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{{Infobox film
| name = Annan Oru Koyil
| image = Annan Oru Koyil.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[K. Vijayan]]
| producer = Santhi Narayanasamy,<br /> T. Manohar
| writer = [[Vietnam Veedu Sundaram]] (dialogues)
| screenplay =
| story = [[Nihar Ranjan Gupta]]
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]<br />[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]<br />[[Jaiganesh]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = G. Or. Nathan
| editing = B. Kanthasamy
| studio = [[Sivaji Productions]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1977|11|10|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 September 2020 |title=நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல் |language=ta |work=Seithi Saral |url=https://www.seithisaral.in/2020/09/30/sivaji-ganesass-moives-list-and-release-date/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529050553/https://www.seithisaral.in/2020/09/30/sivaji-ganesass-moives-list-and-release-date/ |archive-date=29 May 2021}}</ref>
| country = [[India]]
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Annan Oru Koyil''''' ({{Translation|The Elder Brother is a Temple}}) is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], directed by [[K. Vijayan]] and produced by Santhi Narayanasamy. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]], [[Suruli Rajan]] and [[Jaiganesh]]. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=191-200 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp20.htm |access-date=12 June 2021 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref> The film was a remake of [[Kannada]] film ''[[Devara Kannu]]''. The film become a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days in all over Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 February 1978 |title=அண்ணன் ஒரு கோயில் |language=ta |pages=12 |work=[[Dina Thanthi]]}}</ref>

== Cast ==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Dr.Ramesh
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Janaki
*[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] as Lakshmi (Ramesh's Sister)<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 December 2017 |title=From Padmini to Nayanthara: Malayali women actors who've ruled Kollywood |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/padmini-nayanthara-malayali-women-actors-whove-ruled-kollywood-72630 |access-date=12 June 2021 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>
*[[Jaiganesh]] as Dr. Ananth (Lakshmi Husband)
*[[Mohan Babu]] as Baskar
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Lawyer
*[[S. V. Ramadas]] as (Janaki's Guardian Uncle)
*V. R. Thilagam as (Janaki's Aunt)
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as (Police Inspector)
*[[Suruli Rajan]] as Ranga (Constable)
*[[A. Karunanidhi]] as (Constable)
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Jayamuniyamma (Thief Lady)
*Premanand as Sankar (Baskar's Friend)
*ISR as Selvam
*Pushpamala as (Police Inspector's Wife)
*Veeraraghavan as (Station Master)

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annan Oru Kovil |url=https://avdigital.in/products/annan-oru-kovil |access-date=12 June 2021 |website=AVDigital |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Annan Oru Kovil (1977) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0000729.html |url-status=dead |access-date=19 August 2014 |website=[[Raaga.com]] |archive-date=30 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530003029/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0000729.html }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Annan Oru Kovil" || [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=5| [[Kannadasan]] || 04:03
|-
| 2 || "Annan Oru Kovil" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || 04:15
|-
| 3 || "Kunguma Kolagal" || [[Vani Jairam]] || 03:04
|-
| 4 || "Maligai Mullai" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 04:45
|-
| 5 || "Naalupakkam Vedarundu" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Vani Jairam || 03:33
|}

== Reception ==
''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' rated the film 53 out of 100, praising Ganesan's performance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=அண்ணன் ஒரு கோயில் |url=http://www.hubtamil.com/talk/showthread.php?8593-Nadigar-Thilagam-Sivaji-Ganesan-Part-9/page128 |access-date=7 September 2021 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1435458}}

[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1977 films]]
[[Category:Films based on works by Nihar Ranjan Gupta]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Vijayan]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Kannada films]]

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