Annan Oru Koyil

Annan Oru Koyil (transl. The Elder Brother is a Temple) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by K. Vijayan and written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Suruli Rajan and Jai Ganesh.^[1] It become a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days in all over Tamil Nadu.^[2] The film was a remake of Kannada film Devara Kannu.^[3]

Annan Oru Koyil
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Vijayan
Screenplay by	Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
Produced by	Santhi Narayanasamy T. Manohar
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Sujatha Sumithra Jai Ganesh
Cinematography	G. Or. Nathan
Edited by	B. Kanthasamy
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Sivaji Productions
Release date	10 November 1977 (1977-11-10)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Dr. Ramesh dotes on his sister Lakshmi who practically worships her brother. One time, Basker, her friend, tries to rape her and she kills him in the process of defending herself but going into a catatonic state. Fearing that his sister will have to face the law, he takes the blame on himself and starts to run from the law. He finds help in Janaki, his childhood lover while his colleague/junior Dr. Ananth takes it upon himself to get Lakshmi back from her current state. Will she recover and will the brother & sister reunite forms the rest of the story?

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan as Dr. Ramesh
• Sujatha as Janaki
• Sumithra as Lakshmi^[4]
• Jai Ganesh as Dr. Ananth
• Mohan Babu as Baskar
• Major Sundarrajan as Lawyer
• S. V. Ramadas as Janaki's guardian uncle
• V. R. Thilagam as Janaki's aunt
• Shanthi Williams as patient's mother
• Heron Ramaswamy as public prosecutor
• Thengai Srinivasan as Police Inspector
• Suruli Rajan as Constable Ranga
• A. Karunanidhi as Constable
• Manorama as Jayamuniyamma
• Premanand as Sankar
• ISR as Selvam
• Pushpamala as Police Inspector's wife
• Veeraraghavan as Station Master

Production

Ganesan's home, Annai Illam, features in the film.^[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[6][7]

Song	Singers	Length
"Annan Oru Kovil"	P. Susheela	04:03
"Annan Oru Kovil"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	04:15
"Kunguma Kolagal"	Vani Jairam	03:04
"Maligai Mullai"	T. M. Soundararajan	04:45
"Naalupakkam Vedarundu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam	03:33

Reception

Ananda Vikatan rated the film 53 out of 100, praising Ganesan's performance.^[8]

References

1. "191-200". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
2. "அண்ணன் ஒரு கோயில்". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 17 February 1978. p. 12.
3. ராம்ஜி, வி. (10 November 2022). "அன்பின் ஆழம் சொன்ன 'அண்ணன் ஒரு கோயில்'". Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
4. "From Padmini to Nayanthara: Malayali women actors who've ruled Kollywood". The News Minute. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
5. Raman, Mohan (26 August 2020). "#MadrasThroughTheMovies: Tracing the parallel journey of MGR and Sivaji in Madras". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
6. "Annan Oru Kovil". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
7. "Annan Oru Kovil (1977)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
8. "அண்ணன் ஒரு கோயில்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 1977. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

External links

• Annan Oru Koyil at IMDb