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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Annai Oru Aalayam<br />
| image = Annai Oru Aalayam.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[R. Thyagarajan (director)|R. Thyagarajan]]<br />
| writer = Thooyavan (dialogues)<br />
| story = Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Devar<br />
| producer = C. Dhandayudhapani<br />
| starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Sripriya]]<br />
| studio = Devar Films<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| editing = M. G. Balurao<br />P. Nandakumar Reddy<br />
| cinematography = P. N. Sundaram<br />
| released = {{Film date|1979|10|19|Tamil|1979|11|08|Telugu|ref2=<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K2xIAQAAIAAJ&q=thai+meethu+sathiyam |title=The Name is Rajinikanth |last=Sreekanth |first=Gayatri |publisher=Om Books International |year=2008 |pages=369|isbn=9788187108443 }}</ref>|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />Telugu<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Annai Oru Aalayam''''' ({{trans|Mother is a Temple}}) is a 1979 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[adventure film]] directed by [[R. Thyagarajan (director)|R. Thyagarajan]]. It was simultaneously shot in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] with the title '''''Amma Evarikaina Amma''''' ({{trans|Mother is mother for all}}).<ref name="Ramachandran">{{Cite book |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 |location=Delhi |pages=98 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |orig-year=2012}}</ref> The film stars [[Rajinikanth]] as an animal hunter who helps a baby elephant to reach its mother. It was a commercial success and included music composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2012/11/09232019/elephants-with-rajinikanth-act.html |title=யானைகளுடன் ரஜினி நடித்த 'அன்னை ஓர் ஆலயம்': சிறுத்தையை தோள் மீது சுமந்த அபூர்வ காட்சி |date=9 November 2010 |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |access-date=13 December 2015 |language=Tamil}}</ref> The film was a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Maa (1976 film)|Maa]]'' (1976).<ref name="Ramachandran" /><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Rajinikanth]]<br />
* [[Sripriya]]<br />
* [[Anjali Devi]]<br />
* [[Mohan Babu]]<br />
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] (Tamil)<br />
* [[S. A. Asokan]] (Tamil)<br />
* [[Chalam (actor)|Chalam]] (Telugu)<br />
* [[Allu Ramalingiah]] (Telugu)<br />
* [[Jayamalini]]<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The elephant calf was played by Ganesh.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shanmugavadivu |first1=T |title=R Thyagarajan: A perfectionist behind the camera |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/r-thyagarajan-a-perfectionist-behind-the-camera/article25096157.ece |access-date=15 July 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=1 October 2018}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack consists of six songs composed by Ilayaraja with lyrics by Vaali. The song "Amma Nee Sumandha" is set in Charukesi raga.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-the-charm-of-charukesi/article2857091.ece |title=A Raga's Journey&nbsp;— The charm of Charukesi |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |date=3 February 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Length !! Lyrics<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || Amma Nee Summandha Pillai || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] ||04:04|| rowspan=6|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || Appane Appane || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|S.P.Balasubramanium]] and [[P. Susheela|P.Susheela]] ||04:32<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || Nadhiyoram || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|S.P.Balasubramanium]] and [[P. Susheela|P.Susheela]] ||04.14<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || Malai Aruvi (Malayoram) || [[S. P. Sailaja|S.P.Sailaja]] ||03:48<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || Nilavu Neram || [[P. Susheela|P.Susheela]] ||03:59<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || Nandhavanathil || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|S.P.Balasubramanium]] ||04:10<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|277580}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1979 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about elephants]]<br />
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]<br />
[[Category:1970s multilingual films]]<br />
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