Credits

Cast: Chiranjeevi, Soundarya, Ravi Teja, Venkat, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sharat Babu, Chandi, Sishwa, Bhupinder Singh, Uttej, MS Narayana, Surya, Hema, Raja Ravindran, Simran (Special Appearance)

Photography: Chota K Naidu

Choreography: Laurance, Brinda and Tara

Music: Mani Sharma

Editing: A. Sreekar Prasad

Art Direction: N/A

2nd Unit Director: Boyapati Sreenu

Dialogues: Satyanand

Story: Bhupati Raja

Screenplay & Direction: Muthyala Subbaiah

Producer: Dr Venkateswara Rao

Release Date: Jan 7th, 2000

Interesting Facts:

After a series of flops for 4-5 years, Chiru gave comeback with Hitler movie and it was directed by Muthyala Subbaiah and he was very grateful to him
Allu Aravind met writer Bhupathi Raja who also wrote story for Master, Pelli Cheskundam, Auto Driver, Iddaru Mitrulu was tasked with writing story for Chiru again and said can you write a story in Chiru’s style and comfort zone. Within 10 days, he wrote the story and met Chiru in Iddari Mitrulu shoot at Annapurna Studios and narrated the story.
Bhoopathi Raja and Satyanand both worked on the story and narrated the changes to Chiru. Chiru liked it and said ready the final version of the script. But the movie had no director confirmed. Chiru manasulo Muthayalla Subbaiah vunnaru director gaa because he wanted to work with him after hitler movie succeeded and finally its happened.
Chiru told Allu Aravind and he went to give Muthayala Subbaiah the advance but he was already doing 3 movies at once (okkesaari 3 cinealu chesthunaru) and he was very busy. But since you don’t no say to Chiru, in July 1999 announcement came in Muthyalla Subbhai direction Chiru movie on Geetha Arts. Then along with Bhoopathi Raja and Satyanand, Subbaiah readied the bound script
Casting started. First choice was Soundarya. She immediately said yes and Appatlo number 1 hero and heroine. The makers told her she needs to look glamorous and she said glamour is ok but there shouldn’t be any vulgarity in it condition pettaru.
August 22nd Chiru birthday 1999 shooting started. Mani Sharma was the music director and he had already composed two songs Himaseemalo and Gus Gus Le, so they went to Switzerland to film them. For the ballon part in Himaseemalo, they used a helicopter to take the aerial shots in the song in the Alps.

December 1999 filming finished but in the editing in a fight scene yedho Theda kotudunthi anipinchindi, Subbaaih tpld Chiru that we should reshoot it. Chiru didnt have driver so he put on helmet and came to studio himself on motorcycle and came to Shabdayala Studios. Everybody was shocked to see Chiru and come by himself and they immediately sent him inside to avoid a mob rush.
Audio released and it was a huge hit. Chiru stills and content were good and raised expectations.
On January 7th 2000, first Telugu movie to release in the new millennium and it released in 205 theaters.Chiru fans loved the movie and it had everything, First half was excellent and then Gummam itu scene was a highlight, Kota scenes highlight, Soundarya scenes even bigger highlight, just due to a lot of sentiment scenes in 2nd half, it missed out on industry hit status.
Soundarya glamour and Aata Kavala song Youth ni kirrieki ssthayyi
Having all the emotions and satisfying all sections of audience, it was a super hit. Actually the song Sayyare Song wasnt in the movie when it released, after 10 days they filmed the song and added it. Director scored a hit with sister sentiment in Hitler and now with brother sentiment in Annayya

Box office performance, 1st week share 4 crores and 2 week share was 6 crores share, sanchalanam srustinchindi.
Ran for 50 days in 92 centers which was all time record at that time for 50 days centers, 100 days centers in 60 centers. Ran for 175 days in Guntur jilla
In new millennium first movie to run for 100 and 175 days. For 100 days function, Chandra Babu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan were the chief guests

Revisiting Annayya (2000): Review + Interesting Facts