Anandha Jodhi

Not to be confused with Ananda Jyothi.

Anandha Jodhi (transl. Flame of Happiness) is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by V. N. Reddy and A. S. A. Sami. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and Devika. The film, produced by P. S. Veerappa and written by Javar Seetharaman, was released on 5 July 1963.

Anandha Jodhi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	V. N. Reddy A. S. A. Sami
Written by	Javar Seetharaman
Produced by	P. S. Veerappa
Starring	M. G. Ramachandran Devika
Cinematography	J. G. Vijayam
Edited by	C. P. Jambulingam
Music by	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Production company	Hariharan Films
Distributed by	Emgeeyaar Pictures
Release date	5 July 1963 (1963-07-05)
Running time	154 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Anand, a physical education teacher in a school, is accused of a murder, while he is totally innocent. In his escape, for his innocence, he can count only on his beloved Jodhi and her younger brother, playful Balu, Anand's schoolchild. How will anand prove his innocence?

Cast

• M. G. Ramachandran as Anandhan
• Devika as Jodhi
• M. R. Radha as Punyakodi
• S. A. Ashokan as Inspector Baskar
• S. V. Sahasranamam as Muthaiah Pillai
• S. V. Ramadas as Abhu Salim
• Javar Seetharaman as CID Sundar
• Kamal Haasan as Balu
• P. S. Veerappa as Jambu
• Manorama as Mano
• Karikol Raju as Anandhan's father

Production

Ananda Jodhi was jointly directed by V. N. Reddy and A. S. A. Sami and was produced by actor P. S. Veerappa under the company Hariharan Films. The film's story and dialogues were written by Javar Seetharaman. Cinematography was handled by J. G. Vijayam, and editing by C. P. Jambulingam.^[1] This was the only film in which Devika and M. G. Ramachandran acted together.^[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[3] The song "Kaalamagal" is set in Shubhapantuvarali raga.^[4] The song "Ninaikka Therindha" is set in Natabhairavi raga.^[5]

Song	Singers	Length
"Kaala Magal"	P. Susheela	03:32
"Kadavul Irukkindran"	T. M. Soundararajan	04:23
"Ninaikka Therindha"	P. Susheela	04:24
"Oru Thaai Makkal"	T. M. Soundararajan	04:00
"Pala Pala"	T. M. Soundararajan	03:06
"Paniyillatha Margazhiya"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	03:31
"Poiyiley Piranthu"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	04:49

Release and reception

Ananda Jothi was released on 5 July 1963, and distributed by Emgeeyar Pictures in Madras.^[1] Writing for Sport and Pastime, T. M. Ramachandran gave a positive review praising Ramachandran's performance as "convincing" and other actors and also praised Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy's music.^[6] Kanthan of Kalki also gave a positive review for various aspects, including the cinematography, cast performances (especially that of Haasan) and Seetharaman's writing.^[7] The film was dubbed Telugu-language as Donga Bangaram and released on 30 October 1964.^[8]