Garjanai

Garjanai (English: Roar) is a 1981 Tamil language film directed by C. V. Rajendran starring Rajinikanth and Madhavi in the lead roles. Music was scored by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was simultaneously shot in Malayalam as Garjanam and in Kannada as Garjane. This film was originally casted with the first action - adventure superstar of Indian Cinema Jayan.

Garjanai
Poster of Tamil version
Directed byC. V. Rajendran[1]
Produced byRam Kishen
Ramakrishnan
Giridharlal Chand
Ramchand
Written byPanju Arunachalam (Tamil dialogues)
StarringRajinikanth
Madhavi
Geetha
Music byIlaiyaraaja
CinematographyJayanan Vincent
Edited byR. G. Gopu
Production
company
Hem Nag Films
Distributed byHem Nag Films
Release date
7 August 1981 (Tamil)
14 August 1981 (Malayalam)
23 October 1981 (Kannada)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Malayalam
Kannada

Plot

This is about the Tamil version only.

Dr. Vijay (Rajinikanth) is an honest doctor who faces off against a dangerous, diabolical gang led by Mithra (M. N. Nambiar) and Parasuram (Jaishankar) that contaminates common food items with lethal substances and then makes profits by supplying antidotes. Geetha (Madhavi) is Vijay's love interest, while Rekha (Geetha) is his sister.

Cast

Tamil version
Malayalam version
Kannada version

Production

All three versions were filmed simultaneously. Jayan was the original lead actor of Garjanam, the Malayalam version. While half the film was shot, he met with an accident while shooting for another film Kolilakkam and succumbed to his injuries. After that, Garjanam was completed with Rajinikanth playing the same character. Some shots of Jayan were added to the film's opening reel before the credits at screenings in Kerala.[2]

Soundtrack

Poster of the Malayalam version, Garjanam

Tamil songs

All songs were written by Kannadasan and Panju Arunachalam and composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Enna Sugamana Ulagam"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma RamananPanju Arunachalam4:41
2"Oru Ooril Oru Maharani"Malaysia VasudevanKannadasan4:27
3"Kutthum Oosi"Vani Jayaram4:09
4"Vanthathu Nallathu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:46
5"Varuvai Anbe"T. K. S. Kalaivanan, S. JanakiPanju Arunachalam5:04

Malayalam songs

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the lyrics were written by Sreekumaran Thampi.

No.SongSingersLyricsLength
1"Ente Pularkaalam"S. Janaki, P. JayachandranSreekumaran Thampi
2"Oru Mohathin"S. Janaki, P. JayachandranSreekumaran Thampi
3"Oru Theril"P. Jayachandran, ChorusSreekumaran Thampi
4"Pennin Kannil Viriyum"Vani JairamSreekumaran Thampi
5"Thamburaatti Nin Kottaarathil"P. JayachandranSreekumaran Thampi
6"Vannathu Nallathu Nalla Dinam"S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran, ChorusSreekumaran Thampi

Kannada songs

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Bandeya Bandeya"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:46
2."Hithavagidhe"P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki5:02
3."Kanna Minchinda"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:40
4."Nadevaga"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:25
5."Nanna Roopa"Vani Jairam3:49

References

  1. "Garjanai". cinesouth. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. Ramachandran, Naman (2012). Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books. p. 120.
  3. "Garjanai Songs". raaga. Retrieved 6 October 2013.


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