If you are in tune with the weepy films of the 50s and 60s, when sacrificing siblings were emotionally tortured by other insensitive characters, then "Anna Thangi" is for you.

Everything connected to the film is five decades old. There have been remarkable improvements in cinematic techniques in the last half a century, but you will not see even a glimpse of it in this film.

Director Sai Prakask has tried his best to make people cry by over-dramatising some dull sequences. His attempt to repeat the formula that brought him some success in "Tavarige Baa Thangi" has failed miserably. The film can be described as old wine in an old bottle.

Except for the mature performance of Shivaraj Kumar, "Anna Thangi" does not have much to offer to the audience. But it is being touted as a film for the lower middle class and rural audience.

The film does not really focus on the strong brother-sister bond. What you see are scenes of women being harassed by cruel and bad-mouthing female relatives and starving children weeping continuously along with their mothers.

The story of the loving brother, who is prepared to do anything to keep his sister happy, has been told over and over again on the big screen. But some of the recent films have added interesting twists to this stale theme. Sai Prakash does not have the necessary skills or time to do so.

The story revolves around Shivanna (Shivaraj Kumar) and his loving sister Lakshmi (Radhika).

Lakshmi's rich husband becomes a pauper after his own brothers cheat him. He is then sent to jail.

Lakshmi takes her children to her brother's house. But with Shivanna not being there, the sister is humiliated and thrown out by his wife and his scheming mother. You must watch the film for the rest of the story.

The saving grace of the film is Hamsalekha's lyrics and music.