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Gemini
DVD Cover
Directed bySaran
Written bySaran
Produced byM. Saravanan
M. Balasubramaniam
M. S. Guhan
B. Gurunath
StarringVikram
Kiran Rathod
Kalabhavan Mani
Murali
Manorama
Gemini Ganesan
CinematographyA. Venkatesh
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byBharathwaj
Production
company
Release date
12 April 2002
Running time
157 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹35–40 million[a]
Box office₹210 million[3]

Gemini is a 2002 Indian Tamil masala film, written and directed by Saran. The film features Vikram in the titular role, debutant Kiran Rathod as his love interest and Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani portraying the main antagonist. Murali, Vinu Chakravarthy, Manorama, Thennavan, 'O Podu' Rani and Ilavarasu play supporting roles. The film was produced by M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramaniam, M. S. Guhan and B. Gurunath under the banner of AVM Productions. The story is about gang wars in Chennai, and is loosely based on the true stories of real life criminals 'Vellai' Ravi and Chera.

Early in its production, the film was titled Erumugham with Ajith in the lead role. When Ajith left the project in favour of Red, the project was temporarily shelved. Saran reworked the script and retitled the production Gemini, casting Vikram in the lead role with Kiran Rathod of Yaadein fame cast opposite him. Cinematography was by A. Venkatesh, and the film was edited by Suresh Urs. The film's soundtrack was composed by Bharathwaj and the lyrics were written by Vairamuthu. This was also the last film appearance of Gemini Ganesan, before his death in March 2005.[4]

The film was scheduled for release on Tamil New Year 2002, but was released two days earlier on 12 April. The film was one of the highest grossing films of the year,[2] its success being attributed to the popularity of the song 'O Podu'. Saran remade the film in Telugu under the same title, with Venkatesh and Bhairavi (Namitha) in the lead, while Kalabhavan Mani and Murali reprised their roles. Gemini was also dubbed into Hindi as Angaar: The Deadly One.

Plot

Big-shot don Teja (Kalabhavan Mani) and his gang members appear for a hearing at a magistrate's court. Another gang clashes with them, resulting in the death of 'Chintai' Jeeva. Jeeva was a member of the rival gang headed by Gemini (Vikram), an up-and-coming goon in Chintadripet, who also aspires to become a big don. To avenge Jeeva's death, Gemini and his gang search for the murderer, Pandian. One of Gemini's men, Isaac, kills him, beginning a rivalry between Gemini and Teja. Pandian's mother Annamma (Manorama) becomes the gang's cook, posing as an old woman who must work to pay for an eye operation, and plots to poison them.

Gemini meets a Marwari girl, Manisha Natwarlal (Kiran Rathod), and falls in love with her. To pursue her, Gemini joins an evening-class at college as her classmate, and she falls in love with him. Two businessmen approach Gemini to evict people from a market so that a shopping complex can be built in its place. Since the market is in his control, Gemini refuses the offer, and the businessmen eventually approach Teja to carry out the job. Feigning an altercation with Gemini, his sidekick Kai (Thennavan) joins Teja's gang. Kai acts as the inside man and foils the plan. Teja is angry at being outsmarted by Gemini.

Singaperumal (Murali), an astute police officer, is made the Director General of Police (DGP). Keen on wiping out rowdy behaviour, he arrests Gemini and Teja. Since they both have political influence, the arrests are made "off the record". Understanding their rivalry, the DGP puts them in a private cell so they can beat each other to death. When Teja tries to exact revenge for the market issue, Gemini does not fight back but persuades Teja to trick the DGP by pleading guilty and requesting a chance at reform. Gemini's trick works and they are released.

Since Gemini was arrested at the college, Manisha discovers his real identity and starts ignoring him. To gain her attention back, Gemini reforms his ways. Now that Gemini and his gang regret their actions, Annamma reveals her true identity and forgives them. Teja returns to his gang and continues smuggling goods. He pesters Gemini to help him in his business. Gemini informs the DGP of Teja's activities; Teja is caught smuggling narcotics, is prosecuted, and serves a term in prison.

Singaperumal is transferred to the transport department a few months later, and a corrupt officer (Vinu Chakravarthy) is promoted to DGP. He releases Teja who, with the new DGP, urges Gemini to help them in their business. Gemini refuses and, to force him back to his old ways, Teja persuades Isaac to conspire against Gemini. With Isaac's help, Teja plots and kills Kai. Gemini is infuriated and decides to settle the issue, confronting Teja. During the ensuing fight, the new DGP arrives and fires at Gemini, killing him. During the fight Gemini beats up Teja and swaps their clothes, leaving Teja bound and gagged. The DGP mistakenly kills Teja, and while he grieves for Teja's death, he receives news that he has been transferred to the Sewage Control Board.

Cast

"In Gemini, I have tried to do something new. The character I'm playing is a rowdy, but a bit refined. I study in an evening college and I've presented it as natural and realistically. Just as you expect a Sethu again, I've changed the style a bit."

 — Vikram about the preparation for his role[5]

File:Gemini (2002 Tamil film) promotion.jpg
The film's cast at a function to celebrate the 125 days theatrical run - (from left to right) Gemini Ganesan, Saran, Mani, Rathod, Vikram, Chief guest Kamal Haasan, Manorama and Producer M. Saravanan.
  • Vikram as Gemini: an aspiring don who reforms later
  • Kiran Rathod as Manisha Natwarlal: a free-spirited Marwari girl
  • Kalabhavan Mani as Teja
  • Vinu Chakravarthy: a power-hungry and corrupt police officer
  • Murali as Singaperumal: a sincere and dignified police officer
  • Charle as Chinna Salem: a pimp
  • Ramesh Khanna as Gopal M.A.: a professor at the evening college
  • Dhamu: the owner of an auto mechanic shed, Auto Hospital, adjacent to which the gang resides
  • Vaiyapuri as Oberoi: Dawood's sidekick
  • 'O Podu' Rani as Kamini: a divorcee and Gemini's classmate who lusts for him
  • Thennavan as Kai: Gemini's loyal deputy
  • Isaac as Isaac: Gemini's gang member who betrays him later
  • Thyagu as Sammandham
  • Madhan Bob as R.Anilwal I.P.S: a police officer trying to weed out prostitution
  • Ilavarasu as Police Commissioner
  • Omakuchi Narasimhan as Bombay Dawood: a butcher
  • Gemini Ganesan in a cameo as himself
  • Manorama as Annamma: an aged mother who wants to avenge her son's murder

Production

Development

After the successes of Kaadhal Mannan (1998) and Amarkalam (1999), both starring Ajith in the lead, Saran announced his third film with Ajith.[6] The film, which was to be produced by A. Purnachandra Rao for Lakshmi Productions, was titled Erumugham ("Upward mobility").[6] As with most of his films, Erumugham was also a gangster film. Laila and Richa Pallod were to play the female leads. The song recording began on 16 March 2001, while shooting was to start in middle of June and continue through July and August 2001.[6] It was planned to be released for Diwali,[6] but after a week of shooting Ajith lost interest in the project, finding a more engaging story in Red; Ajith left, and the project was stalled.[7] This created a rift between the actor and the director, with Saran claiming "I will never do another film with Ajit".[8][9] Ironically though, they would patch up later[10] and collaborate twice in Attahasam (2004)[11] and Aasal (2010).[12]

"Yes. It happened a year ago in Chennai. Two rowdies wanted to reform themselves and return to the society. A police officer helped them do so. I was fascinated by the incident."

 — Director Saran, when asked whether the film was inspired by a real life incident.[13]

Saran reworked the script and began the project again. The plot was inspired by a real life incident, and is about the gang wars in Chennai, is loosely based on North Madras rowdies, 'Vellai' Ravi and Chera.[1] The film was produced by AVM Productions, the production house's 162nd film.[14] It was a comeback film for AVM after a gap of 5 years, their last production being the 1997 hit Minsara Kanavu.[15] When one of the producers, M. Saravanan, wanted to retitle the film, he liked Gemini among the many titles suggested; but Gemini was the name of a famous production house, Gemini Studios. Saravanan wrote to S. Balasubramanian, editor of Ananda Vikatan and son of Gemini Studios founder S. S. Vasan, requesting permission to use the title. Balasubramanian gave his consent, and sent his blessings for the film's success.[16]

Casting and filming

With Vikram cast in the title role, Saran scouted for a newcomer to suit the character of a Marwari girl and chose Kiran Rathod, a native of Jaipur.[17][18] Malayalam actors Kalabhavan Mani and Murali were approached to play significant roles. Incidentally it was Vikram, who played Mani's role in the Tamil remake of Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum, who suggested Mani for the role of Teja.[b] When asked about casting them, Saran said "I like the dedication of Malayalee artistes towards their work. People like Kalabhavan Mani and Murali are in it because of their love for cinema and not for money".[9] Saran came to know of Murali through his performance in Dumm Dumm Dumm which he found dignified and chose him for the DGP's role. Though it was planned to make Murali a villain at the end of the film, Saran decided against it as he was "amazed to see awe in everyone's eyes when Murali entered the sets and performed".[13] Thennavan, Vinu Chakravarthy, Ilavarasu, Charle, Dhamu, Ramesh Khanna, Vaiyapuri, Madhan Bob and Thyagu form the supporting cast while veterans Manorama and Gemini Ganesan make guest appearances. The technical crew consists of cinematographer A. Venkatesh, editor Suresh Urs, production designer Thotta Tharani and costume designers Sai and Nalini Sriram. The choreography was by Super Subbarayan (action) and Suchitra, Brinda and Ashok Raja (dance). The musical score was composed by Bharadwaj and the lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.[20]

The film was formally launched on 21 November 2001 at Hotel Connemara in the presence of celebrities including Rajinikanth (through video conferencing)[21] and Kamal Haasan among others.[14] The launch function was marked by the submission of the script, songs, and lyrics, well before the actual production started. Principal photography commenced in the middle of December.[22] Vikram shot for the film alongside Samurai.[23] Due to other commitments in Malayalam, Kalabhavan Mani was initially hesitant to accept the film, and shooting was re-scheduled to film Mani's scenes first and then let him go. Saran convinced him to allot dates for twelve days and complete his scenes. Since Mani was a mimicry artist, Saran asked him to exhibit his talents and chose among them which were added to the film.[13] The film was shot at AVM Studios, with the exception of two songs.[24] One of the song scenes, 'Penn Oruthi', was shot at Jungfraujoch in Switzerland, the highest point in Europe. Travel Masters, a Chennai-based company owned by former actor N. Ramji, was instrumental in arranging the abroad shoots.[25] For the song, shots were filmed on a sledge in the scenic locales of Switzerland, making it only the second Indian film, after the 1964 Hindi film Sangam starring Raj Kapoor to have done so. Though there were hiccups in getting permission, one of the producers, M. S. Guhan persisted and got it done.[26]

Inspiration

The characters of Gemini and Teja are modeled on 'Vellai' Ravi and Chera respectively.[1] 'Vellai' Ravi and Chera were Tamil-Burma repatriates who settled in Bhaktavatsalam colony (commonly referred as B.V. Colony) in Vyasarpadi, North Madras.[27] They were members of rival gangs headed by Benjamin and Subbhaiah. The rivalry began when Benjamin, a DYFI member, questioned the illegal activities of Subbhaiah who, apart from running a plastic and iron ore business, also held kangaroo courts. When it eventually developed into a Christian-Hindu conflict, they recruited jobless men and formed gangs to wage gang wars against each other. While Subbhaih's nephew Chera became his right-hand man, 'Vellai' Ravi became Benjamin's aide. Benjamin and Ravi's gang killed Subbaiah in 1991. A year later, Chera's gang retaliated by killing Benjamin with the help of another gang member, Asaithambi. Kabilan, another gangster, joined Chera's gang and they killed more than fourteen people to avenge Subbaiah's murder. One of the murders took place inside the Egmore court in early 2000, when Chera's gang killed Ravi's aide Vijayakumar (alias Viji), leading to a police crack-down on the gangsters.[28] Fearing an encounter, both Vellai Ravi and Chera decided to give up and turn over a new leaf. The then DCP of Flower Bazaar, Shakeel Akhter, held the transition ceremony in February 2001.[29] They were re-arrested under Goondas Act during the film's pre-production.[30]

When asked about his fascination for "rowdy" themes, Saran recalled:

I come from a lower middle class background and have lived all my life in `Singara Chennai'. I used to go to college from my house in Aminjikkarai by bus and many of the incidents that you see in my films are inspired by those days. Chennai city and its newspapers have been my source material.[9]

Apart from Gemini and Teja, the characters of DGP Singaperumal and 'Chintai' Jeeva are based on Shakeel Akhter and Viji respectively. Since the criminals were rearrested after being given a chance, the initial scripting was such that Singaperumal turns villainous during the climax. Since Saran felt that the audience would not be kind to him, and that it would even kill the film, he added another corrupt cop to do the job while maintaining the former as a "very strong, good police officer".[13]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack album and film score were composed by Bharathwaj, a staple fixture in most of Saran's films, with lyrics by Vairamuthu.

Original Tracklist[31]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Deewana"Sadhana Sargam04:26
2."Kaadhal Enbatha"Timothy02:56
3."Kaadhal Enbatha – Sad"Bharathwaj01:16
4."O Podu"Anuradha Sriram, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam04:03
5."Naattu Katta"Shankar Mahadevan, Swarnalatha04:52
6."Penn Oruthi"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam05:11
7."Thala Keezha"Manikka Vinayagam04:10
Bonus Track
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
8."O Podu"Anuradha Sriram, Vikram04:00

The music received mixed reviews from critics. Sify said, "The only saving grace is the music of Bharadwaj",[24] and Rediff wrote, "music director Bharathwaj is impressive",[32] while Vijay Vanniarajan of Thiraipadam.com noted that the music was average and was "nothing great".[33]

"We sold out a lakh copies in one month. Only Rahman's music has got this kind of an opening before. Now, with the new song, it will sell another lakh before the release of the film."

 — S. Kalyan of Five Star Audio about the album sales.[34]

The songs were well received by the audience. The track 'O Podu' was a huge hit[34] and earned actress Rani the moniker 'O Podu' Rani.[35] The album sold more than 100,000 cassettes even before the film release,[36] despite rampant piracy.[37][38] It was one of the biggest hits in the career of Bharathwaj[39] and fetched him his first Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil.[40] Following the song's success, Vikram was greeted everywhere with screams of 'O Podu'. Overwhelmed by the response Vikram, having already worked as a voice artist and singer, offered to sing his version of the song.[13] The track was added to the album a month after initial release of the soundtrack album. Since the film had been completed by then, the additional track was featured during the closing credits.[34] When the audience were not satisfied with the small footage provided initially forcing the theatre owners to rewind the song and replay it, the song was re-recorded to match with the original length.

The music also received some unexpected reactions. The high-energy track 'O Podu' drove people mad, with some resorting to violence—enraging villagers in Tamil Nadu and leading to public property damage in Malaysia.[41] Vairamuthu's lyrics, which are typically in pure Tamil, contained slang terms in addition to words from other languages such as "Deewana". This departure was met with criticism and the critics labeled the lyrics as "pure gibberish".[42] It was also blamed for having started a trend of sorts for lyrics that are vulgar and of poor quality.[43]

Release

The film received a U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification.[44] The film, which was supposed to hit the screens on 14 April 2002 coinciding with the Tamil New Year's day, was released two days early on 12 April.[45] Gemini was released alongside Vijay's Thamizhan, Prashanth's Thamizh, Vijayakanth's Raajjiyam and Vijayashanti's Sri Bannari Amman; while Mammootty's Junior Senior released on 19 April.[46] The film released across Tamil Nadu with 104 prints, a first for a Vikram film.[47] On the day of release, the film premiered in Singapore with the hero, heroine, director and producer in attendance.[26] AVM sold the film to distributors for a reasonable profit[2] and marketed it aggressively.[9] Since the song 'O Podu' was a hit especially among children, AVM invited them to write reviews[48] and gave away prizes to a select few.[49]

Critical reception

While the film was received well by the audience and was declared a hit,[50] it received positive to mixed reviews from critics. Vijay Vanniarajan of Thiraipadam.com remarked that "it's running like a Rajinikanth movie in India, becoming a blockbuster so huge no one expected it", and further added that though the movie has its moments, "those shining moments don't come often enough."[33] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu praised Vikram stating, "Be it action or sensitive enactment, Vikram lends a natural touch. Thus even though the credibility level of Saran's storyline is low, Vikram helps Gemini score."[51] Kalabhavan Mani also received unanimous critical acclaim for his mimicry and portrayal of a villain with a comic sense. Rediff wrote, "The highlight in Gemini is undoubtedly Kalabhavan Mani's performance. [...] As the paan-chewing Gemini, Vikram too delivers a convincing performance" and that "Gemini is your typical masala potboiler. And it works."[32] In contrast, Sify said "Saran should be blamed for this inept movie, which has no storyline and has scant regard for logic or sense. [...] Vikram as Gemini is unimpressive [...] Top character actor Murali is also wasted in the film."[24] Writing for Thiraipadam.com, Balaji Balasubramaniam said, "Saran has nothing new to offer. The story is routine. The only category the movie provides something unique is, in the portrayal of the villain".[52]

Following the film's success, Vikram was compared with fellow actor Rajinikanth. Vijay Vanniarajan said, "I think Tamil cinema may have found the next Rajinikanth, [...] we've found him in Vikram".[33] Rajnikanth, who saw the film, met Vikram and praised his performance.[53] The film's premise of an outlaw reforming his ways was appreciated. D. Ramanaidu of Suresh Productions, the co-producer of the Telugu remake said, "The story of a rowdy sheeter turning into a good man is a good theme".[35] The film was also screened as part of a six-day workshop conducted jointly by the Department of Journalism and Communication, the University of Madras, and the Mass Communication Alumni Association, University of Madras (MCAUM), with the focus on 'The impact of cinema on society'.[54]

Box office

Gemini was a commercial success at the box office. Since the films that released for Diwali and Pongal were not successful, Gemini helped the industry turn the tide. Made at a budget of ₹40 million (equivalent to ₹150 million or US$1.8 million in 2023), the film grossed more than ₹200 million (equivalent to ₹760 million or US$9.1 million in 2023).[2][3] D. Govardhan of The Economic Times stated, "A neatly made 'masala' film, with the song O Podu as its USP, it took off from day one and has since then not looked back," and added that "The film's success has catapulted its hero, Vikram as the most sought after hero after Rajinikanth in the Tamil film industry today".[2] A struggling actor for almost a decade, Vikram credited the film as his first real blockbuster.[19] Senior film journalist Sreedhar Pillai said, "Gemini has been the biggest hit among Tamil films in the last two years".[1] The film ran successfully for more than 125 days at the box office.[35] The box office collections revived the fortunes of theatres that were on the verge of closure. AVM received a letter from the owner of New Cinema, a theatre in Cuddalore, who was able to repay his debts with the revenue the film generated.[9] Abirami Ramanathan, owner of the multiplex Abhirami Mega Mall, said that Gemini's success would slow down the rapid closing of theatres from 2,500 to 2,000.[49] Following the resounding success of the film, Saran named his production house as "Gemini Productions" under which he produced films like Aaru, Vattaram and Muni.[55]

Accolades

Award Ceremony Category Nominee(s) Outcome
International Tamil Film Awards 1st International Tamil Film Awards[56][57] Best Actor Vikram Won
Best Villain Kalabhavan Mani Won
Best Singer Female Anuradha Sriram Won
Filmfare Awards South 50th Filmfare Awards South[58] Best Music Director Bharathwaj Won
Best Female Playback Singer Anuradha Sriram Won
Best Villain Kalabhavan Mani Won
Cinema Express Awards 22nd Cinema Express Awards[59][60] Best New Face Actress Kiran Won
Best Music Director Bharathwaj Won
Best Dialogue Writer Saran Won
Best Singer Female Anuradha Sriram Won

Remakes

Following the success and popularity of the film, Saran remade the film into the Telugu language under the same title.[61] It is the only film made by Saran in a language other than Tamil.[c] The film starred Venkatesh and Namitha in the lead roles,[63] while Kalabhavan Mani and Murali reprised their roles from the Tamil version. Most of the crew members were retained.[10] Posani Krishna Murali transliterated the dialogues to Telugu.[64] The soundtrack was composed by R. P. Patnaik who reused the music from the original.[65] Gemini was also dubbed in Hindi as Angaar: The Deadly One.[66] It was also reported to be made in Kannada with Upendra playing the lead, but the reports were dismissed as rumour.[67]

There is a comical sequence between the characters played by Dhamu and Vaiyapuri, where each of them brag about knowing a fighting technique without explaining what it is. While Vaiyapuri says 'Ek Maar Do Thukada' (Hindi for "One Strike Two Pieces"), Dhamu tells that he knows 'Maan Karate' (Maan means "Deer"). When they get into trouble, Dhamu just runs away. Later he explains that Maan Karate means nothing more than how a deer runs away when in danger.[68] The phrase became famous, and has been used to name an upcoming film Maan Karate.[69] The film has been titled so because whenever there is a problem in his life, the hero Sivakarthikeyan fails to face them and runs for cover instead.[70]

A game-based reality show for children was titled 'O Podu'. AVM were also involved in the show, which was produced by Vikatan Televistas and directed by Gerald.[71] The show was telecast on Sun TV on Sundays with Raaghav as it's anchor, and ran for 26 weeks.[72] In August 2011, Vikram inaugurated a campaign launched by MIOT Hospitals to create awareness of the Hepatitis B virus. 'O Podu' was tweaked as 'B Podu', and made into the event's tagline to capitalise on the appeal and popularity of the song.[73][74] The term 'O Podu' was also used for a social awareness movement during election,[75][76] as a short form of 'Oatu Podu' (cast your vote), encouraging people to exercise their right to vote to prevent proxy voting fraud.[77][78] This was particularly significant when the election commission gave the public the option to reject all candidates according to Section 49-O of the Constitution Act of 1961.[79][80]

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ According to a source at The Hindu, the budget was ₹35 million (equivalent to ₹130 million or US$1.6 million in 2023)[1] whereas TNN claims it to be ₹40 million (equivalent to ₹150 million or US$1.8 million in 2023).[2]
  2. ^ The reasons provided for casting Mani has been inconsistent in interviews given by Vikram and Saran. While Vikram claims to have suggested Saran of casting Mani,[19] Saran on the other hand said in an interview that it was his idea,[13] and contradicted in another interview that Mani was chose on his wife's recommendation.[9]
  3. ^ Saran had planned to remake Amarkalam in Hindi after the completion of the former, with Vivek Oberoi in the lead. The project however failed to take off.[9][62]

Further reading

  • C. K. Gandhirajan (2004). Organised Crime. A. P. H. Publishing Corporation. pp. 124–128. ISBN 9788176484817.

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