Garjanai
Garjanai (English: Roar) is a 1981 Tamil language film directed by C. V. Rajendran starring Rajinikanth and Madhavi in the lead roles. Music was scored by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was simultaneously shot in Malayalam as Garjanam and in Kannada as Garjane. This film was originally casted with the first action - adventure superstar of Indian Cinema Jayan.
| Garjanai | |
|---|---|
 Poster of Tamil version | |
| Directed by | C. V. Rajendran[1] |
| Produced by | Ram Kishen Ramakrishnan Giridharlal Chand Ramchand |
| Written by | Panju Arunachalam (Tamil dialogues) |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Madhavi Geetha |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | R. G. Gopu |
Production company | Hem Nag Films |
| Distributed by | Hem Nag Films |
Release date | 7 August 1981 (Tamil) 14 August 1981 (Malayalam) 23 October 1981 (Kannada) |
Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil Malayalam Kannada |
Plot
This is about the Tamil version only.
Dr. Vijay (Rajinikanth) is an honest doctor who faces off against a dangerous, diabolical gang led by Mithra (M. N. Nambiar) and Parasuram (Jaishankar) that contaminates common food items with lethal substances and then makes profits by supplying antidotes. Geetha (Madhavi) is Vijay's love interest, while Rekha (Geetha) is his sister.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Dr. Vijay
- Madhavi as Geetha
- Geetha as Rekha
- Jayamalini (Special Appearance)
- Tamil version
- Jaishankar as Parshuram
- M. N. Nambiar as Dr. Mithra
- Major Sundarrajan as D. C. P.
- Thengai Srinivasan as Sivalingam
- V. K. Ramasamy as Sundaram
- Poornam Vishwanathan as Prof. Jaidev
- Sukumari as Vijay and Rekha's mother
- Baby Anju as Asha
- Mohan Babu (Guest Appearance)
- Malayalam version
- Balan K. Nair
- Kuthiravattam Pappu
- Sukumari
- Ravikumar
- Jayan (special appearance)
- Kannada version
Production
All three versions were filmed simultaneously. Jayan was the original lead actor of Garjanam, the Malayalam version. While half the film was shot, he met with an accident while shooting for another film Kolilakkam and succumbed to his injuries. After that, Garjanam was completed with Rajinikanth playing the same character. Some shots of Jayan were added to the film's opening reel before the credits at screenings in Kerala.[2]
Soundtrack
Tamil songs
All songs were written by Kannadasan and Panju Arunachalam and composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enna Sugamana Ulagam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma Ramanan | Panju Arunachalam | 4:41 |
| 2 | "Oru Ooril Oru Maharani" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Kannadasan | 4:27 |
| 3 | "Kutthum Oosi" | Vani Jayaram | 4:09 | |
| 4 | "Vanthathu Nallathu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:46 | |
| 5 | "Varuvai Anbe" | T. K. S. Kalaivanan, S. Janaki | Panju Arunachalam | 5:04 |
Malayalam songs
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the lyrics were written by Sreekumaran Thampi.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ente Pularkaalam" | S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 2 | "Oru Mohathin" | S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 3 | "Oru Theril" | P. Jayachandran, Chorus | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 4 | "Pennin Kannil Viriyum" | Vani Jairam | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 5 | "Thamburaatti Nin Kottaarathil" | P. Jayachandran | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 6 | "Vannathu Nallathu Nalla Dinam" | S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran, Chorus | Sreekumaran Thampi |
Kannada songs
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bandeya Bandeya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Hithavagidhe" | P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Kanna Minchinda" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Nadevaga" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Nanna Roopa" | Vani Jairam | 3:49 |
References
- "Garjanai". cinesouth. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- Ramachandran, Naman (2012). Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books. p. 120.
- "Garjanai Songs". raaga. Retrieved 6 October 2013.