Annaatthe(2021)
Kaaliyan is a village president in the Madurai district, who is fondly called Annaatthe. His nieces compete with each other to marry him. But, he falls in love with another woman who visits their village. Kaaliyan has a sister who gets married and shifts to Kolkata where she faces some unknown threats. Soon, her brother comes to her aid.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix, Sun Nxt, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 4 November 2021
- Director
- Siva
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 43m
- Rating
- 4.7/10
Storyline
A village leader named Kaaliyan is adored by his nieces, who both want to marry him. Instead, he falls for a visitor to the village. When his sister moves to Kolkata and faces danger, Kaaliyan travels to protect her.
“A brother's love knows no distance.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Annaatthe
Cast reunions in this film: Soori & D. Imman (22 films together), Nayantara & Prakash Raj (8 films together), Rajinikanth & Meena (7 films together), Prakash Raj & D. Imman (7 films together), Livingston & D. Imman (6 films together), and Nayantara & Rajinikanth (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Annaatthe' means 'elder brother' in Tamil, a term of endearment central to the story.
- Actor Rajinikanth performed his own stunts for a key fight scene despite being over 70 years old.
- The Kolkata schedule faced delays due to heavy monsoon rains, extending the shooting period.
- Composer D. Imman reused a melody from his 2009 film 'Ayan' for a song in this soundtrack.
- This was the first collaboration between director Siva and Rajinikanth after two successful films with Ajith Kumar.
- The film had a wide Diwali release in 2021, aiming for a family audience during the festival season.
- A special set replicating a Madurai village was built in Chennai to shoot many of the rural scenes.