{{short description|2008 Indian Malayalam-language film by Anwar Rasheed}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Annan Thambi | image = Annan Thambi.jpg | alt = | caption = Film Poster | director = [[Anwar Rasheed]] | producer = {{ubl|[[Anto Joseph]]|Shahul Hameed Marikar}} | writer = [[Benny P. Nayarambalam]] | narrator = | starring = {{ubl|[[Mammootty]]|[[Lakshmi Rai]]|[[Gopika]]||[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]|[[Suraj Venjaramoodu]]|[[Harisree Ashokan]]|[[Salim Kumar]]}} | music = '''Original songs:'''<br/>[[Rahul Raj]]<br/>'''Background score:'''<br/>[[Alex Paul]] | cinematography = [[Loganathan Srinivasan]] | editing = Don Max | studio = Marikar Films | distributor = Marikar Release | released = {{Film date|2008|04|17|df=yes}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Malayalam | budget = ₹3.78 [[crore]]<ref name=budget/> }}
'''''Annan Thampi''''' is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2008|2008]] Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Anwar Rasheed]]. The film stars [[Mammootty]] in dual role, along with an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Lakshmi Rai]], [[Gopika]], [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Rajan P. Dev]], [[Suraj Venjaramoodu|Suraj Venjaramood]], [[Salim Kumar]], [[Harisree Ashokan]], [[Bose Venkat]], [[Urmila Unni]], [[Maniyanpilla Raju]], [[Shivani Bhai]], [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]], [[Joju George]], [[Anil Murali]] and [[Jayan Cherthala]]. The film was a box office success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14667989&cid=14625530|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618102739/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14667989&cid=14625530|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2014|title=Chennai Box Office - sify.com (1970)|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=30 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=George |first1=Vijay |title=Battling for the box office |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Battling-for-the-box-office/article15398224.ece |access-date=30 December 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=10 April 2008 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
==Plot== ''Annan Thampi'' is the story of twin brothers, Appu and Achu. Appu is a bully who always finds himself in trouble whereas Achu is a naïve speech impaired. Their father Ravunni, a ballet artist, separates them due to sibling rivalry and Appu is sent to live with relatives in [[Pollachi]]. The astrologer Madhava Panicker says that the twins are going to be rivals for life and only way to avoid their fighting is to separate them. He says that Appu, should be sent to Pollachi. But when Appu refuses, Madhavan threatens to beat him. This drives Appu frustruated and he tries to kill the Madhavan by dropping a rock on his head. Madhavan is seriously injured and dies but when Appu gets caught by Madhavan's brother-in-law, he acts as Achu, which leads to him to be arrested for the crime even though he is innocent.
30 years later, Appu grows up to be a lovable gangster who falls for Thenmozhi, while Achu marries Lakshmi. Achu does not have kids. But soon major misunderstandings created by their enemies crop up and the brothers are baying for each other's blood. One day, Thenmozhi gets killed by someone and Achu gets framed and arrested, by a false complaint given by Achu's rival and enemy Bharathan. After getting released, Madhavan's sister reveals to Achu that Madhavan was actually killed by his brother-in-law as he tried to expose his wrongdoing to the police and Thenmozhi was actually killed by Appu's friend Govindan, who was Madhavan's son and while tring to rape her, he killed her by accident. She also revealed Govindan teamed up their enemies and made the problems as he thought Appu and Achu killed Madhavan. Eventually, Appu realises Govindan's true face while hitting Achu, thinking that he killed Thenmozhi. They team afterwards and defeats Govindan. Govindan gets arrested by Shyamalan and Appu and Achu goes back to their house. Appu goes back to Pollachi and he gives his son to Achu and Lakshmi to bring him as their son.
==Cast== {{div col}} * [[Mammootty]] in a dual role as: ** Appu *** Sonu as young Appu ** Achu *** Monu as young Achu ** ([[Body doubling]] by [[Tini Tom]]) * [[Lakshmi Rai]] as Thenmozhi, Appu's wife * [[Gopika]] as Lakshmi, Achu's wife * [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Ravunni, Achu's and Appu's father * [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Govindan ** [[Harimurali]] as young Govindan * [[Harisree Ashokan]] as Chandran, Achu's friend * [[Suraj Venjarammoodu]] as Peethambaran, Achu's friend * [[Salim Kumar]] as [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Shyamalan * [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Dharmarajan, Thenmozhi's uncle * [[Bose Venkat]] as [[Pollachi]] [[Circle Inspector]] Anbuarasan * [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Rajashekharan, Appu's and Achu's uncle at Pollachi * [[Urmila Unni]] as Padmavathy, Achu's and Appu's mother * [[Shivani Bhai]] as Ammu, Achu's and Appu's sister * [[Jayan Cherthala]] as Madhava Panicker, Govindan's father * [[Mohan Jose]] as Vijayan, Madhavan's brother-in-law and Govindan's uncle * [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Bhadra, Madhavan's sister and Govindan's aunt * [[Anil Murali]] as Bharathan, Govindan's friend and co-conspirator * [[Joju George]] as Prakashan, right hand of Bharathan * Kiran Raj as Shiva * [[Bijukuttan]] as Santhosh, dance teacher * [[Lakshmi Priya]] as a drama artist * [[Kainakary Thankaraj]] as Panchayath President * [[Pauly Valsan]] as Peethambaran's aunt * [[Kalabhavan Shajohn]] as Kannappan, the village drunkard {{div end}}
==Release== The film was released in 75 screens across Kerala. It was made on a budget of {{INR}}3.78 crore.<ref name=budget>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/annan-thambi-a-blockbuster-news-malayalam-kkft52ighgasi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116021347/http://www.sify.com/movies/annan-thambi-a-blockbuster-news-malayalam-kkft52ighgasi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2016|title=Annan Thambi - A blockbuster?|work=[[Sify]]|date=13 May 2008}}</ref>
===Box office=== The film was a commercial success.it went on to become 2nd highest grosser of the year behind twenty20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article430005.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613171554/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article430005.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 June 2013|title=Multistarrer era comes to Mollywood|date=5 June 2011|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=16 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/oct/15slide4.htm|title=From Chocolate to Lollipop|access-date=16 May 2022|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=15 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/mollywood-more-flops-than-hits-in-2008/article1404160.ece|title=Mollywood: more flops than hits in 2008|access-date=16 May 2022|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809091120/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/mollywood-more-flops-than-hits-in-2008/article1404160.ece|archive-date=9 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/01sl1.htm|title=2008: Top five Malayalam films so far|access-date=16 May 2022|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=3 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=George |first=Meghna |title=Mammootty's Chattambinadu|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/dec/01/south-malayalam-first-look-mammoottys-chattambinadu.htm |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=1 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-malayalam-news/20111129.htm|title=Mammootty's son in Anwar Rasheed's film|access-date=16 May 2022|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=29 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sidhardhan |first1=Sanjith |title=Anwar Rasheed to direct Mammootty again? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/anwar-rasheed-to-direct-mammootty-again/articleshow/53414810.cms |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=27 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Happy Birthday Anwar Rasheed: Five movies of the director that you should watch right now! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/happy-birthday-anwar-rasheed-five-movies-of-the-director-that-you-should-watch-right-now/photostory/74703854.cms |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=19 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mammootty ends 2008 on a happy note |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/mammootty-ends-2008-on-a-happy-note/story-SAtmFVBjShqUkm5MGLOEoM.html |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=15 December 2008 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/malayalam-films-have-few-takers-in-kerala/580626|title=Malayalam films have few takers in Kerala|date=15 June 2008|magazine=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713193549/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/malayalam-films-have-few-takers-in-kerala/580626|archive-date=13 July 2021}}</ref> The film collected ₹2 crore from 4 days at the Kerala box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.bizhat.com/news/annan_thampi_breaks_record.php|title=Annan Thampi breaks record|work=Bizhat|date=22 April 2008|access-date=16 May 2022}}</ref> In two weeks the film had a record distributors share of ₹3.12 crore from 75 screens and gross collection of ₹9.36 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 June 2014|title=Kerala Box Office (May 2-4, 2008) - Sify.com|website=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14667989&cid=14625530|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618102739/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14667989&cid=14625530|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2014|access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> It grossed Rs. 30 million in 17 days.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2008 |title=Mammootty continues box office reign with 'Annan Thampi' |url=http://nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=15349 |access-date=15 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607221026/http://nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=15349 |archive-date=7 June 2008 }}</ref> It grossed ₹12.75 crore from five weeks.<ref name="Glitz">{{Cite web|date=17 May 2008|title=Chiru's future plans - Telugu News|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/balakrishna-to-do-an-annan-thampi-telugu-news-38620|access-date=28 June 2021|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>
MG's from B & C stations - Rs 4. 22 crore, Overseas and Indian domestic - Rs 45 lakhs, Television Rights - Rs 95 lakhs, Telugu Remake Rights - Rs 35 lakhs × Total from all rights = Rs 5 . 97 crore # Profit in 25 days = Rs 2.19 crore.<ref name=budget/>
==Music== {{Infobox album | name = Annan Thambi | type = [[Soundtrack]] | artist = [[Rahul Raj (composer)|Rahul Raj]] | cover = | alt = | released = 15 July 2009 | recorded = Sound Of Music, Chennai, India | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Soundtrack]] | length = 19:16 | label = Satyam Audios | producer = [[Rahul Raj (composer)|Rahul Raj]] | prev_title = [[Time (2007 film)|Time]] | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = [[Malabar Wedding]] | next_year = 2010 }}
All songs were composed by [[Rahulraj|Rahul Raj]].
{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song title !! Singers |- | "Chemban Kaale" || [[Jassie Gift]] |- | "Ra Chaakanu Pekaali" || [[Afsal]], [[Pradeep Palluruthy]], Jyotsna, Smitha Nishant |- | "Kanmaniye Punyam Nee" ||[[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] |- | "Kaikkudanna Pakarnnoru" |[[Madhu Balakrishnan]] |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|1305879|Annan Thambi}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080404094605/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/9878.html ''Annan Thambi'' preview] at Indiaglitz.com {{Anwar Rasheed}}
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