Akka Thamudu

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Akka Thamudu is a Telugu language film released on 6 October 1972.{{Cite web |url=http://www.avm.in/movies.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316025635/http://avm.in/movies.html |archive-date=16 March 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} It starred Jayalalithaa, A. V. M. Rajan, Muthuraman, R. S. Manohar and Anajali Devi in supporting roles. The bond between the lead heroine Jayalalithaa with the orphaned kid played by Master Sekar was the highlight of the film. The music was provided by T. K. Ramamoorthy. It was directed by Krishnan–Panju and produced by Muthuvel Movies. The film was the dubbed version of Anadhai Anandhan. The Tamil film Anandhai Anandhan and the Hindi film Chanda Aur Bijli were made simultaneously. The Hindi version released earlier in 1969. This Telugu version was a successful film on its release.