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{{short description|2000 film by Manobala}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Annai
| image =
| caption =
| writer = Manobala<br>Kavitha Bharathi<br>Rajprabhu
| starring = [[Bhanupriya]]<br>[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]<br>Baby Sarika
| director = [[Manobala]]
| producer = S. Suresh
| music = [[Dhina (music director)|Dhina]]
| cinematography = [[B. Kannan]]
| studio = SG Telearts
| distributor =
| released = 11 February 2000
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| editing =
}}

'''''Annai''''' is a [[Tamil films of 2000|2000]] [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Manobala]]. The film stars [[Bhanupriya]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] and Baby Sadhika in the lead roles while [[Ramesh Khanna]], Manobala, and [[Mayilswamy]] among others form an ensemble cast. Music for the film was composed by [[Dhina (music director)|Dhina]] and the film opened to mixed reviews in February 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.ws/bbreviews/annai.html|title=Annai|publisher=Bbthots.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/02/18/stories/09180223.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Film Review: Annai|date=2000-02-18|accessdate=19 October 2015}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Plot==
A wealthy widow named Kanagamahalakshmi ([[Bhanupriya]]), who loses her husband ([[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]) and unborn child in a car crash, opts to look after an orphan child for a period of one month every year. Her decision operates smoothly for a few years. However, when the child, Anjali (Baby Sadhika), returns to the house for a third year, problems begin to arise. She expresses her distaste at the various deficiencies of Kanagamahalakshmi's household, including her foster parent itself. How Anjali makes the members in the house behave properly forms the rest of the story.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Bhanupriya]] as Kanagamahalakshmi
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Kanagamahalakshmi's husband
* Baby Sadhika as Anjali
* [[Manobala]] as Moses
* [[Ramesh Khanna]]
* [[Mayilswamy]]
* [[Madhan Bob]]
* [[Halwa Vasu]]
* Balaji
* Chaplin Babu
* Mano
* Rajeswari
{{colend}}

==Production==
The film was shot on a budget of 33 lakh rupees within 14 days.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000511070116/http://www.chennaionline.com:80/reeltalk/apr1803.asp</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Dhina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mio.to/album/Annai+%282000%29|title=Annai Songs|accessdate=2019-05-26|publisher=mio.to}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/annai/E7bqMGr5cxU_|title=Annai Songs|date=30 December 2000|accessdate=2019-05-26|publisher=saavn}}</ref>
{{Infobox album
| name = Annai
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Dhina]]
| cover =
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption =
| released = 2000
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| length =
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Middle Class Madhavan]]
| next_year = 2001
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Aaraariro Aaraario" || [[Swarnalatha]] || rowspan=5|Kadhal Mathi
|-
| 2 || "Chinna Chinna" || [[Nithyashree Mahadevan]], [[P. Unnikrishnan]]
|-
| 3 || "Hey Chittuku Chittan" || [[Anuradha Sriram]]
|-
| 4 || "Vennilavae Vennilavae" I || Kalyani Menon
|-
| 5 || "Vennilavae Vennilavae" II || Swarnalatha
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:2000 drama films]]

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Annai 2000 film - Revision history

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