Aanandha Kummi

Aanandha Kummi (transl. Joyful hand clapping) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Gokula Krishnan (credited as Balakrishnan) and produced by Jeeva Ilaiyaraaja for Ilaiyaraaja Pictures. The film stars Ashwini and a newcomer Balachandran. It was released on 25 December 1983,^[1] and failed at the box office.^[2]

Aanandha Kummi
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Directed by	Balakrishnan
Screenplay by	Balakrishnan
Story by	Vairamuthu
Produced by	Jeeva Ilaiyaraaja
Starring	Balachandran Ashwini
Cinematography	A. Vincent
Edited by	T.Rajasekar
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Ilaiyaraaja Pictures
Release date	25 December 1983 (1983-12-25)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

The pannaiyar of a small village is highly respected due to his generosity and kindness. His wife is equally well-liked and the loving couple have a son, Jeeva. The pannaiyar's right-hand man is Azhagiri, a man who's feared throughout the town as he's prone to violence. However, he will only resort to violence when he feels an injustice or wrong warrants his intervention. Azhagiri's sister, Devanai, is a young widow with a daughter, Selvi. The pannaiyar and his wife financially support Devanai's family. Selvi and Jeeva go to school together and are friends from childhood. As they grow older, their friendship grows into love. They go away to attend the same college. While they're away, long brewing secrets between the two families come to light and drastically change both families' circumstances. Jeeva and Selvi return home to a much-altered situation and face new challenges to their love that they must overcome.

Cast

• Balachandran
• Ashwini
• Goundamani
• Senthil
• Baby Shalini
• Pasi Narayanan
• Karuppu Subbiah

Production

The film was launched on 24 April 1983 at AVM Studios.^[3]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[4][5] A section of the song "Oru Kili Uruguthu" was incorporated into the official trailer for The Lovebirds (2020).^[6] The song also features in Miracle, a segment of the anthology film Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020).^[7] The same song was reused by Ilaiyaraaja as "Jilibili" for the Telugu film Sitaara (1984).^[8] A snippet of the song "Oh Vennilave" was reused by the rapper M.I.A. in her 2022 song "Energy Freq".^[9]

Song Title	Singer(s)	Lyricist
"Anandhakummi"	S.P. Sailaja	Vairamuthu
"Oru Kili Uruguthu"	S. Janaki, S.P. Sailaja
"Malarthinrukku"	S. Janaki, S.P. Sailaja
"Oomai Nenjin"	S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
"Oru Kili Uruguthu"	S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Oh Vennilaave"	S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
"Thamaraikodi"	S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Thindaduthe"	Ilaiyaraaja
"Anandhakummi – Oh Vennilaave Va"	S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.Janaki & S.P. Sailaja
"Annan Mare"	S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ilaiyaraaja, Gangai Amaren & Dr. Kalyan	Gangai Amaran
"Machan Maatikitaru"	S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ilaiyaraaja, Gangai Amaren and B.S. Sashirekha

Critical reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the cinematography and music but felt the situations were not perfect enough to befit these two and panned the acting of debut actors.^[10]