Jana (film)
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| Directed by | Shaji Kailas |
| Written by | Shaji Kailas |
| Produced by | M. Kaja Mohideen, K. Ayesha |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Sneha |
| Cinematography | Rajeev Ravi |
| Edited by | L. Bhoominathan |
| Music by | Songs: Dhina Background score C. Raja Mani |
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Running time | 168 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Jana is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Shaji Kailas. The film stars Ajith Kumar in the title role with Sneha as the heroine, alongside an ensemble cast. The film's score was composed by C. Raja Mani and soundtrack was composed by Dhina, while the camera is handled by Rajeev Ravi.[1]
Plot
Janardhanan lives in a village in Tamil Nadu, leading life incognito, taking up the cause of the villagers, and making enemies around. Then comes the twist in the tale, the caption in the interval reading '...Interval...Wait just see other face'. When the film reopens, we do get to see Jana's other face. Jana is a terror to the Mumbai dons, corrupt politicians, and their ilk, killing, and maiming. He wants to teach a lesson to them. Both the faces of Jana merge finally when his bete noire Bhandari comes out of jail to have his final round with him.
Cast
- Ajith Kumar as Janardhanan "Jana"
- Sneha as Manimegalai
- Siddique as Bhandari
- Raghuvaran as Jana's father
- Srividya as Jana's mother
- Sathyapriya as Mahalakshmi, Manimegalai's mother
- Manoj K. Jayan as ACP Rajasekar, Jana's brother
- Bindu Panicker as Jana's sister
- Vijayan as Salim bai
- Ilavarasu as Jana's brother-in-law
- Latha as Jana's aunt
- Manivannan as Manimegalai's uncle
- Sindhu as Deivanai, Manimegalai's aunt
- Manorama as Manimegalai's grandmother
- Karunas as Tappa
- Baburaj as Chinnapandi
- Radharavi as Sankarapandi
- Vinu Chakravarthy as MLA
- Rajan P. Dev as Minister
- Delhi Ganesh as Saminathan
- Ponnambalam as Police inspector
- Riyaz Khan as Bhandari's brother
- Vaiyapuri as Jana's servant
- Thyagu as Balu, School attender
- Sukran
- Sampath Ram
- Subair as Commissioner Menon
Production
The film was announced in early 2002 titled as Thiruda. Trisha Krishnan was initially signed on to play the lead female role but pulled out due to unavailability of dates.[2] The title was subsequently changed to Jana after the lead character and Ajith began filming in December 2002.[3][4] Trisha's role was later taken by Sneha.[5]
The shooting took place at Palghat where some sets were erected. It was a lavish set costing ₹9 lakh, consisting of two big bungalows, one belonging to Raghuvaran and the other to Radharavi, in the film. Most of the story has taken place in these bungalows. Among those present were hero Ajit and heroine Sneha. The sets have been designed by art-director Maniraj. Apart from Palghat, a 20-day schedule took place at locations like Ottappalam, and Shornoor in Kerala.[6]
Soundtrack
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| Released | 20 April 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Venue | Chennai | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:01 | |||
| Label | New Music | |||
| Producer | M. Kaja Mohideen, K. Ayesha | |||
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The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by Dhina.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Konjam Uravinayum" | Snehan | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Oru Vanamai" | Kabilan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Pothuva Palaruku" | V. Elango | Anuradha Sriram, Karthik | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Poochandi Vanthutta" | P. Vijay | Sunitha Sarathy | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Thakathimi Thakathimi" | P. Vijay | Tippu | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Thithi Thidavae" | Yugabharathi | Bombay Jayashri | 4:34 |
| Total length: | 24:01 | |||
Release
The film released on 1 May 2004, Ajith's 33rd birthday.
References
- ^ "Jana Tamil Movie Review". IndiaGlitz. 8 May 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "www.ajithkumar.fr.fm". www.ajithkumar.fr.fm. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Movies: The Ajith Interview". Rediff. 21 December 2002. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "www.ajithkumar.fr.fm". www.ajithkumar.fr.fm. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "www.ajithkumar.fr.fm". www.ajithkumar.fr.fm. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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