''Anbu Engey'' () is a 1958 Indian

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, directed by D. Yoganand and produced by V. Govindarajan. Its story and dialogue were written by

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, and screenplay by Rajendra. The film stars

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, K. Balaji,

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and S. V. Ranga Rao, with

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, T. R. Ramachandran, Manorama and

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in supporting roles. It was released on 12 December 1958.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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, with lyrics written by

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, Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, Vindhan and V. Seetharaman. The two songs ''Melay Parakkum Rockettu'' and ''Dingiri Dingale'' (the songs with

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, which in turn was influenced by

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) topped the charts. The song ''Dingiri Dingale (Meenachi)'' was covered in Sinhala as ''Pissu Vikare (Dagena Polkatu Male)'' by H. R. Jothipala, Milton Perera,

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. And it was covered again in Sinhala as a folk song named ''Digisi/Digiri Digare (Kussiye Badu)''. The song ''Dingiri Dingale'' was recreated by Sulaiman Kakkodan for the 2021

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film '' Kurup''. ;Pedda Kodalu (Telugu) songs The music was composed by M. Ranga Rao. Lyrics were by Narapa Reddy. All the tunes for all the songs for both languages are the same.

Critical reception

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* {{D. Yoganand 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language films 1958 drama films 1958 films Films directed by D. Yoganand Films scored by Vedha (composer) Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films Tamil-language drama films Tamil-language Indian films