Root) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Vijayan and produced by Thiruppur Mani under Vivekananda Pictures,[1] starring Sivakumar and Saritha.

Arukkani, a lower-caste village girl, clears her Union Public Service Commission examination and becomes a collector.

But her husband Raman is illiterate, creating great difficulties as Arukkani tries to perform her social and official roles.

[3][4] The song "Naan Thane Oru Pudhu Kavithai" is based on "Rasputin" by Boney M.[5] Aani Ver was released on 10 April 1981.

[6] Reviewing the film for the magazine Idhayam Pesigirathu, the future Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa was critical of the climax scene where the heroine sacrifices her employment to aid her husband.