Garjanai
| Garjanai | |
|---|---|
 Poster of Tamil version | |
| Directed by | C. V. Rajendran |
| Written by | Panchu Arunachalam (Tamil dialogues) |
| Produced by | Ram Kishen Ramakrishnan Giridharlal Chand Ramchand |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Madhavi Geetha |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | R. G. Gopu |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Hem Nag Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Tamil Malayalam Kannada |
Garjanai (transl. Roar) is a 1981 Indian Tamil language film directed by C. V. Rajendran starring Rajinikanth and Madhavi. Music was scored by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was simultaneously shot in Malayalam as Garjanam and in Kannada as Garjane. All three versions of the film failed in the box office.[1] Garjanai ran for 52 days in Chennai making it one of Rajinikanth's films which had the shortest run in theatres.
Plot
This is about the Tamil version only.
Dr. Vijay is an honest doctor who faces off against a dangerous, diabolical gang led by Dr. Mithra and Parasuram that contaminates common food items with lethal substances and then makes profits by supplying antidotes. Geetha is Vijay's love interest, while Rekha is his sister.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Dr. Vijay
- Madhavi as Geetha
- Geetha as Rekha
- Jayamalini (Special Appearance)
- Tamil version
- Jaishankar as Parshuram
- M. N. Nambiar as Dr. Mithra
- Major Sundarrajan as D. C. P.
- Thengai Srinivasan as Sivalingam
- V. K. Ramasamy as Sundaram
- Poornam Viswanathan as Prof. Jaidev
- Sukumari as Vijay and Rekha's mother
- Baby Anju as Asha
- Mohan Babu (Guest Appearance)
- Malayalam version
- Balan K. Nair
- Kuthiravattam Pappu
- Sukumari
- Ravikumar
- Jayan (special appearance)
- 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][3] During the filming of another fight sequence, a stuntman suffered a gash after punching glass, leading to hospitalisation.[4]
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oru Ooril" | Kannadasan | Malaysia Vasudevan | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Enna Sugamana" | Panchu Arunachalam | Malaysia Vasudevan, Uma Ramanan | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Kuththum Oosi" | Kannadasan | Vani Jairam | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Vanthathu Nallathu" | Kannadasan | S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Varuvai Anbe" | Panchu Arunachalam | T. K. S. Kalaivanan, S. Janaki | 5:04 |
All lyrics are written by Sreekumaran Thampi
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ente Pularkaalam" | S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran | |
| 2. | "Oru Mohathin" | S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran | |
| 3. | "Oru Theril" | P. Jayachandran, Chorus | |
| 4. | "Pennin Kannil Viriyum" | Vani Jairam | |
| 5. | "Thamburaatti Nin Kottaarathil" | P. Jayachandran | |
| 6. | "Vannathu Nallathu Nalla Dinam" | S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran, Chorus |
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bandeya Bandeya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Hithavagidhe" | P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Kanna Minchinda" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Nadevaga" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Nanna Roopa" | Vani Jairam | 3:49 |
Reception
Sindhu and Jeeva, negatively reviewing the film for Kalki, called it a meow rather than the roar that the film's title translates to.[8]
References
- ^ "ரஜினிக்கு 'க' ராசியில்லையா?". Webdunia (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Anandan, S. (6 January 2013). "Reel to real image, a tome". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
- ^ Sivaraman, S. (7 April 2021). "Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Rajinikanth: The man, the myth, the legend". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Garjanai". IsaiShop. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Garjanam (1981)". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Garjane". JioSaavn. 1 January 1981. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ சிந்து; ஜீவா (30 August 1981). "கர்ஜனை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 48. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.