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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Annamitta Kai<br />
| image = Annamitta Kai.jpg<br />
| native_name = {{film name|Tamil|அன்னமிட்ட கை}}<br />
| director = [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]]<br />
| producer = M. S. Sivaswamy<br />
| writer = A. L. Narayanan<br />
| screenplay = G. Balasubramaniam<br />
| story = G. Balasubramaniam<br />
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]|[[Jayalalitha]]|[[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]]}}<br />
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| cinematography = K. S. Prasath<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.ph/20141229120608/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/04/stories/2005090413450200.htm|title = The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : He has shot many a memorable …|date = 29 December 2014}}</ref><br />
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]<br />
| studio = Ramachandra Productions<br />
| distributor = [[M. G. Ramachandran|Em. Gee. Yaar. Productions]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1972|09|15}}<ref>https://archive.ph/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp</ref><br />
| runtime = 164 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Annamitta Kai''''' ({{trans|The hand that feeds}}) is a [[1972 in film|1972]] Indian [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]-language film written by G. Subramanium and directed by [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]], starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]]. It was produced by Ramachandra Productions, owned by M. S. Sivaswamy. ''Annamitta Kai'' was Ramachandran's last black and white movie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/|title=MGR Remembered – Part 54 – Ilankai Tamil Sangam}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
To repair the past errors of their father, the half brothers Durairaj ([[MGR]]) and Selvaraj ([[M. N. Nambiar]]) exchange identities, making Selvaraj the heir. Durairaj is going to take care of Selvaraj's blind mother, and try to get his brother back to a virtuous life.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Durairaj (Raju)<br />
*[[Jayalalitha]] as Seetha<br />
* [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]] as Doctor Kalpana<br />
* [[Pandari Bai]] as Sivagami, Selvaraj's mother<br />
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as Selvaraj<br />
* [[R. S. Manohar]] as The manager Kannaga Rathnam, Kalpana's father<br />
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramaswamy]] as postman Yezhaimalai<br />
* [[Nagesh]] as The assistant-postman Thangaman<br />
* Muthaiya as Sadhasivam Bhoopathi, Durai raj & Selvaraj's father<br />
* [[Geetanjali (actress)|Geethanjali]] as Ladha, girl from Burma<br />
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as nurse Thangame<br />
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Lakshimi, Durairaj's mother<br />
*[[T. K. S. Natarajan]] as Estate labor<br />
*[[Master Sekhar]] as Durai raj (Child)<br />
* [[Master Prabhakar]] as Selvaraj (Child)<br />
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'''The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned'''.<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The movie originally started filming in 1966 with the 1st scene, but couldn't continue due to [[MGR]]'s shooting incident. The rest of the movie was taken in 1972. Because the initial scene was in Black & White, the producers continued the rest in Black & White.<br />
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This was the second and last time [[Nagesh]] and [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] acted side by side after they split up in 1970 during the ''[[Navagraham]]'' casting dispute. the first one was in ''[[Raman Thediya Seethai (1972 film)|Raman Thediya Seethai]]'' the same year (1972).<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Annamitta-Kai-T0001425|title=Annamitta Kai Songs|accessdate=2015-01-08|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "16 Vayathinilae 17 Pillayamma" || [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=5|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 03.32<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Annamitta Kai" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 03:56<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Onnonna Onnonna" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 03:22<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Mayangi Vitten" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 04:11<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Azhagukku" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[S. Janaki]] || 04:59<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
This movie ran for 75 days and was one of the hit movies of ([[MGR]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://srimgr.wordpress.com/category/mgr-film-records/|title=Annamitta Kai Records|accessdate=2017-07-29|publisher=srimgr}}</ref><br />
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This was the last movie of ([[MGR]]) while he was in ([[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]). After 1 month of release of this movie, he has come out from that party and started his own ([[AIADMK]]) party on 17 October 1972.<ref>https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/jayalalithaa-actor-her-intelligence-and-strength-were-apparent-her-choice-roles-53890</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0369238}}<br />
* {{YouTube|id=yvlfTlpT-Rs|title=Annamitta Kai}}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150715220556/http://www.thamizhisai.com/tamil-film-songs/annamitta-kai.php Annamitta kai&nbsp;– Thamizhisai]<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1972 films]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by M. Krishnan Nair]]<br />
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