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Chinna Annamalai (18 June 1920 - 18 June 1980) was an Indian film producer, writer, orator, and politician known for his contributions to Tamil literature.

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Chinna
Annamalai
Born
Nagappan

(1920-06-18)18 June 1920
Died18 June 1980(1980-06-18) (aged 60)
Political party Indian National Congress

Early Life

Chinna Annamalai, originally named Nagappan, was born on 18 June 1920, in O. Siruvayal Village near Karaikudi to Nachiyappa Chettiar and Meenakshi. [1] [2]

Early Activism

Chinna Annamalai was expelled from Devakottai NSMVPS school for organising a strike to mourn the death of Kamala Nehru, which prevented him from taking his final exams. [3] Concerned about his anti-government activities, his parents sent him to Penang, Malaysia. [4] There, as a teenager, he led estate workers in a protest against local liquor shops, resulting in arson. He was deported back to India after being brought before the Penang magistrate. [3]

Freedom Struggle

Back in India, Annamalai joined the freedom struggle in the late 1930s. [3] Influenced by Kalki's writings, he became a popular speaker, drawing large crowds. On 9 August 1942, the day of Gandhi’s arrest, he was scheduled to speak at Jawahar Maidan in Devakottai. [1] The police detained him at midnight and imprisoned him in Thiruvadanai Jail, 22 miles away from Devakottai. [1] [2]

News of his arrest spread quickly, inciting anger among the nationalists and young people of Devakottai who marched to Thiruvadanai Jail. They forcibly released Chinna Annamalai, carried him on their shoulders, and returned to Devakottai. [1]

As the crowd approached Devakottai, the British police opened fire. Many volunteers sacrificed their lives to protect Chinna Annamalai. He remained in hiding for a month before surrendering. He was subsequently sentenced to four and a half years of rigorous imprisonment. With the intervention of Rajaji’s arguments and appeals, Chinna Annamalai was released within six months. [1] [2]

Literary Contributions

Following his release, Annamalai moved to Chennai on Rajaji's advice and pursued his interests in Tamil literature and music. [3] He founded Tamil Pannai, a publishing firm, to promote books on Congress leaders and Tamil writers, including Rajaji, Kalki, T. S. Chokkalingam, T. K. Chidambaranatha Mudaliar, Namakkal Ramalingam Pillai, Kannadasan, and Vali. [4] He also organized events to support struggling writers, such as a 1944 function for Namakkal Kavignar, where he presented him with ₹20,000. [4]

Annamalai's Tamil Pannai published a book on the Bengal famine, which led to his imprisonment. [3] He ran the weekly magazine Sankap Pantha [5] and published Gandhi's Harijan paper in Tamil.

Film Industry

In the film industry, Annamalai wrote scripts for films such as "Thangamalai Ragasiyam", "Naan Yaar Theriyuma" and "Dharmaraja". [2] He founded Vetrivel Films, producing movies like "President Panchatcharam", "Aayiram Roobai", "General Chakravarthi", "Dharmaraja" and "Kadavulin Kuzhandhai". In August 1969, Chinna Annamalai formed and coordinated the All India Shivaji Fans Club.

Published Works

Books Published by Tamil Pannai

Magazines Published

Death

Chinna Annamalai died on 18 June 1980. [2]

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