| Anna Thangi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Om Sai Prakash |
| Written by | Om Sai Prakash, B. A. Madhu (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Prabhakar |
| Starring | Shiva Rajkumar Radhika Deepu |
| Cinematography | R. Giri |
| Edited by | K. Eshwar |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
Production company | Vijay Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Box office | est. ₹3.9 crore[1] |
Anna Thangi (transl. Elder brother, Younger sister) is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language drama film starring Shiva Rajkumar and Radhika. It depicts the story of an elder brother's love and affection for younger sister. The film is directed and written by Om Sai Prakash and produced under Vijay films banner. The film, upon release, met with positive reviews and was remade into Telugu language with the title Gorintaku.[2]
Cast
- Shiva Rajkumar as Shivanna
- Radhika as Lakshmi
- Deepu
- Hema Choudhary
- Srinivasa Murthy
- Sudharani
- Doddanna
- Vishal Hegde
- Sundar Raj
- Dharma
- Rekha Kumar
- Soumyalatha
- Kamala Prakash
- B. K. Shankar
- Vaijanath Biradar
- Dingri Nagaraj
- Escorts Srinivas
- Rathasapthami Aravind
- Rajashekhar kotian
- Mukhyamantri Chandru
- Bank Janardhan
- Ramesh Bhat
- Sadhu Kokila
- Tennis Krishna
Soundtrack
All the songs are composed, written and scored by Hamsalekha.[3] The music director of the Telugu version (Gorintaku) - S.A.Rajkumar retained three songs from this movie - "Dum Dum Dum" as " Dum Dum Dum", "Anna Thangiyara" retained as "Anna Chellela" and "Anna Nammonadharu" retained as "Yeradilo Koila".
| Sl No | Song Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Anna Thangiyara Anubandha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra |
| 2 | "Dum Dum Dum" | K. S. Chithra, Udit Narayan |
| 3 | "Hubbaliya Shehardaage" | K.K, Anuradha Sriram |
| 4 | "Thavarumane Eega" | K. S. Chithra, Anuradha Sriram, Madhu Balakrishnan |
| 5 | "Gandasu Horagade" | Sunidhi Chauhan |
| 6 | "Anna Nammavanadaru" | K. S. Chithra |
Reception
Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "If you are a fan of weepy, sentimental film with old style narration, then 'Anna Thangi' may well please you".[4] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "In sentiment, action and dance Shivrajkumar once again steals the show. In the tear jerker role Radhika is spectacular".[5][6]
References
- ↑ Vijayasarathy, R. G. "'Anna Thangi' continues onward march". Indo-Asian News Service. Archived from the original on 19 June 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ↑ "Rajasekhar playing dual roles in 'Gorintaku' - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ↑ "Anna Thangi Songs - Anna Thangi Kannada Movie Songs - Kannada Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills Reviews". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ "Anna Thangi Kannada Movie Review by RGV". IANS. 3 November 2005 – via Nowrunning.
- ↑ Movie review
- ↑ Official review