Annai Bhoomi
{{short description|1985 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Annai Bhoomi.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = R. Thyagarajan
| producer = C. Dhandayudhapani
| starring = Vijayakanth
Radha Ravi
Nalini
| music = Ilaiyaraaja
| studio = Thevar Films
| released = {{Film date|1985|05|31|df=y}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Annai Bhoomi ({{Translation|Mother Earth}}) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced by Thevar Films. The film stars Vijayakanth, Radha Ravi and Nalini. It is the first 3D film in Tamil cinema.{{Cite web |last=Mathevan |first=Santhosh |date=30 November 2018 |title=Tamil cinema and technology always go hand-in-hand |url=https://newstodaynet.com/2018/11/30/tamil-cinema-and-technology-always-go-hand-in-hand/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205180316/https://newstodaynet.com/2018/11/30/tamil-cinema-and-technology-always-go-hand-in-hand/ |archive-date=5 February 2022 |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=News Today}} The film was released on 31 May 1985.{{Cite news |date=1 December 2002 |title=நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல் |url=https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064212/https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=Cinema Express |pages=41–43 |language=Ta}} It was remade in Kannada as Namma Bhoomi.{{Cite web |title=Namma Bhoomi (ನಮ್ಮ ಭೂಮಿ) |url=https://chiloka.com/movie/namma-bhoomi-1989 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316093008/https://chiloka.com/movie/namma-bhoomi-1989 |archive-date=16 March 2022 |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=Chiloka}}
Plot
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Two friends Raja and Somu are hired to kill a General Prabhakar. They kidnap him but have a change of heart when they learn that he actually tried to help them.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Vijayakanth as Raja
- Radha Ravi as Somu
- Nalini as Nalini
- Goundamani as Ragappa
- Tiger Prabhakar as General Prabhakar
- Srikanth as Vijayakumar
- Thyagu as Shankar
- Baby Sonia as Uma
- Ilavarasi as Radha
}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Vaali.{{Cite web |title=Annai Bhoomi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/annai-bhoomi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505062642/https://mossymart.com/product/annai-bhoomi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=5 May 2022 |access-date=5 May 2022 |website=Mossymart}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track ! Singers |
| "Oh Julie Julie Jolly"
| S. Janaki, Dr. Grubb Singh, Chorus |
| "Puthakathai"
| Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki |
| "Raththiri Raththiri"
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki |
Reception
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote despite being a cardboard castle it looks decorative.{{Cite magazine |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=16 June 1985 |title=அன்னை பூமி |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1985/jun/16-06-1985/p67.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220729114857/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1985/jun/16-06-1985/p67.jpg |archive-date=29 July 2022 |access-date=11 October 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=67 |language=ta}} The film was also reviewed by Balumani of Anna praising the technical crew and Devar films for their hard work and efforts.{{Cite news |last=பாலுமணி |date=2 June 1985 |title=அன்னை பூமி |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_209/4.jp2/full/1000,1342/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/TKMlA |archive-date=12 November 2024 |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=Endangered Archives Programme}}
References
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External links
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- {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
{{R. Thyagarajan (director)}}
Category:1980s Tamil-language films
Category:Films directed by R. Thyagarajan (director)
Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja