Anadhai Anandhan ( ) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film directed by KrishnanâÂÂPanju and jointly produced by Muthuvel Movies alongwith AVM Productions. It stars A. V. M. Rajan, Muthuraman, R. S. Manohar and Anjali Devi. The bond between the lead heroine Jayalalithaa with the orphaned child played by Master Sekhar was the highlight of the film. The film was simultaneously made in Hindi as Chanda Aur Bijli, which was released earlier in 1969. It was a successful film on its release. This film was dubbed in Telugu as Akka Thamudu in 1972.
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.
Anadhai Anandhan was released on 4 September 1970, and emerged a commercial success.