''Annayya'' (

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: ಅಣ್ಣಯ್ಯ) is a 1993 Indian

-language

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film directed by

D. Rajendra Babu D. Rajendra Babu (30 March 1951 – 3 November 2013) was an Indian filmmaker and screenplay writer in Kannada cinema. He has directed over 50 films in various genres, most of them being sentimental films. He wrote and directed numerous blockbus ...

. It is a remake of Hindi film ''

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'' which itself was remade from K. Bhagyaraj's 1987 Tamil film '' Enga Chinna Rasa,'' whose story was inspired by the Kannada novel ''Ardhaangi'' by B. Puttaswamayya which had already been adapted in Kannada in 1969 as '' Mallammana Pavaada''. The film features V. Ravichandran playing the

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along with

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Dheerendra Gopal Gopal Rao, known by his stage name Dheerendra Gopal, was an Indian film and stage actor known for his work in Kannada films. After making his film debut with ''Subhadra Kalyana'' (1972), he received recognition for his performance in Puttanna ...

and Srinath in other prominent roles. The music was composed by

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. The film was produced by M. Chandrashekar. The film revolves around a battle of wits b/w a mother-in-law and a wife.

Plot

Annayya is a story of a person named "Annayya" ( Ravichandran), who is the son of a rich Landlord ( Srinath) and had lost his mother at the time of his birth. Annayya's father can provide him anything he wants, but Annayyas' only desire is to get a mother's love. In order to fulfill his son's desire, Srinath marries Nagamani (

), thinking that she could take care of him more than his real mother would. As the day passes, Nagamani's brother

enters into Annayya's house by convincing Srinath that he has lost all his properties due to some loss. Then Dheerendra Gopal asks her sister Nagamani to get the property of Annayya to be transferred into her name so as to think of her child, which is about to be born. Then Nagamani makes Annayya follow each and every step that his step- mother says and not to take even a single decision without her permission. He even stops going to school and becomes a slave to his mother. As the time passes, Annayya grows up and marries Saraswati (

). Saraswati discovers that Nagamani's motherly love is fake and all that Nagamani wants is to capture Annayya's wealth. Then the battle begins within the household between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law which involves Saraswati trying to outdo Nagamani. This involves Saraswati voicing her concerns to Annayya about his mother, resulting in Saraswati being slapped once by her husband, and alienating him. This humiliation does not worry Saraswati, who eventually wins the battle once Nagamani realizes the importance of loving her stepson back as much as he loves her.

Cast

* Ravichandran as Annayya * Guruprasad MG as Young Annayya *

as Saraswati *

as Nagamani, Annayya's step-mother * Srinath as Manjunathayya, Annayya's father *

as Nagamani's brother * Sanketh Kashi as Kariya * Indudhar as Dheerendra Gopal's son * Ashalatha * Latha * Shanthamma * Bank Suresh * M.S. Karanth * Rajanand * Lakshman Rao

Production

The film was remake of Hindi film ''Beta''. Aruna Irani reprised her role from the Hindi film.

Soundtrack

The music composed by

was well received and the audio sales hit a record high.

Remakes

The story line has been inspiration for various movies and has had various remakes in Indian film industry.

References

External links

{{D. Rajendra Babu 1990s Kannada-language films 1990s Indian films 1993 films Films scored by Hamsalekha Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films directed by D. Rajendra Babu