Ghajinikanth
| Ghajinikanth | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Santhosh P. Jayakumar |
| Screenplay by | Santhosh P. Jayakumar |
| Based on | Bhale Bhale Magadivoy by Maruthi Dasari |
| Produced by | K. E. Gnanavel Raja |
| Starring | Arya Sayyeshaa |
| Cinematography | Ballu |
| Music by | Balamurali Balu |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ghajinikanth is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Santhosh P. Jayakumar and produced by K.E.Gnanavel Raja. The movie stars Arya and Sayyeshaa in the lead roles. It is a remake of the 2015 Telugu film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy. The music for the film is composed by Balamurali Balu. Soon after the film’s release, lead actors Arya and Sayyesha got married.
Plot
The protagonist, Rajinikanth (Arya), was born in a theatre screening Dharmathin Thalaivan, and like one of Rajinikanth’s characters in that film, has a forgetful nature. The film doffs its hat at the older film by introducing its protagonist in underwear as he has forgotten to wear pants. This condition of Rajini is a constant source of embarrassment to his parents Ramanathan (Aadukalam Naren) and Lakshmi (Uma Padmanabhan), as they cannot find a suitable match for him. One prospective girl's father Sathyamoorthy (Sampath Raj) insults Rajini because of this. As fate would have it, Rajini ends up falling in love with Sathyamoorthy's daughter Vandhana (Sayyeshaa), but she is unaware of Rajini's forgetfulness. How long can Rajini continue with this facade, especially with Ajay (Lijeesh), a cop who wants to marry Vandhana and is trying to expose him?
Cast
- Arya as Rajinikanth aka Ghajinikanth, the amnesiac protagonist who falls in love with Vandhana
- Sayyeshaa as Vandhana, Rajini’s girlfriend who is unaware of his forgetfulness
- Aadukalam Naren as Ramanathan, Rajini's father, who is not fond of Rajini’s antics
- Uma Padmanabhan as Lakshmi Ramanathan, Rajini's mother, who is also not fond of Rajini’s antics but nevertheless supports him
- Sampath Raj as Sathyamoorthy, Vandhana's father
- Lijeesh as Inspector Ajay, a cop who wants to marry Vandhana and expose Rajini
- Rajendran as Rajini's friend
- Sathish as Mohan
- Karunakaran as Karuna
- Kaali Venkat as Uthaman
- Delhi Ganesh as Rajini's grandfather
- Sulakshana as Rajini's grandmother
- Madhan Bob as Rajini's boss
- Manobala as Kamal Vishwanathan
- K. Sivasankar as Mohan's father
- Venkat Subha as broker
- Linga as policeman
- Rahul Thatha as area friend
- Neelima Rani as Gayathri, Vandhana's sister-in-law
- K. S. G. Venkatesh as Gayathri's father
- Dubbing Janaki as Kamal's mother
- Jangiri Madhumitha as Mrs. Uthaman
- Mukul Dev as Rana
- Sheela as Gayathri's mother
- Rekha Suresh as Mrs. Kamal Vishwanathan
- Hema Rajkumar
- Karnaa Radha as shopkeeper
- Baba Bhaskar in a special appearance
Production
In October 2015, a Tamil remake of the Telugu film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015) with G. V. Prakash Kumar as the protagonist was announced, but never came to fruition.[2] In late November 2017, Studio Green announced that they would collaborate with filmmaker Santhosh P. Jayakumar for a comedy film starring Arya and Sayyeshaa in the lead roles.[3][4] Titled Ghajinikanth, the film was revealed to be a remake of Bhale Bhale Magadivoy, and the first look poster had Arya in an ethnic attire resembling a character portrayed by Rajinikanth in the 1988 film, Dharmathin Thalaivan.[5][6] The title is a portmanteau of the words "Ghajini" and "Rajinikanth",[7] and was titled so because of the forgetful nature of Rajinikanth's character in Dharmathin Thalaivan and Suriya's character in Ghajini (2005).[8] The shoot began with a song sequence shot in Thailand, before the team completed scenes in Chennai.[9] Santhosh was directing this alongside another film Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu (2018). Shooting ended in 39 days.[10][11][12]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Balamurali Balu.[13]
| Ghajinikanth | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Tamil | |||
| Length | 10:34 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Producer | Balamurali Balu | |||
| Balamurali Balu chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hola Hola" | Benny Dayal, M. M. Manasi, Christopher Stanley | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Bar Song" | Rahul Nambiar | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Aariyane" | Shweta Mohan | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Karu Karu" | Sanjith Hegde, Aishwarya Ravichandran | 1:21 |
| Total length: | 10:34 | ||
Release
Production budget of the film was valued at ₹8 crore excluding Arya's salary.[14] The satellite rights of the film were sold to STAR Vijay.[15]
Critical reception
Indian Express wrote "There are several ways to keep the viewer engaged - it could be through the story, its characters, the writing or the filmmaking. Sadly, Ghajinikanth doesn’t tick any of the boxes."[16] Times of India wrote "Despite the film offering great scope for comedy, Ghajinikanth is entertaining only in places."[17] Sify called it "Family-friendly comedy entertainer" and wrote "Overall, Ghajinikanth is a time pass entertainer and you will enjoy watching it with family and friends!"[18]
References
- ^ https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ghajinikanth-to-release-on-august-3-reasons-to-watch-the-film-1302558-2018-08-01
- ^ Balachandran, Logesh (26 October 2015). "GV Prakash to do Nani's role in Tamil remake of Bhale Bhale Magadivoy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Studio Green's next film has Arya and Sayyeshaa in the lead".
- ^ "Arya teams up with Hara Hara Mahadevaki director Santhosh Jayakumar". 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Sayyeshaa's next film opposite Arya begins rolling in Thailand".
- ^ "Arya starrer Ghajinikanth's first look revealed".
- ^ "Ghajinikanth teaser: Arya plays a Rajinikanth fan with a memory disorder". 11 January 2018.
- ^ "We managed to get a clean A-certificate: 'Hara Hara Mahadevaki' director Santhosh P Jayakumar". The New Indian Express. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Sayyeshaa-Arya will make a terrific pair in Ghajinikanth and here's the proof".
- ^ "'Ghajinikanth' shoot complete in record 39 days?". Sify. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Ghajinikanth Official Trailer". PakkaTv. 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Ghajinikanth Hola Hola Lyrical Video". PakkaTv. 8 June 2018.
- ^ https://gaana.com/album/ghajinikanth
- ^ "Ghajinikanth budget".
- ^ "#Ghajinikanth Now on Starvijay International feed Tomorrow 11am in India". facebook.com/TamilTVExpresss. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/ghajinikanth-movie-review-arya-sayyeshaa-saigal-5288318/
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ghajinikanth/movie-review/65234880.cms
- ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/ghajinikanth-review-family-friendly-comedy-entertainer-review-tamil-sicrlbbhcfbfc.html
External links
- Ghajinikanth at IMDb