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[[R. B. Choudary]], after the successes of ''[[Poove Unakkaga]]'' (1996) and ''[[Thulladha Manamum Thullum]]'' (1999), signed on [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] for a project to be directed by [[Vikraman]]. However, Vijay opted against starring in Vikraman's venture and Ravi Appulu was roped in to make a film titled ''Sneha Jahan'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=TAMIL CINEMA 2000 |url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U888.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123093354/http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U888.htm |archive-date=23 January 2016 |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=cinematoday2.itgo.com}}</ref> which later became ''Shahjahan'', named after India's 5th Mughal emperor with the [[Shah Jahan|same name]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tulika |date=7 December 2001 |title=Love's labour lost |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/dec/07shah.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203191513/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/dec/07shah.htm |archive-date=3 February 2014 |access-date=9 November 2018 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> The director had previously approached [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] with the script of the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=17 October 2015 |title="I like to reinvent myself constantly" |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/vikram-on-10-enradhukulla-movie/article7774642.ece |url-status=live |access-date=9 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226225504/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/vikram-on-10-enradhukulla-movie/article7774642.ece |archive-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> [[Arthur A. Wilson]] was signed to handle the camera, Mani Sharma to compose the music, [[Vairamuthu]] to write lyrics while Prabhakaran did the art work and Prasanna Kumar has written the dialogue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=9 November 2001 |title=A feast of films |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2001/11/09/stories/2001110901220800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411205211/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2001/11/09/stories/2001110901220800.htm |archive-date=11 April 2014 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> |
[[R. B. Choudary]], after the successes of ''[[Poove Unakkaga (film)|Poove Unakkaga]]'' (1996) and ''[[Thulladha Manamum Thullum]]'' (1999), signed on [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] for a project to be directed by [[Vikraman]]. However, Vijay opted against starring in Vikraman's venture and Ravi Appulu was roped in to make a film titled ''Sneha Jahan'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=TAMIL CINEMA 2000 |url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U888.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123093354/http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U888.htm |archive-date=23 January 2016 |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=cinematoday2.itgo.com}}</ref> which later became ''Shahjahan'', named after India's 5th Mughal emperor with the [[Shah Jahan|same name]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tulika |date=7 December 2001 |title=Love's labour lost |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/dec/07shah.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203191513/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/dec/07shah.htm |archive-date=3 February 2014 |access-date=9 November 2018 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> The director had previously approached [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] with the script of the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=17 October 2015 |title="I like to reinvent myself constantly" |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/vikram-on-10-enradhukulla-movie/article7774642.ece |url-status=live |access-date=9 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226225504/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/vikram-on-10-enradhukulla-movie/article7774642.ece |archive-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> [[Arthur A. Wilson]] was signed to handle the camera, Mani Sharma to compose the music, [[Vairamuthu]] to write lyrics while Prabhakaran did the art work and Prasanna Kumar has written the dialogue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=9 November 2001 |title=A feast of films |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2001/11/09/stories/2001110901220800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411205211/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2001/11/09/stories/2001110901220800.htm |archive-date=11 April 2014 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:59, 10 February 2024
| Shahjahan | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ravi Abbulu |
| Written by | N. Prasanna Kumar |
| Screenplay by | Ravi Abbulu |
| Story by | Ravi Abbulu |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
| Starring | Vijay Richa Pallod Krishna |
| Cinematography | Arthur A. Wilson S. Saravanan (1 Song) |
| Edited by | V. Jaishankar |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Shahjahan ( transl: King of the World ) is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romantic film written and directed by Ravi Abbulu making his directorial debut and produced by R. B. Choudary. The film stars Vijay, Richa Pallod (in her Tamil debut) and Krishna in the lead roles while Vivek and Kovai Sarala portray supporting roles. The film, which had music was composed by Mani Sharma, was released on 14 November 2001. The story is about the love life of a love doctor and how his love life ends in a tragedy unknowingly. The film was a commercial success and it completed 125 days theatrical run.[1][2][3]
Plot
Ashok Ilango is a young man who knows and understands the psychology of love and helps lovers elope against the wishes of their families. He is assisted in this endeavour by his close friends Boopathi Ramaiyaa and Seenu. Once he comes across Uma Maheshwari "Mahee", an engineering student, and develops a crush on her. However, he chooses not to express his love to her and instead decides to wait for her to reciprocate her love due to a past incident involving his friend Giri. In a flashback, it is shown that Giri was in love with a Muslim girl named Aisha, who did not reciprocate. When Giri declared his love for her in front of her family, Aisha committed suicide, unable to bear the humiliation faced by her and her family members. This incident caused Giri to become mad and end up in an asylum.
One day, Ashok's friend Raja asks him to help him successfully pursue a mysterious girl. Ashok agrees to this and successfully helps Raja win the heart of the "mysterious girl", who, unknown to Ashok, turns out to be none other than Mahee. Eventually, when Mahee's father finds out about the relationship, Mahee and Raja decide to elope and seek the help of Ashok again. Ashok, who is still unaware that Raja wants to marry Mahee, agrees. It is only when Mahee arrives at the register office that Ashok realises that Raja's lover is Mahee and that he had helped Raja to make his love with Mahee succeed. Ashok breaks down inconsolably, but soon calms down and gets Raja and Mahee married. The newly married couple decide to leave for Coimbatore to escape from Mahee's father's wrath. But Mahee's father notices them and attacks them as well as Ashok, since he is responsible for getting his daughter to elope. Ashok is stabbed by Mahee's father in the back. Despite his pain, Ashok manages to send Mahee and Raja away safely, and Mahee's father decides to leave him alone, since his daughter is already gone.
The movie ends with a man coming to an injured Ashok and asking him to help him in pursuing a girl he likes, to which Ashok agrees (indicating that he'll even sacrifice his own love life to unite two hearts).
Cast
- Vijay as Ashok Ilango
- Richa Pallod as Uma Maheshwari "Mahee"
- Krishna as Raja
- Meena in a special appearance in the song, "Sarakka Vachirukkan"
- Vivek as Boopathi Ramaiyaa
- Kovai Sarala as Jingili
- Sashikumar Subramani as Giri
- Kovai Babu as Ashok's friend
- Sirish as Sirish
- Sona Heiden as Sujatha, Uma's friend
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Ilango Ashok's father
- N. Mathrubootham as Prof. Das
- Devan as Mahee's father
- Janaki Sabesh as Mahee's mother
- Jaya Murali as Ashok's mother
- Pasi Sathya as Muniyamma
- Thadi Balaji as Seenu
- Ilavarasu as Police Inspector
- Pandu as Lawyer
- Ajay Rathnam as a Minister
- Chaplin Balu as Bhoopathi's friend
- Banu Balasubramaniam as Giri's mother
- Varsha as Aisha
- Shanmugasundaram as Aisha's father
- Vaani as Aisha's mother
- Marthandan as Family planning officer
- Scissor Manohar as College peon
- Padma Chowdary as Sirish's lover
- Sridhar as dancer
- Aruldoss as Bhoopathi's friend (uncredited)
Production
R. B. Choudary, after the successes of Poove Unakkaga (1996) and Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1999), signed on Vijay for a project to be directed by Vikraman. However, Vijay opted against starring in Vikraman's venture and Ravi Appulu was roped in to make a film titled Sneha Jahan,[4] which later became Shahjahan, named after India's 5th Mughal emperor with the same name.[5] The director had previously approached Vikram with the script of the film.[6] Arthur A. Wilson was signed to handle the camera, Mani Sharma to compose the music, Vairamuthu to write lyrics while Prabhakaran did the art work and Prasanna Kumar has written the dialogue.[7]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Mani Sharma, and all lyrics were penned by Vairamuthu.[8] The song "Minnalai Pidithu" is based on the theme of The Ghost and the Darkness (1996).[9]
| Song | Singer | Lyrics | Notes |
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| "Achchacho Punnagai" | Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy | Vairamuthu | From Kushi |
| "Kadhal Oru" | KK | Vairamuthu | From Kushi |
| "Manidha Manidha" | Srinivas | Vairamuthu | |
| "May Madham" | Devan Ekambaram, Sujatha Mohan | Vairamuthu | |
| "Mellinamae Mellinamae" | Harish Raghavendra | Vairamuthu | |
| "Minnalai Pidithu" | Unni Menon | Vairamuthu | |
| "Sarakku Vachirukken" | Shankar Mahadevan, Radhika Shashi | Vairamuthu | From Annayya |
Release and reception
Shahjahan was released on 14 November 2001.[10] Malathi Rangarajan from The Hindu gave the film a positive review claiming that "youth, romance and vibrant music seem to sell at a premium these days" and that Shahjahan "has all these in ample measure". She added that Richa "has little to do but look good" and Vijay "sparkles in the role of Ashok" while Krishna "fills the bill of a perfect non-action hero".[11] Ananda Vikatan rated the film 36 out of 100 and wrote that the makers have erected a puppet Taj Mahal with this Shahjahan as a succession of predictable scenes and weak incidents.[12][13] Visual Dasan of Kalki rated the film "above average".[14]
References
- ^ "Vijay's Shahjahan was reason for Directing a film after 16 years"- Director Ravi Abbulu | US 154 (in Tamil). BehindwoodsTV. 7 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "'Love Today' to 'Vettaikaran': Ten times when Vijay delivered a super hit film with a debutant director". The Times of India. 17 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Title: THALAPATHY EPIC COLLECTIONS on X: "In 2001 #Thalapathy ..." www.google.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "TAMIL CINEMA 2000". cinematoday2.itgo.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Tulika (7 December 2001). "Love's labour lost". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (17 October 2015). ""I like to reinvent myself constantly"". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (9 November 2001). "A feast of films". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Mani Sarma unplugged". IndiaGlitz. 8 December 2007. Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Superhit Tamil songs that were inspired from other songs". Suryan FM. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Profile : Vijay". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (23 November 2001). "Shahjahan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 June 2003. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ சார்லஸ், தேவன் (22 June 2021). "பீஸ்ட் : 'நாளைய தீர்ப்பு' டு 'மாஸ்டர்'... விஜய்க்கு விகடனின் மார்க்கும், விமர்சனமும் என்ன? #Beast". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "ஷாஜஹான் #VikatanReview". Ananda Vikatan. 25 November 2001. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ தாசன், விஷுவல் (16 December 2001). "ஷாஜகான்". Kalki (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
