John Jaffer Janardhanan

John Jaffer Janardhanan
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Directed by I. V. Sasi
Written by T. Damodaran
Starring Ratheesh
Ravindran
Mammootty
Balan K. Nair
Madhavi
Music by Shyam
Cinematography C. E. Babu
Edited by K. Narayanan
Release date
  • 24 September 1982 (1982-09-24)
Country India
Language Malayalam

John Jaffer Janardhanan is a 1982 Malayalam movie directed by I. V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran, and starring Ratheesh, Ravindran and Mammootty. It was a remake of 1977 blockbuster Hindi movie Amar Akbar Anthony, which in turn was remade in Tamil as "Shankar Salim Simon in 1978, directed by P. Madhavan, later remade in Telugu as Ram Robert Rahim in 1980, directed by Vijaya Nirmala.[1] The film is regarded as a super hit film of the early eighties.[2]

Cast

Lead roles

ActorRoleEquivalent role in HindiActorEquivalent role in TeluguActorEquivalent role in TamilActor
Ratheesh John Vincent Anthony Gonsalves Amitabh Bachchan Robert Krishna Simon Rajinikanth
Ravindran Jaffer Akbar Allhabadi Rishi Kapoor Rahim Chandramohan Salim Jai Ganesh
Mammootty Janardhanan Amar Khanna Vinod Khanna Ram Rajinikanth Shankar Vijayakumar

Supportive roles

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shyam and lyrics was written by Sreekumaran Thampi.

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1John Jaffer JanaardananK. J. Yesudas, P Jayachandran, Unni Menon, Kalyani MenonSreekumaran Thampi
2MathamethaayaalumK. J. YesudasSreekumaran Thampi
3My Name is JohnK. J. YesudasSreekumaran Thampi
4Nirangal nirayumS JanakiSreekumaran Thampi
5Poonthattam PongumpolS Janaki, Unni MenonSreekumaran Thampi
6Vidarnnu thozhukaiK. J. Yesudas, S Janaki, P Susheela, P Jayachandran, Unni Menon, Kalyani MenonSreekumaran Thampi

References

  1. "ജോണ്‍ ജാഫര്‍ ജനാര്‍ദ്ദനന്‍ വീണ്ടും" (in Malayalam). thatsmalayalam.oneindia.in. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  2. Mammootty as ‘John, Jaffer, Janardhanan’

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