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Annakili (1976)

Annakili poster
Original title
அன்னக்கிளி
Directed by
Devaraj Mohan
Genre
drama, romance
Country
India
Runtime
2h 14m
Rated
U
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A romantic drama set in rural Tamil Nadu. It follows a young woman caught between family duty and her love for a man from a different social background.

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What happens

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 B. Kanthasamy handled cinematography and editing respectively. A black-and-white film, Annakil was released on 14 May 1976, and became a commercial success. It attained cult status in Tamil cinema. The film won the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil, and 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). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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