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Annai Bhoomi
Annai Bhoomi
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. Thyagarajan
Produced by	C. Dhandayudhapani
Starring	Vijayakanth; Radha Ravi; Nalini
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production; company	Thevar Films
Release date	31 May 1985;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Annai Bhoomi (transl. 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.^[1] The film was released on 31 May 1985.^[2] It was remade in Kannada as Namma Bhoomi.^[3]

Plot

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

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.^[4]

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.^[5] The film was also reviewed by Balumani of Anna praising the technical crew and Devar films for their hard work and efforts.^[6]

References

^ Mathevan, Santhosh (30 November 2018). "Tamil cinema and technology always go hand-in-hand". News Today. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
^ "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ "Namma Bhoomi (ನಮ್ಮ ಭೂಮಿ)". Chiloka. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
^ "Annai Bhoomi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^ "அன்னை பூமி". Kalki (in Tamil). 16 June 1985. p. 67. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
^ பாலுமணி (2 June 1985). "அன்னை பூமி". Anna (in Tamil). p. 4. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.

External links

Annai Bhoomi at IMDb
Annai Bhoomi at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] Mathevan, Santhosh (30 November 2018). "Tamil cinema and technology always go hand-in-hand". News Today. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

[2] "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[3] "Namma Bhoomi (ನಮ್ಮ ಭೂಮಿ)". Chiloka. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

[4] "Annai Bhoomi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

[5] "அன்னை பூமி". Kalki (in Tamil). 16 June 1985. p. 67. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

[6] பாலுமணி (2 June 1985). "அன்னை பூமி". Anna (in Tamil). p. 4. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.

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