''Anjatha Nenjangal'' () is a 1981 Indian
Tamil
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People, culture and language
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
-language film directed by
R. Thyagarajan and produced by
Devar Films
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. The film stars
Suman
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Given name
* Suman (actor), Indian actor
* Suman Bala (born 1981), Indian field hockey player
* Suman Chakraborty, Indian engineer
* Suman Deodhar (born 1930), Indian badminton player
* Suman Ghosh (born 1967), Indian classica ...
,
K. R. Vijaya
Deivanayaki, better known by her stage name K. R. Vijaya, is an Indian actress who has featured in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She started her career in 1963 and has been acting for more than six decades in South Indian cinema. ...
,
Saritha
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and
Vanitha Krishnachandran
Vanitha Krishnachandran is an Indian film and television actress. She acted during the 1980s in nearly 170 films in Tamil and Malayalam films. She is currently more active with several Tamil and Malayalam television serials.
Personal life
Van ...
. It was released on 26 October 1981, during
Diwali
Diwali (), also called Deepavali (IAST: ''Dīpāvalī'') or Deepawali (IAST: ''Dīpāwalī''), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual v ...
.
Plot
Cast
*
Suman
Suman may refer to:
Given name
* Suman (actor), Indian actor
* Suman Bala (born 1981), Indian field hockey player
* Suman Chakraborty, Indian engineer
* Suman Deodhar (born 1930), Indian badminton player
* Suman Ghosh (born 1967), Indian classica ...
as Ravi
*
K. R. Vijaya
Deivanayaki, better known by her stage name K. R. Vijaya, is an Indian actress who has featured in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She started her career in 1963 and has been acting for more than six decades in South Indian cinema. ...
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* Jaishankar (actor) (1938 – 2000), Indian actor
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* Jaishankar Bhojak (1889 – 1 ...
as Chinnadurai
*
Saritha
Saritha is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 150 films and provided voice for many actress for more than 200 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu languages. She was one of the popular and critically acclaimed lead actresses ...
as Meena
*
Raveendran
Madhavan Raveendran (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), also known as Raveendran Master, was a South Indian music composer and playback singer from Kerala. He composed songs for more tha ...
as Ranga
*
Tiger Prabhakar
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Career
Prabhakar ...
*
Vanitha Krishnachandran
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Personal life
Van ...
as Valli
*
Rajeev
*
Karate Mani
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
Shankar–Ganesh
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Personal life
Shankar was the younger brother of ...
.
Release and reception
''Anjatha Nenjangal'' was released on 26 October 1981, during
Diwali
Diwali (), also called Deepavali (IAST: ''Dīpāvalī'') or Deepawali (IAST: ''Dīpāwalī''), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual v ...
. Despite facing competition from other Diwali releases including ''
Thanneer Thanneer
''Thaneer Thaneer'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil language political drama film written and directed by K. Balachander, starring Saritha, Shunmugham, A. K. Veerasamy and Radha Ravi. The film, based on the 1980 play of the same name by Komal Swamin ...
'', ''
Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
''Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by S. Ravi. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha, Jaishankar, Sarath Babu and Menaka. It is based on the play of the same name by Kur ...
'', ''
Ranuva Veeran
''Ranuva Veeran'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Chiranjeevi. It was released on 27 October 1981 on the occasion of Diwali. The film was later dubbed in Hindi as '' ...
'', ''
Tik Tik Tik'', ''Rajangam'' and ''
Andha 7 Naatkal
''Andha 7 Naatkal'' (; ) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj. The film stars Bhagyaraj along with Rajesh and Ambika in lead roles, with Kallapetti Singaram and Master Haja Sheriff in supporti ...
'', the film became a commercial success.
References
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{{R. Thyagarajan (director)
1980s Indian films
1980s Tamil-language films
1981 films
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Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh
Tamil-language Indian films