Annavru is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language crime drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao starring Ambareesh and Darshan with Kaniha (credited as Sravanthi), Suhasini and Sumihtra in supporting roles. The film is a remake of Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Thalapathi. The film released to positive reviews and was a box office success.

Plot

On the day of the Bhogi festival, fourteen-year-old Kalyani gives birth to a boy alone and, fearing societal backlash and incapacity, abandons him inside a moving goods train. A slum dweller finds the baby, takes him home, names him Surya and raises him. The child grows up to be intolerant of injustice, especially to the poor, and wonders why his biological mother abandoned him. The only item he has from his mother is a yellow shawl that she had placed him. Amarnath, a powerful gangster called Anna, who is kind but feared by most, fights injustice with violence. Surya attacks and kills Ramana, an auxiliary of Anna. Surya is arrested for murder and faces brutal torture from the police, but Anna bails him out after perceiving Ramana's felony and realising that Surya's cause was genuine. Surya and Anna, who share the same ideology, come to understand each other. Anna declares Surya as his Thalapathi (commander) and best friend.