Namma Annachi

<p>Ayya was an honest police officer in a remote village. The villagers respected him for protecting the village against the heartless don Vaiyapuri. Ayya lived happily with his wife and son Annachi. One day, Vaiyapuri killed Ayya and his wife in front of Annachi. In turn, the young Annachi stabbed Vaiyapuri and fled to the city. 20 years later, Annachi does odd jobs for a living and eventually becomes a brave man who fights against injustice. He is adopted by an old couple. Meanwhile, Vaiyapuri and his son Vadivelu control the city. Annachi starts working in Vaiyapuri’s factory, and there he realizes that the laborers are paid less. Gayathri, a labor officer, speaks in favor of the laborers, but Vaiyapuri tactfully frames her in prostitution and sends her to jail. Annachi rescues her and marries her. During a labor strike, Vaiyapuri kills one of the laborers, and a furious Annachi kills Vaiyapuri in revenge. 20 years later, Annachi becomes a godfather helping the poor and oppressed, while his only son Prabhakaran becomes a lawyer. Prabhakaran and Priya fall in love with each other. Vadivelu is now a corrupt politician. At the election, all citizens vote for the non-candidate Annachi, thus cancelling the election. The angry candidate poisons poor people during Annachi’s fest, and Annachi kills him. Prabhakaran witnesses the murder, and the matter is taken up in court by him, and he wants to punish his father. Annachi is later discharged. Soon, Annachi clashes with Vadivelu, and Vadivelu kills Gayathri. What transpires later forms the crux of the story. The soundtrack was composed by . was released on 21 May 1994. K. Vijiyan of criticised the director Dhalapathi: “his inexperience shows with his matter-of-fact handling of even the most important events and dialogues with poor use of the cameras” and stated, “to do all three roles is just to generate more publicity for Sarath and the movie”. The critic advised the film for only ardent Sarathkumar fans. Malini Mannath of criticised Sarathkumar’s performance in the film due to “his difficulty in emoting” and criticised the director for putting “unnecessary strain on him”. R. P. R. of also gave a negative review, calling it a concern for filmmakers to take revenge on fans.</p>