Anandha Kanneer () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Vijayan. Based on the play Puthiyathor Ulagam Seivom () by Bharath, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Lakshmi. It was released on 7 March 1986. Plot The story deals with the troubles faced by the honest upright protagonist , Kalyanaraman Iyer in solemnizing the arranged marriage of his last daughter. Troubles not only of Dowry from the prospective in-laws but also his own daughter-in-law breaking their joint family taking away the support of earning elder son considering Kalyanaraman Iyer is retired now. To add to his woes, his second son, who just got a job enters into inter-religion marriage forcing them to ignore him for this would add complications to his own daughter's marriage. Above all, the third son is jobless and quick to anger too. Trying to navigate through the myriad of complications, Kalyanaraman Iyer sells his kidney for money to solemnize the marriage prompting the broken family to reunite at the hospital bed. Cast Sivaji Ganesan as Kalyanaraman Iyer Lakshmi as Parvatham Jayashree as Radha Visu as Paapa V. K. Ramasamy as Damodar Major Sundarrajan as Urology doctor Thengai Srinivasan as Lady Krishna Iyer Rajeev as Anantharama Iyer, the eldest son of Kalyanarama Iyer Nizhalgal Ravi as Kalyanarama Iyer second son. Ravi Raghavendra as Raghu, Kalyanarama Iyer third son Rajalakshmi J. Lalitha as Arockiyaraj mary Devi Lalitha as Manju Vennira Aadai Moorthy Janagaraj Oru Viral Krishna Rao Subbini Senthil as Barber T. K. S. Natarajan as Car driver S.R. Veeraraghavan MLA Thangaraj Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. Reception Jeyamanmadhan of Kalki called it a good family story after a long time. References External links 1980s Tamil-language films 1986 drama films 1986 films Films directed by K. Vijayan Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Indian drama films Indian films based on plays