Gajendra (film)
| Gajendra | |
|---|---|
 Official DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Suresh Krishna |
| Produced by | V. A. Durai |
| Written by | Liyakath Ali Khan (dialogues) |
| Story by | K. V. Vijayendra Prasad |
| Based on |
Simhadri by K. V. Vijayendra Prasad |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | V. Prathap |
| Edited by | K. Thanigachalam |
Production company |
Tamilanai Cine Creation |
Release date | 22 September 2004 |
Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Gajendra is a 2004 Tamil language action film directed by Suresh Krishna. The film features Vijayakanth, Flora and Laya in lead roles. The film, produced by V. A. Durai, had musical score by Deva and was released on 26 August 2004 to negative reviews. The film is remake of Telugu blockbuster film Simhadri and was later dubbed into Hindi as Return of Khuda Gawah in 2010.[1][2][3][4][5]
Plot
Gajendra (Vijayakanth), an orphan, is adopted and grows up under Azhagarsamy's (Sarath Babu) family care. Azhagarsamy considers Gajendra like his own son. Kasthuri (Flora), Azhagarsamy's granddaughter, falls in love with Gajendra. Gajendra takes of a mentally ill girl Indhu (Laya). The rest of the story is about why he took care of her.
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Gajendra aka Andhra Gaja
- Flora as Kasthuri
- Laya as Indhu
- Sarath Babu as Azhagarsamy/ Azhagar Ayya
- Nawab Shah as Rana
- Rajat Bedi as Chotta Babu
- Seetha as Mahalakshmi
- Rajeev as Aravind
- Radha Ravi as ACP Soukath Ali
- Ramesh Khanna as Pazhaniappan
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Peedhambaram
- Nizhalgal Ravi
- Mahanadi Shankar
- M. S. Bhaskar
- Raj Kapoor
Production
The film was shot at locations in Rameswaram, Pushkarani, Tiruchandur, Vishakhapatnam, Chennai and Hyderabad. A stint of shooting took place at the Ram temple, Hyderabad. There are five fight scenes in the film, choreographed by stunt master Rocky Rajesh. One of them was picturised in the forest areas near Thalakkonam and took 15 days to complete. Yet another fight scene was shot in the Godavari river. It took five days to shoot, in front of a huge crowd. This was the fight scene where a stunt man lost his life in the water.[6]
Soundtrack
| Gajendra | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Deva | |
| Released | 2004 |
| Recorded | 2004 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 26:07 |
| Producer | Deva |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 2004, features 5 tracks but only two songs are placed in the film.The lyrics written by Kabilan Vairamuthu and P. Vijay.[7][8][9]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Gaja Varanda' | Sri Ram | Kabilan Vairamuthu | 4:49 |
| 2 | 'Unnai Paartha' | S. P. B. Charan, Sharmila | P. Vijay | 4:38 |
| 3 | 'Erumbu Onnu' | Karthik, Anuradha Sriram | 4:39 | |
| 4 | 'Ammavum Naane' | Srinivas | 4:43 | |
| 5 | 'Oorukku' | Deva | 5:13 |
Reception
IndiaGlitz.com described the film as a "bad remake".[3] Sify.com said that the film is a "waste of time".[4]
References
- ↑ "Gajendra". popcorn.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ "BizHat.com — Gajendra Review". movies.bizhat.com. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- 1 2 "Indiaglitz — Gajendra Tamil Movie Movie Review". indiaglitz.com. 2004-09-22. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- 1 2 "Movie Review : Gajendra". sify.com. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ "The Hindu : Entertainment / Film Review : "Gajendra"". hindu.com. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050210174737/http://chennaionline.com/film/onlocation/gajendra.asp
- ↑ "Gajendra Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
- ↑ "Gajendra : Tamil Movie". hummaa.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
- ↑ "Gajendra by Deva". muzigle.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2012-06-02.