Jana (film)
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Jana is a 2004 Tamil
action film
directed by Shaji Kailas. The film stars Ajith Kumar
in the title role with Sneha, Raghuvaran
, Karunaas and Srividya
playing other key roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Dhina
, while the camera is handled by Rajeev Ravi. The film opened to poor reviews and box office collections.
Jana, a terror to the Mumbai underworld, corrupt politicians and their ilk, killing, maiming and teaching a lesson to them. Both the faces of Jana merge finally, when his bete noire Bhandari, out of jail, comes to the village to have his final round with Jana.
was initially signed on to play the lead female role but pulled out due to unavailability of dates. The title was subsequently changed to Jana after the lead character and Ajith began filming in December 2002. Trisha's role was later taken by Sneha.
and Nayagan
, with a critic claiming "there are stereotyped characters and with no story worth mentioning the film turns into a bore in the second half".
The film was later dubbed into Telugu as Rowdy Don and later dubbed straight into the DVD Format as Main Hoon Soldier.
as a reason for his attempt. He claimed that his problems with Ajith dated back to 1999 during the filming of Anantha Poongathe where Kaja had tried to replace Ajith with Prashanth
during production. Kaja claimed that Ajith took revenge in Jana by taking two and a half years to complete the project and subsequently the movie fared very poorly at the box office. No action was later taken subject to his claims.
.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
action film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
directed by Shaji Kailas. The film stars Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai . A succession of high-grossing films followed where Ajith was usually depicted as a romantic hero, with...
in the title role with Sneha, Raghuvaran
Raghuvaran
Raghuvaran was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South India. He became famous for his portrayal of villain and character roles in Tamil films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films...
, Karunaas and Srividya
Srividya
Srividya was a leading Indian film actress of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s in the Tamil film Industry, in addition to being a good singer. In the latter part of her career, she concentrated on Malayalam films. Her brilliant portrayals as a mother in many films were highly acclaimed....
playing other key roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Dhina
Dhina
Dhina is an Indian film composer and television series composer from Tamil Nadu, India.-Biography and career:Dhina first worked as an assistant musician under popular composer G. K. Venkatesh, later being engaged by Meastro Ilaiyaraaja as a music conductor. He later became a music director for...
, while the camera is handled by Rajeev Ravi. The film opened to poor reviews and box office collections.
Plot
Jana lives in a village in Tamil Nadu, leading life incognito, taking up the cause of the villagers, making enemies around. And then comes the twist in the tale, the caption in the interval reading...'Interval...Wait just see other face'. And when the film re-opens we do get to see the other face of Jana.Jana, a terror to the Mumbai underworld, corrupt politicians and their ilk, killing, maiming and teaching a lesson to them. Both the faces of Jana merge finally, when his bete noire Bhandari, out of jail, comes to the village to have his final round with Jana.
Cast
- Ajith KumarAjith KumarAjith Kumar is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai . A succession of high-grossing films followed where Ajith was usually depicted as a romantic hero, with...
as Jana - Sneha as Manimegalai
- SrividyaSrividyaSrividya was a leading Indian film actress of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s in the Tamil film Industry, in addition to being a good singer. In the latter part of her career, she concentrated on Malayalam films. Her brilliant portrayals as a mother in many films were highly acclaimed....
as Jana's mother - Manoj K Jayan as Jana's brother
- Radharavi as Veerapandi
- RaghuvaranRaghuvaranRaghuvaran was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South India. He became famous for his portrayal of villain and character roles in Tamil films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films...
as Jana's father - Karunaas
- Riyaz KhanRiyaz KhanRiyaz Khan is a Malayalam actor who has acted in several Malayalam and Telugu films. He debuted in the Malayalam film Sugham Sughakaram directed by Balachandra Menon. Later he went on to act in Tamil and Telugu films. After many years, he came back to the Malayalam film industry acting in Balettan...
- Siddique as Bhandari
- Delhi GaneshDelhi GaneshDelhi Ganesh born in Tirunelveli as a veteran Tamil film actor, who mostly acts in supporting roles and is perhaps best known for his role in Kamal Hassan comedies and films like Nayagan and Michael Madana Kama Rajan. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1980 to present...
Production
The film was announced in early 2002 titled as Thiruda. Trisha KrishnanTrisha Krishnan
Trisha Krishnan is an Indian film actress and model, who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu language films, but has also appeared in Hindi language films. She was noticed after winning several beauty pageants like the Miss Madras contest , which marked her entry into filmdom...
was initially signed on to play the lead female role but pulled out due to unavailability of dates. The title was subsequently changed to Jana after the lead character and Ajith began filming in December 2002. Trisha's role was later taken by Sneha.
Release
The film received primarily negative reviews upon release with critics claiming that the film was a rehash of yesteryear films such as BaashaBaasha
Baasha was the third king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel. He was the son of Ahijah of the Tribe of Issachar. Baasha's story is told in ....
and Nayagan
Nayagan
Nayagan is a Indian film, written, directed, and co-produced by Mani Ratnam which released on 21 October 1987 coinciding with Diwali. Upon release, the film got rave reviews across India. Kamal Hassan's performance as Velu Naiker earned him a National Film Award for Best Actor. The film also...
, with a critic claiming "there are stereotyped characters and with no story worth mentioning the film turns into a bore in the second half".
The film was later dubbed into Telugu as Rowdy Don and later dubbed straight into the DVD Format as Main Hoon Soldier.
Controversy
Kaja Mohideen, the producer of the film, attempted suicide in 2005 and blamed Ajith KumarAjith Kumar
Ajith Kumar is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai . A succession of high-grossing films followed where Ajith was usually depicted as a romantic hero, with...
as a reason for his attempt. He claimed that his problems with Ajith dated back to 1999 during the filming of Anantha Poongathe where Kaja had tried to replace Ajith with Prashanth
Prashanth
Prashanth is an Indian film actor who appeared in several Tamil films, as well as a few Telugu films, Hindi and Malayalam films.The son of noted actor-director Thyagarajan, Prashanth began his career at 17 by appearing in Vaigasi Poranthachu and went on to feature in other acclaimed films...
during production. Kaja claimed that Ajith took revenge in Jana by taking two and a half years to complete the project and subsequently the movie fared very poorly at the box office. No action was later taken subject to his claims.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by DhinaDhina
Dhina is an Indian film composer and television series composer from Tamil Nadu, India.-Biography and career:Dhina first worked as an assistant musician under popular composer G. K. Venkatesh, later being engaged by Meastro Ilaiyaraaja as a music conductor. He later became a music director for...
.
- Oru Vanamai - SP Balasubramanyam
- Thithi Thidavae - Bombay JayashriBombay JayashriBombay Jayashri Ramnath is an Indian Carnatic music vocalist. She has also recorded songs as a playback singer in South Indian films. She has many albums to her credit, released as cassettes and CDs....
- Pothuva Palaruku - KarthikKarthikKarthik is a male given name that is most common name in the southern part of India. The name stands for the Hindu god "Muruga," son of Lord Shiva.The name may refer to:-Actors:...
, Anuradha SriramAnuradha SriramAnuradha Sriram is an Indian carnatic and playback singer who hails from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung in many Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.- Personal life :... - Thakathimi Thakathimi - TippuTippuTippu or Tipu can refer to:* Tippu Sultan, Indian ruler* Tippu , a South Indian film playback singer* Tipu, a Mayan archaeological site...
- Poochandi Vanthutta - Sunitha SarathySunitha SarathySunitha Sarathy is a vocalist and performer in both Indian and Western musical genres.She is winner of Channel [V]'s voice hunt.She debuted with Tamil song Yei Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke,singing along with singer Srinivas.-Career:...
- Konjam Uravinayum - Shankar MahadevanShankar MahadevanShankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...