Annan Thangachi

Annan Thangachi is a 1999 Tamil drama film directed by Charan Raj. The film features Charan Raj, Shruthi and Vikram Krishna in lead roles, with Janagaraj, Vadivukkarasi, Pandu and Thalaivasal Vijay playing supporting roles. The film, produced by C. Kalpana and C. Devendraraj, had musical score by Deva and was released on 7 May 1999. The film was a remake of Kannada film Thavarina Thottilu, Charan Raj and Shruthi reprised their respective roles from the original.^[1][2]

Plot

Chinna Rasu (Charan Raj) is a rich landlord, who treasures his lovely little sister Sarasu (Shruthi). They both lived together with their family friend Azhagu (Pandu). In his village, Chinna Rasu is one of the wealthy man and he looks for the prefect groom for his sister.

In the meantime, Kodeeswaran, a cheat game addict, looks for a wealthy bride for his son Baskar (Vikram Krishna) who could afford him a huge dowry. Baskar is a bank officer and a perfect gentleman. The marriage broker Chitti informs Kodeeswaran about Chinna Rasu's fortune. With the help of Chitti, Kodeeswaran pretends to be a wealthy businessman and lies about his family condition to Chinna Rasu. Finally, Ajay and Sarasu get married. Kodeeswaran considers Sarasu as The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs, he then pressures her for money.

Few weeks later, when marriage broker Chitti asks his commission to Kodeeswaran, Kodeeswaran refuses to pay and insults him. In anger and feling guilty for ruining an innocent girl's life, Chitti reveals all the truth to Azhagu.

Later, Chinna Rasu gets married with Yashoda (Indhu). More years passed, Sarasu gave birth to a girl. Chinna Rasu sold most of his lands to give money to Baskar's family, Chinna Rasu is now crippled with debts. Kodeeswaran used his money to gamble and lost everything, while Baskar lost his job. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• Charan Raj as Chinna Rasu
• Shruthi as Sarasu
• Vikram Krishna (credited as Ajay Krishna) as Baskar
• Janagaraj as Kodeeswaran, Baskar's father
• Pandu as Azhagu
• Thalaivasal Vijay as Chitti
• Indhu as Yashoda
• K. R. Vatsala as Baskar's mother
• Vadivukkarasi as Yashoda's sister
• Ajay Ratnam as Yashoda's brother
• Bhaskar
• Raja
• Baby Uma Maheswari
• Ravichandran

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1999, features 7 tracks with lyrics written by Ponniyin Selvan.^[3]

References