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| Directed by | Om Sai Prakash |
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| Written by | Om Sai Prakash, B. A. Madhu (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Prabhakar |
| Starring | Shiva Rajkumar Radhika Deepu |
| Cinematography | R. Giri |
| Edited by | K. Eshwar |
| Music by | Hamsalekha
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada
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Anna Thangi (Template:Translation) is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language drama film starring Shiva Rajkumar and Radhika. It depicts the story of an elder brother's love and affection for younger sister. The film is directed and written by Om Sai Prakash and produced under Vijay films banner. The film, upon release, met with positive reviews and was remade into Telugu as Gorintaku.[1]
Plot
Template:More plot Lakshmi's husband becomes a pauper after his brothers cheat him, and he is sent to jail. Lakshmi's life turns upside down when she becomes dependent on Shivanna, her brother.
Cast
- Shiva Rajkumar as Shivanna and his father
- Radhika as Lakshmi
- Deepu
- Hema Choudhary
- Srinivasa Murthy
- Sudharani as Shivanna and Lakshmi's mother
- Doddanna
- Vishal Hegde as Prakash
- Sundar Raj
- Dharma
- Rekha Kumar
- Soumyalatha
- Kamala Prakash
- B. K. Shankar
- Vaijanath Biradar
- Dingri Nagaraj
- Escorts Srinivas
- Rathasapthami Aravind
- Rajashekhar Kotian
- Mukhyamantri Chandru
- Bank Janardhan
- Ramesh Bhat
- Sadhu Kokila
- Tennis Krishna
- Joe Simon
Production
The film saw the cast and crew of Thavarige Baa Thangi (2002), consisting of star cast Shivarajkumar, Radhika, director Sai Prakash and composer Hamsalekha, collaborating for second time. The film was launched at Doddaganapathi temple at Basavanagudi. Parvathamma Rajkumar switched on the camera while Geetha Shivarajkumar lit the lamp.[2]
Soundtrack
All the songs are composed, written and scored by Hamsalekha.[3] The song "Preethse Preethse" from Preethse was imitated by Hema Chaudhary and Sadhu Kokila in the film. The music director of the Telugu version (Gorintaku) - S.A.Rajkumar retained three songs from this movie.
| Sl No | Song title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Anna Thangiyara Anubandha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra |
| 2 | "Dum Dum Dum" | K. S. Chithra, Udit Narayan |
| 3 | "Hubbaliya Shehardaage" | K.K, Anuradha Sriram |
| 4 | "Thavarumane Eega" | K. S. Chithra, Anuradha Sriram, Madhu Balakrishnan |
| 5 | "Gandasu Horagade" | Sunidhi Chauhan |
| 6 | "Anna Nammavanadaru" | K. S. Chithra |
Reception
Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "If you are a fan of weepy, sentimental film with old style narration, then 'Anna Thangi' may well please you".[4] Chitraloka wrote "The story of 'Anna Thangi' is as old as the days of 'Anna Thangi'. True. What father has done the son repeats but in the 21st century. 'Thavaru' brand Director Saiprakash has added the extra luxury for the film producer Prabhakar has borne it. Lorry loads of sentiments makes your eyes to collect tears. Finally when you return from the theatre such a situation should not come to brother and sentiments! But where are such brothers and sisters in this world yaar!".[5] S. N. Deepak of Deccan Herald wrote "The first part of the film is the celebration of the brother-sister relationship while the other part deals with the ups and downs of their life. Saiprakash who is an expert in portraying such things does his job neatly. What is new about this film is that he has retold the old story of brother-sister bond".[6]
References
- ↑ Hit films of Kannada superstar Shivanna that were remade in other languages(12 July 2023). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ TRIO OF TBT AGAIN, CNB. Chitraloka(4 March 2005). Retrieved 4 September 2005.
- ↑ Anna Thangi Songs - Anna Thangi Kannada Movie Songs - Kannada Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills Reviews. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ Anna Thangi Kannada Movie Review by RGV(3 November 2005).
- ↑ Anna Thangi. Chitraloka(4 November 2005). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ Anna Thangi, Deepak, S. N.. Deccan Herald(6 November 2005). Retrieved 1 April 2025.