Jana (film)
Jana is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Shaji Kailas. The film's score was composed by C. Raja Mani and soundtrack was composed by Dhina, while Rajeev Ravi was the cinematographer.[1][2]
| Jana | |
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| Directed by | Shaji Kailas |
| Written by | Shaji Kailas |
| Produced by | M. Kaja Mohideen, K. Ayesha |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Siddique Sneha Raghuvaran Manoj.K.Jayan |
| Cinematography | Rajeev Ravi |
| Edited by | L. Bhoominathan |
| Music by | Songs: Dhina Background score C. Raja Mani |
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Release date |
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Running time | 168 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Janarthanan "Jana" lives in a village in Tamil Nadu, and leading a life incognito, taking up the cause of the villagers, and making enemies around. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Jana's past is revealed as a terror to the Mumbai dons and corrupt politicians. At the present, Jana finally meets his rival Bhandari, who is released from prison to have his final round with him.
Cast
- Ajith Kumar as Janardhanan "Jana"
- Siddique as Bhandari
- Manoj K. Jayan as ACP Rajasekar, Jana's brother
- Raghuvaran as Jana's father
- Sneha as Manimegalai
- Srividya as Jana's mother
- Sathyapriya as Mahalakshmi, Manimegalai's mother
- Bindu Panicker as Jana's sister
- Vijayan as Salim Bhai
- 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.[3] The title was subsequently changed to Jana after the lead character and Ajith began filming in December 2002.[4][5] Trisha's role was later taken by Sneha.[6]
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.[7]
Soundtrack
| Jana | ||||
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| Released | 10 March 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.[8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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" | Pa. Vijay | Sunitha Sarathy | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Thakathimi Thakathimi" | Pa. Vijay | Tippu | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Thithi Thidavae" | Yugabharathi | Bombay Jayashri | 4:34 |
| Total length: | 24:01 | |||
Release and reception
Jana was released on 1 May 2004 and received mixed reviews from critics.
Visual Dasan of Kalki called it "a comforting victory film" for Ajith.[2] Indiaglitz called it "a complete rehash of Rajini starrer Baasha" and that it "is completely out of sorts movie".[1] Behindwoods wrote "Jana is nothing new except a different on screen looks of Ajith."[9] Sify wrote "Neither great nor ghastly Jana packs in a sting but ends with a whimper and is strictly for the no-holds barred Ajith addicts."[10]
References
- ^ a b . IndiaGlitz. 8 May 2004. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Janaa". Kalki (in Tamil). 23 May 2004.
- ^ "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.
- ^ . 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Jana Songs". Raaga.
- ^ "Jana: A first look". Behindwoods.
- ^ "Jana". Sify.
External links
- Jana at IMDb