En Annan

En Annan (transl. My Elder Brother), is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film, directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa. It is a remake of the Telugu film Poola Rangadu (1967), which itself was loosely based on A. J. Cronin's novel, Beyond This Place. The film was released on 21 May 1970, and ran 100 days in theatres.^[1]

En Annan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pa. Neelakandhan
Screenplay by	Sornam
Story by	Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
Produced by	T. Govindarajan
Starring	M. G. Ramachandran Jayalalithaa
Cinematography	V. Ramamoorthy
Edited by	C. P. Jambulingam
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Venus Pictures
Release date	21 May 1970 (1970-05-21)
Running time	170 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Ranga is the son of Velappan, a manager at a mill. Velappan is framed for the murder of one of the partners, Karunagaran. He is sent to jail for a crime he didn't commit. Ranga, since then, works hard to get his sister Thangam educated. She marries a doctor, Murali, who happens to be Karunagaran's son. When he finds out she is Velappan's daughter, he leaves her. Ranga is enraged and beats his lover Valliammal's brother Nagappan, who informs Murali. Ranga is sent to jail. There he meets his father, learns about his innocence and vows to get him out. Once Ranga is released, he earns the goodwill of the other two partners, Nayagam and Dharmaraj, and finally exposes them. Velappan is released, Ranga marries his lover Valli and Murali takes Thangam back.

Cast

• M. G. Ramachandran as Ranga (alias Rangan)
• R. Muthuraman as Dr. Murali
• J. Jayalalithaa as Valliammal
• M. N. Nambiar as Nayagam
• S. A. Ashokan as Dharmaraj
• Cho Ramaswamy as Poochi
• T. K. Bhagavathi as Velappan
• Thengai Srinivasan as Nagappan
• Ennatha Kannaiya as Ponnaiya
• Master Sekhar as young Ranga
• Vijaya Nirmala as Thangam, Ranga's sister
• Geethanjali as Geetha
• Sundari Bai as Baby
• S. N. Lakshmi as Murali's mother
• Shanmugasundari as Ponnaiya's wife
• Baby Sridevi as young Thangam
• S. M. Thirupadhisamy as Karunagaran

Production

The film was a remake of the Telugu film, Poola Rangadu (1967), which itself was loosely based on A. J. Cronin's novel, Beyond This Place (1953).^[2] The song "Nenjam Undu Nermai Undu" was shot in different areas such as Besant Nagar, Central Station, Ripon Building, LIC Building and Anna statue.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Nenjam Undu" (Solo)	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan	3:27
2.	"Neela Niram"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan & S. Janaki	4:24
3.	"Kannukku Theriyada"	Vaali	P. B. Srinivas & L. R. Eswari	4:06
4.	"Kondai Oru Pakkam"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela	4:09
5.	"Kadavul Yen Kallanar"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan	3:19
6.	"Aayiram Ennam Kondu"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela	5:51
7.	"Aasai Iruku"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan & L. R. Eswari	3:36
8.	"Nenjam Undu"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela	3:27
Total length:				32:19

Release and reception

En Annan was released on 21 May 1970.^[5] The Indian Express wrote on 23 May, "There is nothing new in the story and nothing new is attempted. [..] The pace is slow but the photography makes up for it".^[6]

Legacy

A film titled Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja was taken from one of the songs of this film as a tribute to Ramachandran.^[7] Apart from naming the title, the said song is also retuned for the film.^[8]