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- Annaatthe (transl. Big brother) is an 2021 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Siva and produced by Kalanithi Maran under the banner of Sun Pictures. The film stars Rajinikanth, Khushbu, Meena, Nayanthara and Keerthy Suresh. While Jagapathi Babu, Prakash Raj and Soori in prominent roles. The music for the film is composed by D. Imman while cinematography and editing are performed by Vetri and Ruben respectively. Kaalaiyan is a sarpanch in Thanjavur who adores his younger sister Thanga Meenatchi dearly and does everything to make her happy. When she elopes with her lover to Kolkata, he goes to great lengths to protect her from the clutches of an evil corporate businessman called Manoj Parekar and his elder brother Udhav Parekar a crime boss. The film was officially announced in October 2019, marking Rajinikanth's first collaboration with Siva. Principal photography for the film began on 11 December 2019, on the eve of the actor's birthday, and was completed within September 2021. The shooting process went on for one-and-a-half years, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India and Rajinikanth's health issues in late-December 2020, delayed the film's production. The film was shot primarily in Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, with few sequences shot at Chennai. Annaatthe was released on 4 November 2021, on the occasion of Diwali. The film received generally negative reviews from critics with criticism aimed at the film's over dramatic sentiments, the ensemble cast, D. Imman's background score and songs placed in wrong scenes, generic action sequences, outdated plot, bland narration, old fashioned villains, melodrama, screenplay, runtime and dialogues, but Rajnikanth's performance received praise as the only worthwhile part of the film. Despite negative reviews, the film was a commercial success at the box office and was able to emerge as one of the highest grossing Tamil films of 2021 grossing around ₹250 crore (US$31 million) upon its release. (en)
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- "A film manages to entertain as well as inform. But a film is compared to the crime range and criticized by some with cruelty, abuse, civility, and so on, It's painful! Some YouTube channel reviews have gone down so much, but despite those negative reviews, the success of 'Annaatthe' will make your heads up" (en)
- I shot for a few days with Rajini sir before lockdown and I was starstruck throughout the shoot. I am sure it is going to be the same until I complete the film. Annaatthe is going to be special. (en)
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