Annai Velankanni

<p>Mary ( ) is a nurse in a hospital at and is a devotee of who is believed to have in Velankanni thrice in the past. While the nurse is away from the hospital meeting her love interest Susainathan ( ), the saint Mary assumes the nurse’s form and attends to her duties. was produced and directed by K. Thangappan under the company Giri Movies. The film dialogues were written by Sham De Thomson. worked as the assistant director of the film and appeared in a cameo as in the film. and paired first time in this movie. was released on 15 August 1971. The film was dubbed -language as and released on 25 December 1971. The film was later dubbed into -language as released on 27 May 1977. Historian B. Vijayakumar Stated in an article that the Tamil and -dubbed versions were box office hits. Both versions were box office hits in . The music was composed by , while the lyrics were written by , and Ayyasamy. won the Chennai Film Fans’ Association Award for Best Popular Film and Sekar won for Best Child Star.</p>