''Anna Nee En Deivam'' () is a shelved Indian

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-language film directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by Jayaar Movies. The film was to have starred

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, Latha, Sangeeta, M. N. Nambiar and V. S. Raghavan.

Cast

as Raju * Latha as Chitra * Sangeeta as Seeta * M. N. Nambiar as Prakash * V. S. Raghavan as Chitra's father *

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as Raju and Seeta's mother

Production

The project was announced in 1976, when C. V. Sridhar discussed his decision to direct a film with

after the success of their previous collaboration '' Urimaikural'' (1974). While making ''Anna Nee En Deivam'', Sridhar was simultaneously making '' Meenava Nanban'' with Ramachandran. The film was produced by Sankaran and Aarumugam from Tenkasi with financier Duraisamy providing finance. However, due to the latter's political commitments and his involvement in other projects, the film was delayed. It was ultimately shelved after 4,000 ft of the portions being canned, as Ramachandran retired from filmmaking as well as acting in 1978 to take up his duties as the

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however he completed acting in ''Meenava Nanban''.

Future

K. Bhagyaraj incorporated approximately 4000 feet of the film as a new plot for '' Avasara Police 100'' which released in 1990. M. N. Nambiar, Sangeetha and V. S. Raghavan played the same characters from ''Anna Nee En Deivam'' as continuation in ''Avasara Police 100'' as well.

References

{{reflist 1970s Tamil-language films Tamil-language Indian films 1970s Indian films 1970s unfinished films Unreleased Tamil-language films