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== Production ==
== Production ==
''Annavin Aasai'' was a remake of the [[Dulal Guha]]-directed [[Hindi]] film ''[[Chand Aur Suraj]]'' (1965),<ref name="Sport & Pastime">{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=2 April 1966 |title=Some Recent Releases |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n725 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |volume=20 |page=52}}</ref> and was the first production of [[K. Balaji]]'s company Sujatha Cine Arts.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/hindi-news/7120/cinema/Bollywood/Interview-with-Suresh-Balaji.htm |title=சுரேஷ் பாலாஜி நேர்முகம்! |date=20 April 2012 |work=[[Dinamalar]] |access-date=12 March 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.is/B4SD5 |archive-date=12 March 2018 |dead-url=no |language=ta |trans-title=Suresh Balaje interview!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/A-void-on-the-film-firmament/article15938335.ece |title=A void on the film firmament |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=15 May 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315104322/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/A-void-on-the-film-firmament/article15938335.ece |archive-date=15 March 2018 |dead-url=no |author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref> Dada Mirasi directed the film while the dialogues were written by S. I. Peruman.<ref name="Anandan" /> Besides producing the film, Balaji also acted as Ravi, the younger brother of [[Gemini Ganesan]]'s character Ramanathan. [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] acted as Ramanathan's wife Seetha,<ref name="BFTP" /> and Baby Shakila acted as the couple's daughter.<ref name="IE review" /> Hindi film actor [[Ashok Kumar]] made a cameo appearance as the judge presiding over Ravi's trial,<ref name="BFTP" /> making his first appearance in a Tamil film.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=uHlEHAyzYJQC&pg=PP93&dq=%22%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%88%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUmp6Ap5fhAhXKto8KHfAyBfwQ6AEIOzAC#v=onepage&q=%22%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%88%22&f=false |title=சுராவின் சுவையான சினிமா துணுக்குகள் |last=சிவரஞ்சன் |publisher=Sura Books |year=2001 |isbn=817478246X |pages=87 |trans-title=Sura's delicious cinematic snippets}}</ref> Cinematography was handled by [[Kamal Ghosh]],<ref name="BFTP" /> and the final length of the film was {{convert|4761|metres|feet}}.<ref name="Anandan" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=7 May 1966 |title=Annavin Aasai (Tamil) (35&nbsp;mm) |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.central.w.1966-05-07.76733/page/n15 |dead-url=no |magazine=[[The Gazette of India]] |page=328}}</ref>
''Annavin Aasai'' was a remake of the [[Dulal Guha]]-directed [[Hindi]] film ''[[Chand Aur Suraj]]'' (1965),<ref name="Sport & Pastime">{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=2 April 1966 |title=Some Recent Releases |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n725 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |volume=20 |page=52}}</ref> and was the first production of [[K. Balaji]]'s company Sujatha Cine Arts.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/hindi-news/7120/cinema/Bollywood/Interview-with-Suresh-Balaji.htm |title=சுரேஷ் பாலாஜி நேர்முகம்! |date=20 April 2012 |work=[[Dinamalar]] |access-date=12 March 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.is/B4SD5 |archive-date=12 March 2018 |dead-url=no |language=ta |trans-title=Suresh Balaje interview!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://tamil.thehindu.com/cinema/cinema-others/article20489381.ece |title=ரசிகர்களின் நண்பர்! |last=Sridhar |first=Gemini |date=17 November 2017 |work=[[The Hindu (Tamil)|The Hindu Tamil]] |access-date=23 March 2019 |archive-url=http://archive.fo/ziaMH |archive-date=23 March 2019 |dead-url=no |trans-title=The friend of all fans!}}</ref> Dada Mirasi directed the film while the dialogues were written by S. I. Peruman.<ref name="Anandan" /> Besides producing the film, Balaji also acted as Ravi, the younger brother of [[Gemini Ganesan]]'s character Ramanathan. [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] acted as Ramanathan's wife Seetha,<ref name="BFTP" /> and Baby Shakila acted as the couple's daughter.<ref name="IE review" /> Hindi film actor [[Ashok Kumar]] made a cameo appearance as the judge presiding over Ravi's trial,<ref name="BFTP" /> making his first appearance in a Tamil film.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=uHlEHAyzYJQC&pg=PP93&dq=%22%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%88%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUmp6Ap5fhAhXKto8KHfAyBfwQ6AEIOzAC#v=onepage&q=%22%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%88%22&f=false |title=சுராவின் சுவையான சினிமா துணுக்குகள் |last=சிவரஞ்சன் |publisher=Sura Books |year=2001 |isbn=817478246X |pages=87 |trans-title=Sura's delicious cinematic snippets}}</ref> Cinematography was handled by [[Kamal Ghosh]],<ref name="BFTP" /> and the final length of the film was {{convert|4761|metres|feet}}.<ref name="Anandan" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=7 May 1966 |title=Annavin Aasai (Tamil) (35&nbsp;mm) |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.central.w.1966-05-07.76733/page/n15 |dead-url=no |magazine=[[The Gazette of India]] |page=328}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''Annavin Aasai'' was released on 4 March 1966,<ref name="Anandan" /> and was released by [[Gemini Studios]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19660304&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Annavin Asai|date=4 March 1966 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=3}}</ref> The following week, on 12 March, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said, "Dynamic performance by all the artistes&nbsp;– [Savitri] particularly&nbsp;– and a couple of good tunes by K. V. Mahadevan attempt to revive our sagging hopes. But they are only partly fulfilled."<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19660312&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Hopes partly fulfilled |date=12 March 1966 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=3}}</ref> T. M. Ramachandran of ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'' said the "treatment by director Dada Mirasi is so pedestrian that the film fails to sustain interest completely." He praised the performances of Ganesan, Savitri, Balaji and Vijaya, but criticised the comedy subplot featuring Nagesh.<ref name="Sport & Pastime" />
''Annavin Aasai'' was released on 4 March 1966,<ref name="Anandan" /> and was released by [[Gemini Studios]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19660304&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Annavin Asai|date=4 March 1966 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=3}}</ref> The following week, on 12 March, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said, "Dynamic performance by all the artistes&nbsp;– [Savitri] particularly&nbsp;– and a couple of good tunes by K. V. Mahadevan attempt to revive our sagging hopes. But they are only partly fulfilled."<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19660312&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Hopes partly fulfilled |date=12 March 1966 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=3}}</ref> T. M. Ramachandran of ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'' said the "treatment by director Dada Mirasi is so pedestrian that the film fails to sustain interest completely." He praised the performances of Ganesan, Savitri, Balaji and Vijaya, but criticised the comedy subplot featuring Nagesh.<ref name="Sport & Pastime" /> According to historian [[Randor Guy]], the film was not a major success but "good enough to boost the morale of [Balaji] to stick to the new role" of a producer.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/A-void-on-the-film-firmament/article15938335.ece |title=A void on the film firmament |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=15 May 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315104322/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/A-void-on-the-film-firmament/article15938335.ece |archive-date=15 March 2018 |dead-url=no |author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 03:41, 23 March 2019

Annavin Aasai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDada Mirasi
Produced byK. Balaji
Starring
CinematographyKamal Ghosh
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Sujatha Cine Arts
Distributed byGemini Studios
Release date
  • 4 March 1966 (1966-03-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Annavin Aasai (lit. 'Elder brother's wish') is a 1966 Tamil-language film directed by Dada Mirasi and produced by K. Balaji. It is a remake of the Hindi film Chand Aur Suraj (1965), and is the first film produced by Balaji's Sujatha Cine Arts. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, Balaji and K. R. Vijaya in the lead roles. It was released on 4 March 1966.

Plot

Ramanathan and Seetha are a married couple. They face difficulties after the former loses his job. Ramanathan wants to help his younger brother Ravi to pursue MBBS, and in order to fund his education, he takes an insurance policy for ₹1 lakh (equivalent to ₹60 lakh or US$72,000 in 2023). Ramanathan then fakes his death by using a mutilated man's corpse near a railway line. Ramanathan leaves his diary there and also places his ring on the deceased man's finger. Ramanathan is declared dead by the police. Seetha, who is traumatised by her husband's "death", requests Ravi to pursue his education using the insurance money she receives.

Ravi eventually becomes disinterested in his education. Using the insurance money given by Seetha, he takes to gambling on race horses and becomes rich. He falls in love with Vijaya, the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Mohan, a family friend and lawyer, discovers that Ramanathan is still alive and shares this information with Seetha, but she chooses to keep it a secret. Ravi misunderstands Mohan's night-time visits; assuming that Seetha is having an affair with Mohan, he begins to taunt her. Seetha later arranges Ravi's marriage with Vijaya, whose father commits suicide after having been cheated by an insurance fraud. Ravi, still unaware that Ramanathan is alive, realises later that he has been responsible for his brother's "death", surrenders to the police and is taken to court before a judge.

During Ravi's trial, Mohan asserts that Ramanathan is not dead and Ravi decided to plead guilty to murdering someone who is still alive and well. Soon after, Ramanathan appears in court and tells them the truth. Ravi is exonerated, while Ramanathan is arrested for cheating the insurance company by faking his own death.

Cast

Male cast[1]
Female cast[1]

Production

Annavin Aasai was a remake of the Dulal Guha-directed Hindi film Chand Aur Suraj (1965),[2] and was the first production of K. Balaji's company Sujatha Cine Arts.[3][4] Dada Mirasi directed the film while the dialogues were written by S. I. Peruman.[5] Besides producing the film, Balaji also acted as Ravi, the younger brother of Gemini Ganesan's character Ramanathan. Savitri acted as Ramanathan's wife Seetha,[6] and Baby Shakila acted as the couple's daughter.[7] Hindi film actor Ashok Kumar made a cameo appearance as the judge presiding over Ravi's trial,[6] making his first appearance in a Tamil film.[8] Cinematography was handled by Kamal Ghosh,[6] and the final length of the film was 4,761 metres (15,620 ft).[5][9]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadasan and Vaali.[6]

Tracklist[1]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kovililae Veedu Katti"KannadasanT. M. Soundararajan, A. L. Raghavan, P. Susheela 
2."Pooppol Malara Mottu Vaiththan"VaaliP. Susheela 
3."Paateluthattum Paruvam"VaaliP. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela 
4."Inbamenbathu"KannadasanT. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 
5."Thunbam Enpathu Enna"KannadasanP. Susheela 

Release and reception

Annavin Aasai was released on 4 March 1966,[5] and was released by Gemini Studios.[10] The following week, on 12 March, The Indian Express said, "Dynamic performance by all the artistes – [Savitri] particularly – and a couple of good tunes by K. V. Mahadevan attempt to revive our sagging hopes. But they are only partly fulfilled."[7] T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime said the "treatment by director Dada Mirasi is so pedestrian that the film fails to sustain interest completely." He praised the performances of Ganesan, Savitri, Balaji and Vijaya, but criticised the comedy subplot featuring Nagesh.[2] According to historian Randor Guy, the film was not a major success but "good enough to boost the morale of [Balaji] to stick to the new role" of a producer.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Annavin Aasai (songbook) (in Tamil). Sujatha Cine Arts. 1966.
  2. ^ a b Ramachandran, T. M. (2 April 1966). "Some Recent Releases". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 20. p. 52.
  3. ^ "சுரேஷ் பாலாஜி நேர்முகம்!" [Suresh Balaje interview!]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Sridhar, Gemini (17 November 2017). "ரசிகர்களின் நண்பர்!" [The friend of all fans!]. The Hindu Tamil. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b c Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 2018. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b c d "Annavin Aasai (1966)". The Hindu. 3 October 2015. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b "Hopes partly fulfilled". The Indian Express. 12 March 1966. p. 3.
  8. ^ சிவரஞ்சன் (2001). சுராவின் சுவையான சினிமா துணுக்குகள் [Sura's delicious cinematic snippets]. Sura Books. p. 87. ISBN 817478246X.
  9. ^ "Annavin Aasai (Tamil) (35 mm)". The Gazette of India. 7 May 1966. p. 328. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Annavin Asai". The Indian Express. 4 March 1966. p. 3.
  11. ^ Guy, Randor (15 May 2009). "A void on the film firmament". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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