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Annai Velankanni(1971)
Tamil148 mins
Annai Velankanni (1971) is a 148-minute Tamil film directed by K. Thangappan. Starring Srividya, Thengai Srinivasan and Sivakumar. With an audience rating of 7.8/10, Annai Velankanni stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 1971.
Director:K. Thangappan
Mood:
emotionalupliftinginspiring
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1971
- Director
- K. Thangappan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 28m
- GudVibe Rating
- 7.8/10
Storyline
A nurse named Mary tells a story about Mother Mary helping a woman and her son in a village. Mother Mary also appears to an atheist landlord, which changes his mind and makes him believe.
“A mother's faith, a miracle that changed everything.”
Film Details
7.8Rating
148Minutes
TamilLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date31 December 1971
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftinginspiring
Themes
faithfamilylovejustice
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
7.8/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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SrividyaActor
→#2
JayalalithaActor
→#3
PadminiActor
→#4
Thengai SrinivasanActor
→#5
SivakumarActor
→#6M
Master SekharActor
→#7
#8J
Jayalalithaa JActor
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K R VijayaActor
→#9
Gemini GanesanActor
→#10
ManoramaActor
→#11K
K. ThangappanDirector
→#12G
G. K. RamuCrew
→#13
Kamal HaasanActor
→#14G
G. DevarajanMusic Composer
→#15G
G DevarajanMusic
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Trivia
- This was the first Tamil film to be shot extensively at the Velankanni shrine, a major Christian pilgrimage site.
- Director K. Thangappan was known for social dramas, making this religious film a notable shift in his career.
- The film's release coincided with a period of growing popularity for Velankanni as a pilgrimage destination in Tamil Nadu.
- It features actor Sivakumar in a key role before he became one of Tamil cinema's most prominent leading men.
- The movie blends a contemporary framing story with a period flashback, a narrative style less common for religious films of that era.
- Unlike many devotional films of the time, it centrally features a female nurse as the narrator and a connective character.
- The film is remembered for its devotional songs, which gained popularity independently of the movie in some regions.
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