Giri (film)
| Giri | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sundar C |
| Produced by | Kushboo |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Music by | D. Imman |
| Cinematography | K. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | P. Saisuresh |
Production company |
Avni Cinemax |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Giri (Tamil: கிரி), is a 2004 Indian Tamil action comedy film written and directed by Sundar C, starring Arjun in the lead role, with Reema Sen, Ramya, Vadivelu, Devayani and Prakash Raj among others enacting supporting roles. The film, released on 1 October 2004 and became a super hit. This film was dubbed in Telugu as same title and in Hindi as Jaggu. The film contains high octain of fight and stunt sequence.
Plot
Two villages on either side of a river are always feuding as the headmen Veerasamy (Vinu Chakravarthy) and Sethupathy (FEFSI Vijayan) have personal enmity. Due to some misunderstanding, Sethupathy’s children die, and the blame falls on Veerasamy. Sethupathy seeks revenge and tries to kill Veerasamy’s son but is saved by his servant's son, but the boy disappears.
20 years later, Shiva (Arjun) is seen arriving in Kumbakonam, living with a bakery owner Veerabagu (Vadivelu). Shiva’s mission is to protect Devayani and her son from all sorts of gangsters. Priya (Reema Sen) walks into the bakery. Though she dislikes and torments Veerabhagu, she falls for Shiva. Sooner, Shiva's true identity is revealed as he saves Devayani and her son from being murdered by Sethupathy’s son.
When questioned about his identity, it is revealed in a flashback that Shiva is Giri, Veerasamy's hatchet man. Devayani’s husband DSP Chandrashekhar is actually Suryaprakash (Prakash Raj), Veerasamy's long-lost son who was killed by Sethupathy. To protect the rest of the family, Giri was sent to bring them back to the village. In the village, Giri has another love interest, Devaki (Ramya), Sethupathy's niece.
All this leads to a bloody climax during a boat race, and Sethupathy and his family are wiped out by Giri. The film ends with both girls clinging on to Giri.
Cast
- Arjun as Giri (Shiva)
- Reema Sen as Priya
- Ramya as Devaki
- Vadivelu as Veerabhaagu
- Prakash Raj as Suryaprakash "Surya" (Chandrasekar)
- Devayani as Suryaprakash’s wife
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Veerasamy
- FEFSI Vijayan as Sethupathy
- Anandaraj as Pasupathy and Pasupathy’s father (dual role)
- Mahanadi Shankar as Kanduvetti Govinda
- Raj Kapoor as Paramasivam
- Ilavarasu as Ramalingam
- Sai Prashanth as Maavattam's son
- Aarthi as Bun
- Pandiarajan
- Ponnambalam
- Madhan Bob
- Manikka Vinayagam
- Gowtham Sundararajan
- Mayilsamy
- Aryan
Soundtrack
| Giri | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by D. Imman | |
| Released | 2004 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Star Music |
| Producer | D. Imman |
Music and background score is handled by D. Imman.[1] The song "Dai Kaiya Vechikitu Summa Iruda" was a hit number of all the tracks in the album.
| Track list | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Adra Sakkai" | Karthik, Shalini Singh | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Kisukisu Manusa" | Harish Raghavendra, Mathangi | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Rendu Kaalu Singada Giri" | Manicka Vinayagam, D. Imman | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Dai Kaiya Vechikitu Summa Iruda" | Devan Ekambaram, Anuradha Sriram | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Oppankara Veethiyiley" | Karthik, Chinmayi | 4:59 |
| 6. | "Dubuku Dubuku" | D. Imman, Anuradha Sriram | 4:54 |
| Total length: | 25.24 | ||
Reception
The highlight of the movie was the rib-tickling comic sequences between Vadivelu and Arjun. Also the action sequences were notable, credits to Fefsi Vijayan. The film received mediocre reviews with Indiaglitz stating, "the story sink in the quagmire of pulp and predictability".[2] But yet the film managed decent returns.
References
- ↑ "Songs in Giri". Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ↑ "Giri movie review". Retrieved 8 February 2012.