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{{short description|1970 film by P. Neelakantan}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = En Annan
| image = En Annan.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[P. Neelakantan|Pa. Neelakandhan]]
| producer = T. Govindarajan
| screenplay = Sornam
| narrator =
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Beyond This Place]]''|[[A. J. Cronin]]}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
*[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]
}}
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = V. Ramamoorthy
| editing = C. P. Jambulingam
| studio = Venus Pictures
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=y|1970|5|21}}
| runtime = 170 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''En Annan''''' ({{Translation|My Elder Brother}}), is a 1970 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[thriller film]], directed by [[P. Neelakantan]], starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]. The film is a remake of the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Poola Rangadu]]'' (1967), which itself was loosely based on [[A. J. Cronin]]'s novel, ''[[Beyond This Place]]''. It was released on 21 May 1970, and ran 100 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail.php?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZt8l0U3&tag=%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88%20%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF.%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D. |title=சாதனை நாயகன் எம்.ஜி.ஆர். |publisher=Arulmozhi Publications |year=1997 |pages=28 |language=ta |trans-title=MGR, the man of achievements}}</ref>

== Plot ==
At the end of the 60s, in the Tamil country (Tamil Nadu)...

Ranga ([[MGR]]) is the heroic elder brother of this story.

His father Velappan (T. K. Bagavathy), was a manager at a mill, and is framed for the murder of one of the partners, Karunagaran (S. M. Thirupadhisamy).

He is sent to jail for a crime he didn't commit.

Ranga, since then, works hard to get his sister Thangam ([[Vijaya Nirmala]]) educated.

She marries a doctor, Murali ([[R. Muthuraman]]), who happens to be Karunagaran's son.

When he finds out she is Velappan's daughter, he leaves her.

Ranga is enraged and beats Nagappan ([[Thengai Srinivasan]]), Vaalee ([[Jayalalitha]])'s brother, who informs Murali.

Ranga is sent to jail.

There he meets his father, learns about his innocence and vows to get him out.

Once Ranga is released, he earns the goodwill of the other two partners, Nayagam ([[M. N. Nambiar]]) and Dharmaraj ([[S. A. Ashokan]]), and finally exposes them.

Velappan is released, Ranga marries his lover Vaalee and Murali takes Thangam back.

== Cast ==
{| class="wikitable" width="72%"
|- bgcolor="#pornhub
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] || as Ranga (alias Rangan), The Elder Brother
|-
| [[R. Muthuraman]]|| as Doctor Murali
|-
| [[J. Jayalalitha]]|| as Vali Ammal, Ranga's lover
|-
| [[M. N. Nambiar]]|| as Nayagam
|-
| [[S. A. Ashokan]]|| as Dharmaraj
|-
| [[Cho Ramaswamy]]|| as Poochi, Nayagam's son
|-
|[[T. K. Bhagavathi]]|| as Velappan, Ranga and Thangam's father
|-
| [[Thengai Srinivasan]] || as Nagappan, Vaalee's elder brother
|-
| [[Ennatha Kannaiya]] || as Ponnaiya, the police constable
|-
| [[Master Sekhar]] || as Ranga, child
|-
| [[Vijaya Nirmala]] || as Thangam, Ranga's sister, Murali's wife
|-
| [[Geetanjali (actress)|Geethanjali]] || as Geetha, Dharmaraj's daughter
|-
| [[Sundari Bai]] || as Baby, Dharmaraj's wife
|-
| [[S. N. Lakshmi]] || as Murali's mother
|-
| [[Shanmugha Sundhari]] || as Ponnaiya's wife
|-
| [[Baby Sridevi]] || as Thangam, child
|-
| [[S.M.Thirupadhisamy]] || as Karunagaran, Murali's father
|-
|}

== Production ==
The film was a remake of the Telugu film, ''[[Poola Rangadu]]'' (1967). which itself was loosely based on [[A. J. Cronin]]'s novel, ''[[Beyond This Place]]'' (1953).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=6 July 2018 |title=Poola Rangadu (1967) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/poola-rangadu-1967/article24347040.ece |url-status=live |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418064738/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/poola-rangadu-1967/article24347040.ece |archive-date=18 April 2021}}</ref> The song "Nenjam Undu Nermai Undu" was shot in different areas such as Besant Nagar, Central Station, Ripon building, LIC building and Anna statue.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 August 2011 |title=The city in celluloid |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-nxg/the-city-in-celluloid/article2367304.ece |url-status=live |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118205601/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-nxg/the-city-in-celluloid/article2367304.ece |archive-date=18 November 2018}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=En Annan (1970) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001429 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008112239/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001429 |archive-date=8 October 2011 |access-date=13 May 2012 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>
{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Nenjam Undu
| extra1 = [[T. M. Soundararajan]]
| lyrics1 = [[Kannadasan]]
| length1 = 3:27
| title2 = Neela Niram
| extra2 = T. M. Soundararajan & [[S. Janaki]]
| lyrics2 = Kannadasan
| length2 = 4:24
| title3 = Kannukku Theriyada
| extra3 = [[P. B. Srinivas]] & [[L. R. Eswari]]
| lyrics3 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| length3 = 4:06
| title4 = Kondai Oru Pakkam
| extra4 = T. M. Soundararajan & [[P. Susheela]]
| lyrics4 = Kannadasan
| length4 = 4:09
| title5 = Kadavul Yen Kallanar
| extra5 = T. M. Soundararajan
| lyrics5 = Kannadasan
| length5 = 3:19
| title6 = Aayiram Ennam Kondu
| extra6 = T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela
| lyrics6 = Kannadasan
| length6 = 5:51
| title7 = Aasai Iruku
| extra7 = T. M. Soundararajan & L. R. Eswari
| lyrics7 = Kannadasan
| length7 = 3:36
| title8 = Nenjam Undu
| extra8 = T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela
| lyrics8 = Kannadasan
| length8 = 3:27
| note1 = Solo
}}

== Release ==
''En Annan'' was released on 21 May 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2011 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp# |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=20 September 2019 |website=Ithayakkani |language=ta}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote on 23 May, "There is nothing new in the story and nothing new is attempted. [..] The pace is slow but the photography makes up for it".<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 May 1970 |title=Cinema |pages=10 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700523&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
A film titled ''[[Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja]]'' was taken from one of the songs of this film as a tribute to Ramachandran.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2019 |title=Sivakarthikeyan's second production gets a title |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/sivakarthikeyan-second-production-gets-a-title-nenjamundu-nermaiyundu-odu-raja-5632676/ |url-status=live |access-date=19 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318204019/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/sivakarthikeyan-second-production-gets-a-title-nenjamundu-nermaiyundu-odu-raja-5632676/ |archive-date=18 March 2019}}</ref> Apart from naming the title, the said song is also retuned for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saregama Tamil |author-link=Saregama |date=14 August 2019 |title=Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja video song – Rebirth {{!}} Shabir {{!}} Rio Raj {{!}} RJ Vigneshkanth |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkq4sVVR1bs |access-date=25 April 2021 |website=YouTube}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=0247997|title=En Annan}}

{{Beyond This Place}}
{{P. Neelakantan}}

[[Category:1970 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Films directed by P. Neelakantan]]
[[Category:Films based on works by A. J. Cronin]]

En Annan - Revision history

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