Anadhai Anandhan

Anadhai Anandhan (/ənɑːðaɪ ɑːnənðən/ transl. Orphaned Anandhan) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Krishnan–Panju and produced by Muthuvel Movies.^[1] It stars A. V. M. Rajan, Muthuraman, R. S. Manohar and Anjali Devi. The bond between the lead heroine Jayalalithaa with the orphaned child played by Master Sekhar was the highlight of the film. The film was simultaneously made in Hindi as Chanda Aur Bijli, which was released earlier in 1969. It was a successful film on its release. This film was remade in Telugu as Akka Thamudu in 1972.^[2]

Anadhai Anandhan
Poster
Directed by	Krishnan–Panju
Written by	V. C. Guhanathan
Produced by	P. K. V. Sankaran Aarumugam
Starring	A. V. M. Rajan Jayalalithaa
Cinematography	S. Maruti Rao
Edited by	O. Narasimhan
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Muthuvel Movies
Distributed by	AVM Productions
Release date	4 September 1970 (1970-09-04)
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• A. V. M. Rajan
• Jayalalithaa
• Nagesh
• Master Sekhar
• R. S. Manohar
• R. Muthuraman
• Anjali Devi
• Jayakumari
• T. K. Bagavathi
• O. A. K. Thevar
• Thengai Srinivasan
• Pakoda Kadhar
• Master Prabhakar
• Vijaya Chandrika
• Renuka

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[3]

Song	Singers	Length
"Alaithavar Kuralukku"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan	04:05
"Ulagam Pollatha"	P. Susheela	03:54
"Nanainthal Nanaiyatume"	P. Susheela	04:04
"Summa Irungale Konjam"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	01:55
"Jammunnu Vanthigo"	P. Susheela	04:16
"Ingu Paarpathai"	L. R. Eswari	04:10
"Kannadi Munnadi Thalladi"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	04:06

Release

Anadhai Anandhan was released on 4 September 1970,^[4][5] and emerged a commercial success.^[2]