Annakili (1976)
May 14, 1976Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Sujatha
Annakili
Sivakumar
Thyagarajan
Fatafat Jayalakshmi
Sumathi
Srikanth
Magudapathy
Srikanth
Magudapathy
Thengai Srinivasan
Azhagappan
M. N. Rajam
Venniradai Moorthy
Details.
Release DateMay 14, 1976
Original Nameஅன்னக்கிளி
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 14m
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Annakili is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by Devaraj–Mohan and written by Panchu Arunachalam from a story by R. Selvaraj. The film stars Sivakumar and Sujatha with S. V. Subbaiah, Srikanth, Thengai Srinivasan and Fatafat Jayalaxmi in supporting roles. It was produced by S. P. Thamizharasi under the production banner SPT Films. The film's soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, who made his debut in film. A. Somasundaram and Kandasamy handled cinematography and editing respectively.
When Ilaiyaraaja met Panchu Arunachalam, the latter asked if the former had composed any songs; Ilaiyaraaja casually sang a bunch of songs, one of which was "Annakkili Unnai Theduthe". An impressed Panchu Arunachalam decided to write a film story to accommodate these songs, which became Annakili. The film was released on 14 May 1976 and became a commercial success. It was screened at the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India in 1978. It was remade in Telugu as Rama Chilaka (1978).