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{{short description|2000 film by Muthyala Subbaiah}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Annayya
| image = Annayya 2000 Poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director =[[Muthyala Subbaiah]]
| producer = [[Allu Aravind]]<br />Dr.K. Venkateswara Rao
| writer = [[Satyanand]]
| story =Bhupathi Raja
| narrator =
| starring = [[Chiranjeevi]]<br />[[Soundarya]]<br />[[Ravi Teja]]<br />[[Sarath Babu]]
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cinematography = [[Chota K. Naidu]]
| editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| studio = [[Allu Aravind|Sri Sai Ram Arts]]
| distributor = [[Geetha Arts]]
| released = {{Film date|2000|01|07|df=y}}
| runtime = 157 mins
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}
'''''Annayya''''' ({{trans|''Elder brother''}}) is a 2000 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film directed by [[Muthyala Subbaiah]] and cinematography by [[Chota K. Naidu]]. This film stars [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Soundarya]], [[Ravi Teja]], [[Sarath Babu]] and [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]. The music was composed by [[Mani Sharma]]. While Bhupati Raja provided story, writer Satyanand penned the dialogues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/chiranjeevis-annayya-completes-20-years/articleshow/73138650.cms|title=Chiranjeevi's Annayya completes 20 years|website=The Times of India|date=7 January 2020|access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref>

The film won three state [[Nandi Awards]]. The film was remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as [[Devdoot]] (2005).

==Plot==

Rajaram, owner of a fleet of lorrie, meets Devi, a garment factory owner. After that acquaintance, she once seeks his help in dealing with two street ruffians, who were teasing her sisters, Lata and Geetha, and is shocked when the culprits turn out to be his brothers, Ravi and Gopi. Rajaram takes the incident lightly as the pranks of youngsters and is very lenient with them. With more such incidents, the two fall in love, with the brothers and sisters not far behind.

On his brothers' request, Rajaram approaches Devi for her sisters' hands in marriage to his brothers. But she curtly refuses her consent on grounds that the two are wayward drunkards. Rajaram reacts sharply to it and vows to get his brothers married to her sisters.

Since then on he is more exacting with his brothers and brings about a transformation in them. Devi agrees to their marriage. But the incorrigible brothers come in an inebriated condition for their engagement and Rajaram faces the brunt of Devi's ire. She insults him and leaves with her sisters. An outraged Rajaram kicks his brothers out of home.

The two brothers being state rank holders in engineering find favor with a businessman, Rangarao, who employs them. Rajaram, who is genuinely fond of his brothers, sells away his property and gives money secretly to Rangarao, paving the way for a partnership deal between Rangarao and his brothers. Piqued at being kicked out of home, his brothers, unaware of his hand in securing the partnership for them, nurse a grudge against their brother and insult Rajaram in Devi's presence. She, being in the know, slaps them and opens their eyes by informing them of his sacrifice. This brings about a total change in them and the repentant duo go to Rangarao to restore the property to their brother.

Rangarao has other plans and tries to have them killed with gundas. The brothers escape death and land in a hospital with injuries. A furious Rajaram goes to Rangarao, who reveals his real identity. Rangarao is the brother of Chinna Rao, a criminal who was caught in the police dragnet with Rajaram's help and later died. This is Rangarao's vendetta. In the ensuing melee, Rangarao is killed. Rajaram and his brothers reunite.

The film ends with all the three brothers getting married; Rajaram with Devi, Ravi with Latha, and Gopi with Geetha.

==Cast==
* [[Chiranjeevi]] as Rajaram (Aathmaram in hallucination)
* [[Soundarya]] as Gajjala Kanaka Maha Lakshmi Devi
* [[Ravi Teja]] as Ravi
* [[Venkat (Telugu actor)|Venkat]] as Gopi
* Chandni as Lata
* Sishwa as Geeta
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Babai
* [[Sarath Babu]] as Rangarao
* [[Bhupinder Singh (actor)|Bhupinder Singh]] as Chinna Rao
* [[Uttej]] as Raju
* Gangadhar Panday as Personal secretary
* [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] in an item song
* [[Mamilla Shailaja Priya]] as Priya, Soundarya's friend

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Annayya
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Album cover
| released = 2000
| recorded = 1999-2000
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = 24:38
| label = Sabdaalaya Audio
| producer = [[Mani Sharma]]
| prev_title = [[Yuvakudu]]
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = [[Azad (2000 film)|Azad]]
| next_year = 2000
}}

[[Mani Sharma]] composed the songs, while [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]], [[Bhuvanachandra]], Jonnavittula and Vennelakanti penned the lyrics. The track "Hima Seemallo", sung by [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] and [[Harini (singer)|Harini]] won the [[Nandi Award]] for Best Playback Singer, Male for Hariharan.

{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song Title !! Singers !! Lyricist
|-
| "Sayyare Sayya" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || Vennelakanti
|-
| "Hima Seemallo"|| [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Harini (singer)|Harini]] || [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]]
|-
| "Gusagusale" || [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] || Veturi Sundararama Murthy
|-
| "Vana Vallappa" || Hariharan, Sujatha || Veturi Sundararama Murthy
|-
| "Baava Chandamaamalu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]], [[S. P. B. Charan]], Teja || Jonnavittula
|-
| "Aata Kaavala" || [[Sukhwinder Singh]], Radhika || [[Bhuvanachandra]]
|}

== Box office ==
The film had collected a distributors' share of Rs.16 crore in the initial two weeks after its release.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chiru movies Opening week shares|url=http://www.nonstopcinema.com/nsc/boxoffice/display.php?id=104|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040111055844/http://www.nonstopcinema.com/nsc/boxoffice/display.php?id=104|archive-date=11 January 2004|work=Non-stop Cinema}}</ref> It completed 50 days in 92 centres<ref>{{Cite web|title=Megastar Chiranjeevi All Time State Records|url=http://www.thetollywoodmovie.com/megastar-chiranjeevi-all-time-records/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218101351/http://www.thetollywoodmovie.com/megastar-chiranjeevi-all-time-records/|archive-date=18 February 2013|access-date=9 November 2012|work=The Tollywood Movie}}</ref> and 100 days in 60 centres.<ref>http://www.weekendcreations.com/tollywood_oldy.php?gold_id=21#.UJ0dreQsl2Y</ref>

== Awards ==
;[[Nandi awards]] 2000

* [[Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] - [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] for "Hima Seemallo" - won<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=13 March 2010|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=9 January 2021|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|language=te}}</ref>
* [[Nandi Award for Best Choreographer|Best Choreographer]] - [[Raghava Lawrence]] for "Aata Kaavala" - won<ref name=":0" />
* [[Nandi Award for Best Fight Master|Best Fight Master]] - [[Kanal Kannan]] - won<ref name=":0" />

==References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0239236|title=Annayya}}

{{Muthyala Subbaiah}}

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