Annai Oru Aalayam

Annai Oru Alayam
Directed by	R. Thyagarajan
Produced by	C. Dhandayudhapani
Written by	Thooyavan (dialogues)
Story by	Santo M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Starring	Rajinikanth Sripriya
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	P. N. Sundaram
Edited by	M. G. Balurao, P. Nandakumar Reddy
Production company	Devar Films
Release dates	19 October 1979 (Tamil) 8 November 1979 (Telugu)[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil Telugu

Annai Oru Alayam/Amma Evarikaina Amma (English:Mother is a Temple) is a 1979 Tamil–Telugu bilingual film directed by R. Thyagarajan.^[2] The film is about Vijay (Rajinikanth), a hunter who helps the baby elephant to reach the mother elephant. It was a commercial success and included music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[3]

Cast

• Rajinikanth
• Sripriya
• Anjali Devi
• Mohan Babu
• Major Sundarrajan (Tamil)
• S. A. Asokan (Tamil)
• Chalam (Telugu)
• Allu Ramalingiah (Telugu)
• Jayamalini

Soundtrack

• "Appane Appane"
• "Nadhiyoram"
• "Amma Nee Summandha Pillai"- T M S
• "Malayoram"
• "Nilavu Neram"
• "Nandhavanathil"

References

1. The Name is Rajinikanth. Om Books International. 2008. p. 369.
2. Ramachandran, Naman (2014). Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 125–. ISBN 978-81-8475-796-5.
3. "யானைகளுடன் ரஜினி நடித்த `அன்னை ஓர் ஆலயம்': சிறுத்தையை தோள் மீது சுமந்த அபூர்வ காட்சி". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 9 November 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2015.

External links

• Annai Oru Aalayam at the Internet Movie Database