Anna Nee En Deivam
{{Short description|Uncompleted Indian film of 1976}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Anna Nee En Deivam
| image = Anna Nee En Deivam.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = C. V. Sridhar
| producer =
| story =
| screenplay =
| starring = M. G. Ramachandran
Latha
Sangeeta
| music = M. S. Viswanathan
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Jayaar Movies
| released =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Anna Nee En Deivam ({{Translation|Elder brother, you are my god}}) is a shelved Indian Tamil-language film directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by Jayaar Movies.{{Cite news |date=5 July 1976 |title=புரட்சி தலைவரின் வன்னப் படம் அண்ணா நீ என் தெய்வம் |language=Ta |pages=1 |work=Ezhil Vendhan |url=https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/admin/assets/periodicals/TVA_PRL_0003951_%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%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%20%20%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%205,%201976.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602053207/https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/admin/assets/periodicals/TVA_PRL_0003951_%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%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%20%20%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%205,%201976.pdf |archive-date=2 June 2022}} The film was to have starred M. G. Ramachandran, Latha, Sangeeta, M. N. Nambiar and V. S. Raghavan.
Cast
- M. G. Ramachandran as Raju
- Latha as Chitra
- Sangeeta as Seeta
- M. N. Nambiar as Prakash
- V. S. Raghavan as Chitra's father
- Pandari Bai as Raju and Seeta's mother
Production
The project was announced in 1976, when C. V. Sridhar discussed his decision to direct a film with M. G. Ramachandran after the success of their previous collaboration Urimaikural (1974). While making Anna Nee En Deivam, Sridhar was simultaneously making Meenava Nanban with Ramachandran.{{Cite magazine |last=ஸ்ரீதர் |first=டைரக்டர் |author-link=C. V. Sridhar |date=1 November 1992 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆருடன் வாக்குவாதம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-11-01/page/n51/mode/2up |magazine=Kalki |language=Ta |pages=50–51 |access-date=29 December 2022}} The film was produced by Sankaran and Aarumugam from Tenkasi with financier Duraisamy providing finance.{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1990-11-11/page/n57/mode/2up|title=அவசர போலீஸ் தயாரிப்புக்கு எம்.ஜீ.ஆர் எப்படி உதவினார்?|magazine=Kalki|language=Ta|date=11 November 1990|pages=57–58|access-date=29 December 2022}} However, due to the latter's political commitments and his involvement in other projects, the film was delayed.{{Cite web |date=3 Feb 2017 |title=100 வது படம்! |url=http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=7390&id1=40&issue=20170203 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330143726/http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=7390&id1=40&issue=20170203 |archive-date=30 March 2018 |access-date=31 March 2018 |website=Kungumam |language=Ta}} It was ultimately shelved after 4,000 ft of the portions being canned, as Ramachandran retired from filmmaking as well as acting in 1978 to take up his duties as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu however he completed acting in Meenava Nanban.{{Cite news |last=Shanker |first=V. Prem |date=26 May 2017 |title=Rajinikanth's 'battle' remark may just be a publicity comment before his film Kaala Karikaalan's release |work=The Economic Times |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rajinikanths-battle-remark-may-just-be-a-publicity-comment-before-his-film-kaala-karikaalans-release/articleshow/58847830.cms |url-status=live |access-date=11 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611093922/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rajinikanths-battle-remark-may-just-be-a-publicity-comment-before-his-film-kaala-karikaalans-release/articleshow/58847830.cms |archive-date=11 June 2017}}
Future
{{Further|Avasara Police 100}}
K. Bhagyaraj incorporated approximately 4000 feet of the film as a new plot for Avasara Police 100 which released in 1990.{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=18 Oct 2020 |title='தாய்மாமா எம்ஜிஆர்’, ‘சின்னப்பாப்பு சில்க் ஸ்மிதா’, அப்பாவி போலீஸ் வீராச்சாமி நாயுடு’, எம்ஜிஆரின் ‘அண்ணா நீ என் தெய்வம்’ , பாக்யராஜின் ‘அவசர போலீஸ் 100’ - பாக்யராஜின் மேஜிக் திரைக்கதையில் எம்ஜிஆர் படம் வெளியாகி 30 ஆண்டுகள் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/592351-30-years-of-avasara-police-100.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021193226/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/592351-30-years-of-avasara-police-100.html |archive-date=21 October 2020 |access-date=2021-03-01 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}} M. N. Nambiar, Sangeetha and V. S. Raghavan played the same characters from Anna Nee En Deivam as continuation in Avasara Police 100 as well.