Vanna Jigina
Vanna Jigina is a 2015 Tamil comedy film, written and directed by Nandha Periyasamy. The film stars Vijay Vasanth and Sanyathara in the lead roles while Singampuli, Ravi Mariya and Ashwin Raja among others form an ensemble cast. Music for the film was composed by John Peter and the film opened to mixed reviews in August 2015.[1]
| Vanna Jigina | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nandha Periyasamy |
| Produced by | N. Subhash Chandrabose K. Thirukadal Udhayam |
| Starring | Vijay Vasanth Sanyathara |
| Cinematography | Balaji V. Ranga |
| Edited by | Gopi Krishna |
| Music by | John Peter |
Production company | Raghul Films |
| Distributed by | Thirrupathi Brothers |
Release date | 21 August 2015 |
Running time | 106 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast edit
- Vijay Vasanth as Pavadai
- Sanyathara as Angel Priya
- Singampuli
- Ravi Mariya
- Ashwin Raja
- Doubt Senthil
- Sugu Venkat as Kishore Kumar
- Sridevi as Karugamani
- Dev Anand
- Sai Bharath
- A. Roshan
- Saicharan
- R. Balakrishnan
- P. Balaji
Production edit
The film was launched under the title Jigina in July 2014, and carried on using that title through production, before being christened as Vanna Jigina before the film was censored.[2] The project received further media attention after director N. Linguswamy chose to buy the rights of the film and distribute it under his production studio's banner, Thirrupathi Brothers.[3][4] Featuring a theme involving social media, Jigina was promoted online through a series of memes, describing scenes from older Tamil films.[5]
Soundtrack edit
The soundtrack was composed by John Peter.[6] The film's audio launch happened in July 2015, with Vignesh and Ramesh from the film Kaaka Muttai (2015) in attendance as the chief guests.[7]
- "Rosapoo" - Hariharasudhan
- "Kaathoda" - Surjit, Vinayetha
- "Ayyo En Idhayuthula" - Jayamurthy
Release edit
The film opened to mixed reviews upon release in August 2015, with a critic from The Hindu labelling it as "backward" and criticizing the theme of portraying people with dark skin tones as inferior.[8] Likewise, the critic from the Times of India noted the film is "funny for all the wrong reasons".[9] A reviewer from the Deccan Chronicle gave a more favourable report, citing "the director has made a good attempt with a novel idea and even sends out a strong message", but "where he errs is in its execution" and adds had "he concentrated on an interesting screenplay with few more meaningful dialogues, the film would have been an engaging fare".[10]
References edit
- ^ . Archived from the original on 22 August 2015.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 1 August 2014.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Jigina carries a huge message: Lingusamy". 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Jigina uses interesting memes with Ajith, Vijay and Suriya for its social media promotions". 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Jigina Songs Download: Jigina MP3 Tamil Songs Online Free on". Gaana. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Jigina audio launched by Kaaka Muttai kids, Event Gallery, Jigina audio launched by Kaaka Muttai kids, Jigina". 15 June 2015.
- ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (21 August 2015). "Jigina: A perilous movie about the perils of social network". The Hindu.
- ^ "Vanna Jigina Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Vanna Jigina by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Movie Review 'Vanna Jigina': Good attempt with a novel idea". 23 August 2015.