| Anbu Magan | |
| Director: | T. Prakash Rao |
| Producer: | T. V. S. Raju |
| Starring: | A. Nageswara Rao Savithri K. A. Thangavelu M. N. Rajam |
| Cinematography: | Kamal Ghosh |
| Editing: | N. M. Shankar |
| Music: | T. Chalapathi Rao |
| Studio: | Pragathi Art Productions |
| Runtime: | 2:48 (15120 ft.) |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Anbu Magan is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language film directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film stars A. Nageswara Rao and Savitri. It was released on 27 January 1961.[1] It is remake of the Telugu film Maa Babu. The film itself is a remake of Hindi film Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan (1959).
Dr. Anand is a well-known rectitude, and his wife dies giving birth to a baby boy. Parallelly, a widowed pregnant lady, Ratna Devi, has a miscarriage. Since Anand promised her to protect the child, he gives his own to her, hiding the truth. After that, grief-stricken, Anand becomes a wanderer and returns after a few years. Due to affection for his son, he starts being frequent in their life, which does not augur well with Ratna Devi's mother-in-law and sister-in-law, who make her life miserable by attributing illicit relations and forcibly stopping Anand. Shortly after that, Anand knits a nurse, Maya, who is a spendthrift, does not get with Anand. Eventually, Anand's dad passes away, and he leaves considerable wealth to Anand's child, including a monthly allowance of Rs.10,000. At that time, Maya learns the birth secret of Anand's child, so she files a case in the court and wins. Therefore, Ratna Devi has to hand over the child to Maya, but the depressed child is not able to stay therein and flies. At Present, everybody is in hunt of him, and in that chaos, Maya dies in an accident. Finally, the movie ends with Anand retrieving the child to Ratna Devi and continuing his journey on official duty by dedicating his life to the hospital.
The list is adapted from the film's Song book.[2]
The film was produced by T. V. S. Raju under the banner Pragathi Art Productions and was directed by T. Prakash Rao. Murasoli Maran wrote the screenplay and dialogues. Kamal Ghosh was in charge of cinematography while the editing was done by N. M. Shankar. Audiography was done by A. Krishnan. Kaladhar was the Art Director. The film was shot and processed at Vijaya Vauhini Studios.
Music was composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. The songs My Dear Lady Pothunga and Vanna Mayil Vel Murugan did not take place in the film and were not listed in the film's song book either.[3]
| Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Kodukka Therindha Maname Unakku" | P. B. Srinivas | Kannadasan | ||
| "Annam Pole Unnai Than Arugil Vaithaan" | P. Susheela | 03:55 | ||
| "Annam Pole Unnai" | 01:55 | |||
| "Paal Koduththa Thanangal Sollum" | P. Leela | |||
| "Oru Ooril Oru Rajah...Chal Chalonnu Savaari Vittar" | P. Susheela | Udumalai Narayana Kavi | 05:35 | |
| "O! .. Maappillai Machaan" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan & S. Janaki | A. S. Rajagopal | 06:12 | |
| "Malar .. Gum Gum Manam Veesum" | K. Jamuna Rani | Subbu Arumugam | ||
| "My Dear Lady Pothunga" | Thiruchi Loganathan | 03:22 |