Thirupathisamy, the eldest son in the family, works hard to raise his three brothers Madhavan, Kannan and Surya. However, problems arise in the family when Madhavan's wife begins to rebel against him.
Acting
Mammootty's silent suffering could teach a masterclass in restrained masculinity.
Direction
Linguswamy balances four brothers without losing anyone in the emotional shuffle.
Score
SA Rajkumar's music hits exactly when your tears need encouragement.
Director
N. Linguswamy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anandham became the template for the 'joint family' drama genre that dominated early 2000s Tamil cinema—this is basically the movie your mom references when complaining about modern nuclear families.
Mammootty reportedly took a massive pay cut to work with debutant Linguswamy, believing in the script so hard he basically funded his own guilt trip.
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