Giri (film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Giri
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Sundar C]]
| producer = [[Kushboo Sundar|Kushboo]]
| writer = {{plainlist|
*Sundar C
*[[Boopathy Pandian]]
}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]
*[[Divya Spandana|Ramya]]
*[[Reema Sen|Reema]]
*[[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]]
*[[Vadivelu]]
*[[Prakash Raj]]
*[[FEFSI Vijayan|Vijayan]]
}}
| music = [[D. Imman]]
| cinematography = K. S. Selvaraj
| editing = [[P. Sai Suresh]]
| studio = [[Avni Cinemax]]
| released = {{Film date|2004|10|01|df=y}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Giri''''' is a 2004 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Tamil language]] [[action comedy]] film written and directed by [[Sundar C]], starring [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] in the lead role, with [[Divya Spandana|Ramya]], [[Reema Sen]], [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]], [[Vadivelu]], and [[Prakash Raj]] among others enacting supporting roles. The film was released on 1 October 2004 and became a [[superhit]]. The movie was remade in Kannada in 2020 as ''[[Shivarjuna]]'' starring his nephew [[Chiranjeevi Sarja]].

==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 Sarja|Arjun]]) is seen arriving in Kumbakonam, living with a bakery owner named Veerabagu ([[Vadivelu]]). Shiva's mission is to protect [[Devayani (actress)|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 named Devaki ([[Divya Spandana|Ramya]]), who is 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==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] as Giri (Shiva)
* [[Divya Spandana]] as Devaki
* [[Reema Sen|Reema]] as Priya
* [[Vadivelu]] as Veerabagu
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Suryaprakash "Surya" (Chandrasekar)
* [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] as Suryaprakash's wife
* [[Vinu Chakravarthy]] as Veerasamy
* [[FEFSI Vijayan]] as Sethupathy
* [[Anandaraj]] as Pasupathy and Pasupathy's father (dual role)
* [[Sindhu (actress)|Sindhu]] as Pasupathy's wife
* [[Mahanadi Shankar]] as Kanduvetti Govinda
* [[Raj Kapoor (actor)|Raj Kapoor]] as Paramasivam
* [[Ilavarasu]] as Ramalingam
* [[Sai Prashanth]] as Maavattam's son
* [[Aarthi (actress)|Aarthi]] as Bun
* [[Pandiarajan]]
* [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]]
* [[Madhan Bob]]
* [[Manikka Vinayagam]]
* [[Gowtham Sundararajan]]
* [[Mayilsamy]]
* [[Singamuthu]]
* [[Aryan (actor)|Aryan]]
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Giri
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[D. Imman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2004
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = Star Music
| producer = D. Imman
| prev_title = [[Whistle (2003 film)|Whistle]]
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [[Kis Kis Ki Kismat]]
| next_year = 2004
}}

Music and background score were handled by [[D. Imman]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0000639.html | title=Songs in Giri | access-date=8 February 2012}}</ref> The song "''Dai Kaiya Vechikitu Summa Iruda''" was a hit number of all the tracks in the album.
{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 25:24
| title1 = Adra Sakkai
| extra1 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Pop Shalini]]
| lyrics1 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| length1 = 4:11
| title2 = Kisukisu Manusa
| extra2 = [[Harish Raghavendra]], [[Mathangi Jagdish|Mathangi]]
| lyrics2 = [[P. Vijay]]
| length2 = 4:41
| title3 = Rendu Kaalu Singada Giri
| extra3 = [[Manikka Vinayagam]], D. Imman
| lyrics3 = Na. Muthukumar
| length3 = 3:45
| title4 = Dei Kaiya Vechikitu Summa Iruda
| lyrics4 = P. Vijay
| extra4 = [[Anuradha Sriram]], [[Devan Ekambaram|Devan]]
| length4 = 4:22
| title5 = Oppankara Veethiyiley
| extra5 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Chinmayi]]
| lyrics5 = Na. Muthukumar
| length5 = 4:59
| title6 = Dubuku Dubuku
| extra6 = D. Imman, Anuradha Sriram
| lyrics6 = P. Vijay
| length6 = 4:54
}}

==Reception==
The highlight of the movie was the 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 sinks in the quagmire of pulp and predictability".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7218.html | title=Giri movie review | access-date=8 February 2012}}</ref> But yet the film managed decent returns.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{IMDb title|id=tt6544840}}{{Sundar C.}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Giri (Film)}}
[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:2004 action comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:Films scored by D. Imman]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sundar C.]]
[[Category:2004 comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]

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