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Akka Thamudu (1972)

Akka Thamudu poster
Original title
அனாதை ஆனந்தன்
Directed by
S. Panju, R. Krishnan
Genre
drama, family
Country
India
Runtime
2h 36m
Rated
U
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman forms a close bond with an orphaned boy. The story focuses on their relationship and the challenges they face together.

emotionalheartfeltfamily-centricsentimentalwarmtouchingdramaticuplifting

What happens

Anadhai Anandhan ( transl. Orphaned Anandhan) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Krishnan–Panju and jointly produced by Muthuvel Movies alongwith AVM Productions. It stars A. V. M. Rajan, Muthuraman, R. S. Manohar and Anjali Devi. The bond between the lead heroine Jayalalithaa with the orphaned child played by Master Sekhar was the highlight of the film. The film was simultaneously made in Hindi as Chanda Aur Bijli, which was released earlier in 1969. It was a successful film on its release. This film was dubbed in Telugu as Akka Thamudu in 1972. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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