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Anjali is a 1990 Tamil language feature film directed by Mani Ratnam. It stars Raghuvaran, Revathi, Master Tarun, Baby Shruti Vijaykumar and Baby Shamili in the leading roles. The background score and soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Anjali was the composer's 500th film. The film deals with the story of a dying mentally disabled child, and the emotional trauma experienced by her family. The film was dubbed into Hindi and Telugu and released under the same name. Anjali was critically acclaimed, winning three National Film Awards. It was chosen as India's official entry to the Oscars in 1991, but was not nominated.
Original Release
07/12/1990
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shamili | Anjali |
| Revathy | Chitra |
| Raghuvaran | Shekar |
| Tarun | Arjun |
| Shruthi | anu |
| Saranya Ponvannan | Child Psychiatrist / Dr. Sheela |
| Prabhu | Ex-convict Dennis Joseph / Dennis Joseph |
| V.K. Ramasamy | Umapathi |
| Babu Antony | Dharma |
| Anand | Special appearance in the song 'Motta Maadi' / special appearance in song 'Motta Maadi' |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shamili | Anjali |
| Revathy | Chitra |
| Raghuvaran | Shekar |
| Tarun | Arjun |
| Shruthi | anu |
| Saranya Ponvannan | Child Psychiatrist / Dr. Sheela |
| Prabhu | Ex-convict Dennis Joseph / Dennis Joseph |
| V.K. Ramasamy | Umapathi |
| Babu Antony | Dharma |
| Anand | Special appearance in the song 'Motta Maadi' / special appearance in song 'Motta Maadi' |
| Gayathri | Special appearance in the song 'Motta Maadi' |
| Shanti Priya | Special appearance in the song 'Iravu Nilavu' / special appearance in song "Iravu Nilavu" |
| Arun | |
| Richard Rishi | Kid / colony kid |
| Krishna Sekhar | Colony kid |
| Vishnuvardhan | A kid in the colony / colony kid |
| Aarthi | colony kid |
| Janakaraj | mentally unstabled watchman |
| Kavitha | |
| Anand Krishnamoorthi | colony kid |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nitin Manmohan | Producer |
| G. Venkateswaran | Producer |
