Jananam

Jananam
Promotional poster
Directed by	Ramesh Selvan
Produced by	Crescent movie international
Starring	Arun Vijay Priyanka Trivedi Ashish Vidyarthi Raghuvaran Vadivelu Charle Nassar
Music by	Bharadwaj
Release date	17 December 2004
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Jananam (transl. Birth) is a 2004 Tamil language action drama film directed by Ramesh Selvan. The film stars Arun Vijay and Priyanka Trivedi in lead roles, while Ashish Vidyarthi, Raghuvaran, Charle, Vadivelu and Nassar play supporting roles. The music was composed by Bharadwaj. The film was launched in 2002, but got delayed and was released in 2004.

Plot

Surya (Arunkumar) is an angry young man who is a post-graduate student looking for a job. His girlfriend is Shruthi (Priyanka Trivedi). She always tries to control his rage as he fights against injustice in society. Once, Surya fights for a friend, Ganesh (Charle), who is a gold medalist but does not get a job as he is not able to get a loan from a bank because he does not have any collateral to pledge. Another gold medalist friend dies in an accident after running helter-skelter hunting for a job. All this changes Surya’s life, especially after he meets a well-known writer and intellectual Udaya Murthy (Raghuvaran), who urges him, along with others, to start a movement against corruption and injustice in society. They start an Unemployed Graduate Association which rubs the local politician and don Muthukaruppan (Ashish Vidyarthi) the wrong way. The idealist Surya turns into a raging force after Murthy is shot dead by police and he is jailed. In jail, he is brutally tortured by the police as he becomes a rallying point for the youths who are fighting unemployment.

Cast

• Arun Kumar as Surya
• Priyanka Trivedi as Shruthi
• Ashish Vidyarthi as Muthukaruppan
• Raghuvaran as Udhaya Moorthy
• Charle as Ganesh
• Vadivelu
• Nassar as Shekar
• Munna as Sasi
• Kalairani as Sasi's mother
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Chandrasekhar
• C. R. Saraswathi as Malar
• Mahanadi Shankar as Police Inspector
• Crane Manohar
• Kumarimuthu
• Singamuthu
• Rajesh as Chief Minister (Special appearance)
• Nanditha as Special appearance
• Kalidaas as Inspector Kalidaas

Production

The film was announced in 2002 with Arun Kumar and Priyanka Trivedi playing lead roles. The film got delayed by a year due to financing problems; also Priyanka's marriage caused the delay and it was finally released in 2004.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu, P. Vijay, Snehan and Yugabharathi.

Jananam
Soundtrack album by Bharadwaj
Released	15 October 2004
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Producer	Bharadwaj
Bharadwaj chronology
Amma Appa Chellam (2004) Jananam (2004) Ayya (2005)

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Ore Oru Mutham"	Karthik, Srilekha Parthasarathy	Snehan	04:06
2	"Pidivadham Pidikathae"	Ranjith, Mahathi		05:30
3	"Sushmitha Kiss Thantha"	Tippu	Yugabharathi	04:20
4	"Enge Thavarugal"	Bharadwaj	Snehan	03:31
5	"Sudum Varai Neruppu"	Karthik, Tippu, Timmy, Yugendran, MK Balaji	Vairamuthu	05:19
6	"Neethaane Emmele"	Harish Raghavendra, Chinmayi	Pa. Vijay	05:20

Reception

Indiaglitz wrote: "Though director Ramesh has tried to narrate an issue that the society is grappling with, it's certain that the delayed release will have an impact in the minds of the audience". The Hindu wrote: "DESPITE A rather irrelevant and unrealistic theme that offers little support to the story and cast, if Crescent Movie International's "Jananam" is able to garner appreciation, much of the credit goes to the film's hero, Arun Kumar. The actor has slogged it out and the diligence shows. Be it action, emotion or subdued expression, Arun Kumar comes out with a commendable show in every frame. Sify wrote:" The story, plot development and packaging is old wine in a new bottle and has a hangover of films like Sethu and Nanda . Still it is watchable and has a positive message that unemployed youth can change the way of the society and administration, provided they are focused". while another critic wrote: "The film begins with violence and finds the solution in peace talks. The story is weak and so is the screen play. The director focuses more on his punch dialogues and student revolution rather than building a story with flowing scenes to stimulate interest. Malini Mannath of Chennaionline wrote: "Director Ramesh may not have been able to convey all that he wanted to, nor in the exact way he had wanted to. But he should be commended for taking up a film with a message, and for his sincerity in depicting the plight of the educated unemployed from the poorer strata of society". Visual Dasan of Kalki wrote although the technical elements like music and cinematography have become secondary since the director has acted like a terrorist to touch the problem of the film, there is sulphurous smell in this Jananam.