Annanukku Jai (2018 film)
Annanukku Jai is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language political satire film directed by Rajkumar and produced by Vetrimaaran. The film stars Dinesh and Mahima Nambiar. The music was composed by Arrol Corelli, while the film released on 31 August 2018.
Annanukku Jai | |
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Directed by | Rajkumar |
Produced by | Vetrimaaran |
Starring | Dinesh Mahima Nambiar |
Cinematography | Vishnu Rangasamy |
Music by | Arrol Corelli |
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Distributed by | Fox Star Studios |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Dinesh as Matta Sekar
- Mahima Nambiar as Sundari
- Radha Ravi as Parasuraman
- Mayilsamy as Murugesan
- Vaiyapuri as Narayanan
- Sriranjani as Parasuraman's wife
- Anjali Rao as Veni
- Ramachandran Durairaj
- Sai Dheena as Selva
- Radha as Sekar's mother
- Hari Krishnan as Annaconda
- Supergood Subramani as Subba Rao
- Balambika as Sundari's mother
- Vijayamuthu as Selva's henchman
- Tiger Garden Thangadurai as Guna
- Pangu as Vijayamuthu
- Meeran Mitheen as Damodaran
- Pattabi as Pattabi
- Munnar Ramesh
- Dhanasekar
- TSR
Production
In December 2014, Dhanush and Vetrimaaran announced that they would jointly produce a new film titled Annanukku Jai starring Dinesh, which would be directed by debutant Rajkumar. Later in the month, the team also agreed terms with Mahima Nambiar to play the film's lead actress.[1][2] However, the producers dropped the film and progress remained stagnant throughout 2015. Dinesh began working on the film again in February 2016, with a schedule held in Vettavalam, Tiruvannamalai District.[3][4]
Reception
Vishal Menon of The Hindu wrote, "It may have its flaws but the film packs just enough to keep things moving. Even otherwise, it’s a film you can watch for Dinesh alone…because it’s a joy to watch this actor cry".[5] M. Suganth of The Times of India wrote that "where the film scores the most is in the subtle ways in which it takes a dig at politics".[6]
References
- "Dhanush – Vetrimaaran pick 'Annanukku Jai'!". Behindwoods. 26 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- Vandhana (31 December 2014). "Mahima Likely For Annanukku Jai". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- Rao, Subha J. (4 February 2016). "Beaten and bruised". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- "Dinesh to act as a politician in his next". IndiaGlitz. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- Menon, Vishal (31 August 2018). "'Annanukku Jai' review: A passable political satire that works because of its lead actor Dinesh". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- Suganth, M (31 August 2018). "Annanukku Jey Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.