Annai Velankanni (1971)
அன்னை வேளாங்கண்ணி
Mary, a nurse in a hospital, narrates the tale of how Mother Mary helped Kamakshi and her son Sundaram in Velankanni village and turned an atheist landlord to a believer by appearing before him.
- Date of release
- 1971-08-15
- Runtime
- 2h 28m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- K. Thangappan
Casting
- Gemini Ganesan
- Padmini
- J. Jayalalithaa
- K R Vijaya
- Kamal Haasan — Jesus Christ (Uncredited role)
- Manorama
- Thengai Srinivasan
- Srividya
- Sivakumar
- Master Sekhar
- Major Sundarrajan
- R. Muthuraman
Interesting facts
Annai Velankanni is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Thangappan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, Padmini, and K. R. Vijaya. Kamal Haasan briefly appears in an uncredited role as Jesus Christ. It comprises three stories pertaining to Catholic beliefs.
Production
Annai Velankanni was produced and directed by K. Thangappan under the company Giri Movies. The film dialogues were written by Sham De Thomson. The leading stars, including Jayalalithaa, worked without remuneration, as the film was a labor of love produced and directed by her dance guru and choreographer K. Thangappan. The cast waived their acting fees out of respect for Thangappan.
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