Ghajinikanth | |
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Directed by | Santhosh P. Jayakumar |
Written by | Santhosh P. Jayakumar |
Based on |
Bhale Bhale Magadivoy by Maruthi |
Produced by | K. E. Gnanavel Raja |
Starring |
Arya Sayyeshaa |
Cinematography | Ballu |
Music by | Balamurali Balu |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Ghajinikanth is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Santhosh P. Jayakumar and produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja. The film stars Arya and Sayyeshaa in the lead roles. It is a remake of the 2015 Telugu film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy.
The protagonist, Rajinikanth ( Arya), was born in a theatre screening of Dharmathin Thalaivan, and like one of Rajinikanth's characters in that film, he has a forgetful nature. The film doffs its hat at the older film by introducing its protagonist in underwear, as he has forgotten to wear pants. This condition of Rajini is a constant source of embarrassment to his parents Ramanathan ( Aadukalam Naren) and Lakshmi ( Uma Padmanabhan), as they cannot find a suitable match for him. One prospective girl's father Sathyamoorthy ( Sampath Raj) insults Rajini because of this. As fate would have it, Rajini ends up falling in love with Sathyamoorthy's daughter Vandhana ( Sayyeshaa), but she is unaware of Rajini's forgetfulness. How long can Rajini continue with this facade, especially with Ajay (Lijeesh), a cop who wants to marry Vandhana and is trying to expose him?
In October 2015, a Tamil remake of the Telugu film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015) with G. V. Prakash Kumar as the protagonist was announced, but never came to fruition. [2] In late November 2017, Studio Green announced that they would collaborate with filmmaker Santhosh P. Jayakumar for a comedy film starring Arya and Sayyeshaa in the lead roles. [3] [4] Titled Ghajinikanth, the film was revealed to be a remake of Bhale Bhale Magadivoy, and the first look poster had Arya in an ethnic attire resembling a character portrayed by Rajinikanth in the 1988 film, Dharmathin Thalaivan. [5] [6] The title is a portmanteau of the words "Ghajini" and "Rajinikanth", [7] and was titled so because of the forgetful nature of Rajinikanth's character in Dharmathin Thalaivan and Suriya's character in Ghajini (2005). [8] The shoot began with a song sequence shot in Thailand, before the team completed scenes in Chennai. [9] Santhosh was directing this alongside another film Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu (2018). Shooting ended in 39 days. [10] [11] [12]
The soundtrack was composed by Balamurali Balu. [13]
Ghajinikanth | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 2018 | |||
Genre | Tamil | |||
Length | 10:34 | |||
Language | Tamil | |||
Label | Think Music | |||
Producer | Balamurali Balu | |||
Balamurali Balu chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Singers | Length |
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1. | "Hola Hola" | Benny Dayal, M. M. Manasi, Christopher Stanley | 3:26 |
2. | "Bar Song" | Rahul Nambiar | 3:00 |
3. | "Aariyane" | Shweta Mohan | 2:47 |
4. | "Karu Karu" | Sanjith Hegde, Aishwarya Ravichandran | 1:21 |
Total length: | 10:34 |
Production budget of the film was valued at ₹8 crore excluding Arya's salary. [14] The satellite rights of the film were sold to STAR Vijay. [15]
Indian Express wrote "There are several ways to keep the viewer engaged - it could be through the story, its characters, the writing or the filmmaking. Sadly, Ghajinikanth doesn't tick any of the boxes." [16] Times of India wrote "Despite the film offering great scope for comedy, Ghajinikanth is entertaining only in places." [17] Sify called it "Family-friendly comedy entertainer" and wrote "Overall, Ghajinikanth is a time pass entertainer and you will enjoy watching it with family and friends!" [18]