Garjanam
Encyclopedia
Garjanam is a 1981
Malayalam-language
Indian
feature film
directed
by C. V. Rajendran, The film has Rajinikanth in the lead role supported by Balan K. Nair
, Madhavi
and Sukumari
.
1981 in film
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Malayalam-language
Malayalam language
Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...
Indian
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
directed
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
by C. V. Rajendran, The film has Rajinikanth in the lead role supported by Balan K. Nair
Balan K. Nair
Balan K. Nair was a Malayalam film actor. Even though he appeared in most films as villain, he was also noted for his performance in strong character roles. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 1981 for his performance in the movie Oppol.-Personal life:Balan K...
, Madhavi
Madhavi (actress)
Madhavi is a South Indian film actress. She played lead roles for 17 years in seven languages: Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Bengali, and Hindi. She has acted in more than 300 films.-Early life:...
and Sukumari
Sukumari
Sukumari is an Indian film actress who has primarily acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has been acting since she was 10 years old and has acted in various roles. The total number of her films is presumed to be about two-thousand. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of...
.
Trivia
- Though ironical, the film had a rare distinction of having two major heroes (Jayan and Rajnikanth) playing the same character in the same film. The original cast included Jayan who was the most sought after hero in Malayalam then. While half the film was shot ,he met with an accident while shooting for another film 'Kolilakkam' and succumbed to the injuries. After that the film was completed with Rajnikanth, who had reached super stardom in Tamil then, playing the same character .