ணாச்சி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1994-06-12/page/n17/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230227042943/https://archive.org/details/kalki1994-06-12/page/n17/mode/2up |archive-date=27 February 2023 |access-date=14 February 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=17 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==

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* {{IMDb title|id=10137274}}


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Latest revision as of 16:55, 18 August 2024

Namma Annachi
Poster
Directed byDhalapathi
Screenplay byDhalapathi
Story byVasan Brothers
Produced byK. S. Srinivasan
K. S. Sivaraman
Starring
CinematographySiva
Edited byG. Jayachandran
G. Gopinath
Music byDeva
Production
company
Vasan Brothers
Release date
  • 21 May 1994 (1994-05-21)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Namma Annachi (transl. Our brother) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Dhalapathi. The film stars R. Sarathkumar in a triple role, along with Radhika, Heera Rajagopal and Rupini. It was released on 21 May 1994.

Plot

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Ayya was an honest police officer in a remote village. The villagers respected him for protecting the village against the heartless don Vaiyapuri. Ayya lived happily with his wife and son Annachi. One day, Vaiyapuri killed Ayya and his wife in front of Annachi. In turn, the young Annachi stabbed Vaiyapuri and fled to the city.

20 years later, Annachi does odd jobs for a living and eventually becomes a brave man who fights against injustice. He is adopted by an old couple. Meanwhile, Vaiyapuri and his son Vadivelu control the city. Annachi starts working in Vaiyapuri's factory, and there he realises that the labourers are paid less. Gayathri, a labour officer, speaks in favour of the labourers, and Vaiyapuri tactfully frames her in prostitution and sends her to jail. Annachi rescues her and marries her. During a labour strike, Vaiyapuri kill one of the labourers, and furious Annachi kills Vaiyapuri in revenge.

20 years later, Annachi becomes a godfather helping the poor and oppressed, while Annachi's only son Prabhakaran becomes a lawyer. Prabhakaran and Priya fall in love with each other. Vaiyapuri's son Vadivelu is now a corrupt politician. At the election, all citizens vote for the non-candidate Annachi, thus cancelling the election. The angry candidate poisons poor persons during Annachi's fest, and Annachi kills him. His son Prabhakaran witnesses the murder, and the matter is taken up in court by him, and he wants to punish his father. Annachi is later discharged. Soon, Annachi clashes with Vadivelu, and Vadivelu kills Gayathri. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Deva.[1]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
"Enna Dappa Partyinnu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra Kalidasan 5:00
"Neelagiri Mala Orathila" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra Vaali 4:55
"Ooru Sanatha Ootty" K. J. Yesudas 4:52
"Vaararu Vaararu Annachi" Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra Kalidasan 5:08
"Vaazhkai Oru Porattam" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Vaali 4:00
"Cheran Cholan Pandiyar" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki Vaali 4:32

Release and reception

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Namma Annachi was released on 21 May 1994.[2] K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times criticised the director Dhalapathi: "his inexperience shows with his matter-of-fact handling of even the most important events and dialogues with poor use of the cameras" and stated, "to do all three roles is just to generate more publicity for Sarath and the movie". The critic advised the film for only ardent Sarathkumar fans.[3] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express criticised Sarathkumar's performance in the film due to "his difficulty in emoting" and criticised the director for putting "unnecessary strain on him".[4] R. P. R. of Kalki also gave a negative review, calling it a concern for filmmakers to take revenge on fans.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Namma Annachi (1994)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ "நம்ம அண்ணாச்சி / Namma Annachi (1994)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ Vijiyan, K. (25 June 1994). "Triple role just to generate publicity". New Straits Times. p. 24. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2016 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ Mannath, Malini (3 June 1994). "Casatta or kabab?". The Indian Express. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ ஆர்.பி.ஆர் (12 June 1994). "நம்ம அண்ணாச்சி". Kalki. p. 17. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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