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{{Infobox film|
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
| name = Garjanai
{{Infobox film
| image =
| name = Garjanai
| caption =
| image = Garjanai poster.jpg
| director = [[C. V. Rajendran]]
| caption = Poster of Tamil version
| writer = Panju Arunachalam
| director = [[C. V. Rajendran]]
| starring = [[Rajnikanth]]<br>[[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]<br>[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]]<br>[[Jaishankar]]<br>[[M. N. Nambiar]]<br>[[Major Sundarrajan]]<br>[[Jayamalini]]
| writer = [[Panchu Arunachalam]] (Tamil dialogues)
| producer = Ram Kishen
| starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]] <br /> [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| producer = Ram Kishen<br />Ramakrishnan<br />Giridharlal Chand<br />Ramchand
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[Jayanan Vincent]]
| cinematography = [[Jayanan Vincent]]
| editing = R. G. Gopu
| editing = R. G. Gopu
| studio = Hem Nag Films
| studio = Hem Nag Films
| released = {{Film date|1981|08|07|Tamil|1981|08|14|Malayalam|1981|10|23|Kannada|df=y}}
| distributor = Hem Nag Films
| runtime = 124 minutes
| released = 6 August 1981
| country = India
| runtime =
| language = Tamil<br />Malayalam<br />Kannada
| country = India
| budget =
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| budget =
}}
}}


'''''Garjanai''''' ({{translation|Roar}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] language film directed by [[C. V. Rajendran]] starring [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]. The 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ரஜினிக்கு 'க' ராசியில்லையா? |url=http://tamil.webdunia.com/tamil-cinema-news-movie-film/rajini-in-k-movies-are-failure-118060800040_1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726150615/http://tamil.webdunia.com/tamil-cinema-news-movie-film/rajini-in-k-movies-are-failure-118060800040_1.html |archive-date=26 July 2021 |access-date=26 July 2021 |website=Webdunia |language=ta}}</ref> ''Garjanai'' ran for 52 days in Chennai making it one of Rajinikanth's films which had the shortest run in theatres.
'''Garjanai''' is a 1981 Tamil film is directed by C. V. Rajendran. It has Madhavi as Rajini's love interest and Geetha as his sister. Music was scored by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The film was first made in Malayalam, with superstar Jayan. After his death during the filming of Kolilakkam, the film was re-shot with Rajnikanth; simultaneously in Malayalam and Tamil owing to Rajin's huge fan base in South India. The movie did not fare well at the box office and was a failure.


==Cast==
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=March 2022}}
*[[Rajnikanth]]
''This is about the Tamil version only''.
*[[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]
*[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]]


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.
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil films of 1981]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films dubbed into Telugu]]


== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Rajinikanth]] as Dr. Vijay
*[[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]] as Geetha
*[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] as Rekha
*[[Jayamalini]] (Special Appearance)
; Tamil version
*[[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Parshuram
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Dr. Mithra
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as D. C. P.
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Sivalingam
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Sundaram
*[[Poornam Viswanathan]] as Prof. Jaidev
*[[Sukumari]] as Vijay and Rekha's mother
*Baby [[Anju (actress)|Anju]] as Asha
*[[Mohan Babu]] (Guest Appearance)
; Malayalam version
*[[Balan K. Nair]]
*[[Kuthiravattam Pappu]]
*[[Sukumari]]
*[[Ravikumar (actor)|Ravikumar]]
* [[Jayan]] (special appearance)
; Kannada version
*[[Jai Jagadish]]
*[[Dwarakish]]
*[[Udaykumar]]
*[[Thoogudeepa Srinivas]]
*[[Sudheer (Kannada actor)|Sudheer]]
*[[Shivaram]]
*[[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]]
}}

== Production ==
All three versions were [[Multiple-language version|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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anandan |first=S. |date=6 January 2013 |title=Reel to real image, a tome |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/reel-to-real-image-a-tome/article4277245.ece |url-status=live |access-date=1 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213917/https://www.thehindu.com/books/reel-to-real-image-a-tome/article4277245.ece |archive-date=2 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 |location=New Delhi |pages=120 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |orig-date=2012}}</ref> During the filming of another fight sequence, a stuntman suffered a gash after punching glass, leading to hospitalisation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sivaraman |first=S. |date=7 April 2021 |title=Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Rajinikanth: The man, the myth, the legend |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/dadasaheb-phalke-award-for-rajinikanth-the-man-the-myth-the-legend/article61917584.ece |url-status=live |access-date=29 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329094730/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/dadasaheb-phalke-award-for-rajinikanth-the-man-the-myth-the-legend/article61917584.ece |archive-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Track listing
| headline = Tamil<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garjanai |url=https://isaishop.com/item/garjanai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118035855/https://isaishop.com/item/garjanai |archive-date=18 January 2021 |access-date=29 March 2022 |website=IsaiShop}}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Oru Ooril
| note1 =
| lyrics1 = [[Kannadasan]]
| music1 =
| extra1 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
| length1 = 4:27
| title2 = Enna Sugamana
| note2 =
| lyrics2 = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| music2 =
| extra2 = Malaysia Vasudevan, [[Uma Ramanan]]
| length2 = 4:41
| title3 = Kuththum Oosi
| note3 =
| lyrics3 = Kannadasan
| music3 =
| extra3 = [[Vani Jairam]]
| length3 = 4:09
| title4 = Vanthathu Nallathu
| note4 =
| lyrics4 = Kannadasan
| music4 =
| extra4 = [[S. Janaki]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length4 = 4:46
| title5 = Varuvai Anbe
| note5 =
| lyrics5 = Panchu Arunachalam
| music5 =
| extra5 = T. K. S. Kalaivanan, S. Janaki
| length5 = 5:04
}}

{{Track listing
| all_lyrics = [[Sreekumaran Thampi]]
| headline = Malayalam<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garjanam (1981) |url=https://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1364&cl=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317111905/http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1364&cl=1 |archive-date=17 March 2016 |access-date=29 March 2022 |website=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Ente Pularkaalam
| note1 =
| extra1 = [[S. Janaki]], [[P. Jayachandran]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Oru Mohathin
| note2 =
| extra2 = S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran
| length2 =
| title3 = Oru Theril
| note3 =
| extra3 = P. Jayachandran, Chorus
| length3 =
| title4 = Pennin Kannil Viriyum
| note4 =
| extra4 = [[Vani Jairam]]
| length4 =
| title5 = Thamburaatti Nin Kottaarathil
| note5 =
| lyrics5 =
| music5 =
| extra5 = P. Jayachandran
| length5 =
| title6 = Vannathu Nallathu Nalla Dinam
| note6 =
| extra6 = S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran, Chorus
| length6 =
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Kannada<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 1981 |title=Garjane |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/garjane/XtJuIrTn0G4_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329095637/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/garjane/XtJuIrTn0G4_ |archive-date=29 March 2022 |access-date=29 March 2022 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Bandeya Bandeya
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| length1 = 4:46
| title2 = Hithavagidhe
| extra2 = [[P. Jayachandran]], S. Janaki
| length2 = 5:02
| title3 = Kanna Minchinda
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length3 = 4:40
| title4 = Nadevaga
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length4 = 4:25
| title5 = Nanna Roopa
| extra5 = [[Vani Jairam]]
| length5 = 3:49
}}

== Reception ==
Sindhu and Jeeva, negatively reviewing the film for ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'', called it a meow rather than the roar that the film's title translates to.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=சிந்து |last2=ஜீவா |date=30 August 1981 |title=கர்ஜனை |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-08-30/page/n49/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224122512/https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-08-30/page/n49/mode/2up |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=48 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0279105}}

{{C. V. Rajendran}}

[[Category:1980s Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:1981 multilingual films]]
[[Category:Films directed by C. V. Rajendran]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]


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Latest revision as of 08:42, 3 December 2024

Garjanai
Poster of Tamil version
Directed byC. V. Rajendran
Written byPanchu Arunachalam (Tamil dialogues)
Produced byRam Kishen
Ramakrishnan
Giridharlal Chand
Ramchand
StarringRajinikanth
Madhavi
Geetha
CinematographyJayanan Vincent
Edited byR. G. Gopu
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Hem Nag Films
Release dates
  • 7 August 1981 (1981-08-07) (Tamil)
  • 14 August 1981 (1981-08-14) (Malayalam)
  • 23 October 1981 (1981-10-23) (Kannada)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesTamil
Malayalam
Kannada

Garjanai (transl. Roar) is a 1981 Indian Tamil language film directed by C. V. Rajendran starring Rajinikanth and Madhavi. The 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

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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

[edit]
Tamil version
Malayalam version
Kannada version

Production

[edit]

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

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Tamil[5]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Oru Ooril"KannadasanMalaysia Vasudevan4:27
2."Enna Sugamana"Panchu ArunachalamMalaysia Vasudevan, Uma Ramanan4:41
3."Kuththum Oosi"KannadasanVani Jairam4:09
4."Vanthathu Nallathu"KannadasanS. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:46
5."Varuvai Anbe"Panchu ArunachalamT. K. S. Kalaivanan, S. Janaki5:04

All lyrics are written by Sreekumaran Thampi

Malayalam[6]
No.TitleSinger(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 
Kannada[7]
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

Reception

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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

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  1. ^ "ரஜினிக்கு 'க' ராசியில்லையா?". Webdunia (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Garjanai". IsaiShop. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Garjanam (1981)". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Garjane". JioSaavn. 1 January 1981. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
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