''Annanukku Jai'' is a 2018 Indian

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film directed by Rajkumar and produced by

Vetrimaaran V. Chitravel Vetrimaaran (born 4 September 1975) is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his unique filmography with major commercial success and highly critically acclaime ...

. The film stars Dinesh and

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. The music was composed by Arrol Corelli, while the film released on 31 August 2018.

Plot

A toddy seller's son decides to becomes a politician in order to exact revenge against a bar owner who humiliated his father. However, things do not go as planned.

Cast

Production

In December 2014,

Dhanush Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, lyricist and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. Having starred in Dhanush filmography, 50 films over his car ...

and

announced that they would jointly produce a new film titled ''Annanukku Jai'' starring Dinesh, which would be directed by debutant Rajkumar. Later in the month, the team also agreed terms with

to play the film's lead actress. However, the producers dropped the film and progress remained stagnant throughout 2015. Dinesh began working on the film again in February 2016.

Critical reception

Vishal Menon of ''

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'' wrote, "It may have its flaws but the film packs just enough to keep things moving. Even otherwise, it’s a film you can watch for Dinesh alone…because it’s a joy to watch this actor cry". M. Suganth of ''

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'' wrote that "where the film scores the most is in the subtle ways in which it takes a dig at politics".

References

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* * {{Vetrimaaran 2010s Indian films 2010s political satire films 2010s Tamil-language films 2018 films Fox Star Studios films Indian political satire films Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language political satire films