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Anbukku Naan Adimai
Anbukku naan adimai.jpg
Poster of Tamil version
Directed by R. Thyagarajan
Written by Thooyavan
Screenplay by... Thooyavan
Story by Syed
Jwalamuhi
Starring Rajinikanth
Karate Mani (Tamil)
Sridhar (Telugu)
Sujatha
Rathi
Cinematography V. Ramamoorthy
Edited by M. G. Balu Rao
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Production
company
Devar Films
Release dates
4 June 1980
(Tamil)[1]
19 July 1980
(Telugu)
Running time 129 minutes
Country India
Languages Tamil
Telugu
Anbukku Naan Adimai (transl. I am a slave to love) is a Tamil language film, directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced under the Devar Films banner by C. Dandayuthapani.[2] It stars Rajinikanth, Vijayan, Surulirajan, Thengai Srinivasan, Asokan, Sundarrajan, Sujatha, Rathi, Ramaprabha and Jayamalini.[3] The film was simultaneously made in Telugu as Mayadari Krishnudu, with Sridhar replacing Vijayan and a slightly different supporting cast that included Satyanarayana, Mohan Babu, and Allu Rama Lingaiah. It was remade in Hindi as Thanedaar.[4]
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
2.1 Tamil version
2.2 Telugu version
3 Soundtrack
4 References
5 External links
Plot
Vijayan (Sridhar in Telugu), the Inspector and Rajini a thief, are brothers who get separated in childhood. When they meet in a strange situation, Vijayan is thrown out of the train and Rajini lands in the village as the inspector and the events following is the story. Rathi who performs a dance in the street helps Rajini and steals his heart.
Poster of Telugu version
Cast
Tamil version
Rajinikanth as Gopinath
Vijayan as Gopinath's Brother
Sujatha as Lakshmi
Rathi as Gowri
Surulirajan as C.I.D. Kandhasamy
Thengai Srinivasan as Head Constable
A. Karunanidhi as Head Constable
'Karate' R. V. T. Mani as Nagappan
S. A. Ashokan as D.C.P.
Nagesh as Sekhar (Guest appearance)
Major Sundarrajan as Sundar
Prabhakar as Velu
Ramaprabha as Gowri's sister
Jayamalini
V. Gopalakrishnan
Master Haja Sheriff as Child Gopinath
Usilai Mani as Police constable
Telugu version
The characters played by Sujatha, Rathi, and Jayamalini were retained for the Telugu version. The character Gopinath is renamed Krishna in the Telugu version.
Rajinikanth as Krishna
Sridhar as Krishna's elder brother
Satyanarayana as Sarva Rayudu
Mohan Babu
Allu Rama Lingaiah
Rama Prabha
K. V. Chalam
K. K. Sharma
Babji
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5]
Tamil Track List[6]
No. Song Singer(s) Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 "Aadu Nanaiyuthenu" P. Susheela, Saradha Vaali 5:32
2 "Kaaththodu Poovurasa" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 4:04
3 "Kaattiloru Singakuttiyam" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Panju Arunachalam 3:11
4 "Onrodu Onranaom" P. Susheela 3:19
5 "Vayalooru Mayilaattam" P. Susheela Vaali 4:10
All lyrics are written by Aatreya.
Telugu Track List
No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Chengavi Panche Katti" P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:18
2. "Gudivada Gummatam" P. Susheela 4:12
3. "Okaritho Okaruga" P. Susheela 4:26
4. "Vachchadu Maa Palleku" P. Susheela 5:12
5. "Anaganaga" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:24
Total length: 22:32
References
Gayathri Sreekanth (2008). The Name is Rajinikanth. Om Books International. p. 369. ISBN 9788187108443.
https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1980/jun/29-06-1980/p41.jpg[bare URL image file]
"Anbukku Naan Adimai". cinesouth. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
"Madhuri Dixit reminisces song 'Tamma Tamma' as movie 'Thanedar' clocks 30 years". ANI News. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
"Anbukku Naan Adimai Songs". raaga. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
"Anbukku Naan Adimai Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Illayaraja". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
External links
Anbukku Naan Adimai at IMDb
Categories: 1980 films1980 drama films1980s action drama films1980s multilingual films1980s Tamil-language films1980s Telugu-language filmsFilms directed by R. ThyagarajanFilms featuring an item numberFilms scored by IlaiyaraajaIndian action drama filmsIndian multilingual films1980s masala filmsTamil films remade in other languages view more