Garjanai
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| Directed by | C. V. Rajendran[1] |
| Written by | Panju Arunachalam |
| Produced by | Ram Kishen |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Madhavi Jaishankar Geetha M. N. Nambiar Major Sundarrajan Jayamalini |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | R. G. Gopu |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Hem Nag Films |
| Distributed by | Hem Nag Films |
Release date | 7 August 1981 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Garjanai (Template:Lang-en) 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 first made in Malayalam, with Jayan. After his death during the filming of Kolilakkam, the film was re-shot with Rajinikanth; simultaneously in Malayalam and Tamil owing to Rajini's huge fan base in Tamil Nadu.
Plot
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
- Rajinikanth
- Madhavi
- Geetha
- Jaishankar
- M. N. Nambiar
- Major Sundarrajan
- Jayamalini
- Thengai Srinivasan
- V. K. Ramasamy
Production
Garjanai was the Tamil version of the Malayalam film Garjanam and the Kannada film Garjane. All three versions were filmed simultaneously. [2]
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Enna Sugamana Ulagam | Malaysia Vasudevan, Uma Ramanan | Panju Arunachalam | 4:41 |
| 2 | Oru Ooril Oru Maharani | Malaysia Vasudevan | Kannadasan | 4:27 |
| 3 | Kutthum Oosi | Vani Jayaram | 4:09 | |
| 4 | Vanthathu Nallathu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:46 | |
| 5 | Varuvai Anbe | T. K. S. Kalaivanan, S. Janaki | Panju Arunachalam | 5:04 |
References
- ^ "Garjanai". cinesouth. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2012). Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books. p. 120.
- ^ "Garjanai Songs". raaga. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
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