Annadurai is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by G. Srinivasan.

Produced by Fatima Vijay Antony and Radhika, the film began production during February 2017 and was released on 30 November 2017.

[1] An innocent girl, Eswari, takes a share cab home, but a few thugs enter the vehicle, kidnap and attempt to rape her at a cemetery.

Annadurai, a good-hearted man, becomes a drunkard following his lover Esther's death he witnesses, which his friend Karunas reveals to Eswari.

His lookalike brother, Thambidurai, is a good-natured person who works as a PT master in a school.

Thambidurai and his cousin, Revathi, eventually fall in love with each other, and their relatives plan their wedding.

Thambidurai thinks no one respects truthfulness in society and joins Karuppiah and works as his henchman, to the shock of his family.

Annadurai begs Eswari to let the police kill him for the sake and happiness of his family and Thambidurai.

Thambidurai performs his funeral rites with Annadurai's family, Revathi and her father, with Eswari watching.

In February 2017, Vijay Antony announced that he would act in a film titled Annadurai by newcomer G. Srinivasan for the production house of Radhika.

[2] It was later revealed that the film had no connection to the Tamil politician C. N. Annadurai, and that the title was merely used to garner attention amongst audiences.

[3] Srinivasan revealed that Vijay Antony would portray twin brothers, Annadurai and Thambidurai, and the story would narrate events between 2010 and 2017.

Chiranjeevi agreed to promote the film owing to his close friendship with actress Radhika.

The Indian Express called Annadurai "gigantic misstep" in Vijay Antony's career and "seems like a massive error of judgment to have played a dual role in the tedious film that leads us to the obvious conclusion that we have known all along".

[13] Behindwoods wrote, "Overall, Annadurai has a few scenes that could entertain the audience, but as a complete package, it is a little too filmy and over the top.