Jai (2004 Tamil film)

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{{short description|2004 film by S. Narayan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Jai
| image = "Jai_Movie,_2004".jpg
| caption =
| director = [[S. Narayan]]
| producer = [[Thiagarajan]]
| writer = Jai Prabhakar (dialogues)
| story = [[V. V. Vinayak]]
| based_on = ''[[Aadi (2002 film)|Aadi]]'' (Telugu)
| starring = [[Prashanth]] [[Anshu Ambani|Anshu]] [[Thiagarajan]] [[Rajkiran]] [[Bhanupriya]] [[Rajan P. Dev]]
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cinematography = P. K. H. Dass
| editing = P. R. Soundar Raj
| distributor =
| studio = Lakshmi Shanthi Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2004|01|14}}
| runtime = 163 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}
'''''Jai''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[supernatural film|supernatural]] [[action film]] directed by [[S. Narayan]], who had previously worked primarily in [[Kannada language]] films. The film features [[Prashanth]] and [[Anshu Ambani|Anshu]] in the lead roles, while the former's father [[Thiagarajan]], along with [[Rajkiran]], [[Bhanupriya]], and [[Rajan P. Dev]] play supporting roles. A remake of the successful 2002 Telugu film ''[[Aadi (2002 film)|Aadi]]'' which itself was inspired by the 1997 Kannada film ''[[Simhada Mari]]'',<ref>https://m.youtube.com/watchfeature=youtu.be&v=fXadeHSaMx0</ref> the film was produced by Thiagarajan and has music composed by [[Mani Sharma]]. ''Jai'' was released in January 2004 to negative reviews.<ref name=j />

==Plot==
Nallamuthu ([[Rajkiran]]) meets Veerapandi ([[Thiagarajan]]), his wife ([[Bhanupriya]]), and 8-year-old son Jai returning from USA after a long gap. Veerapandi’s late father was a well-known factionist in that area and owned {{cvt|4000|acre}} of land. While leaving for USA, Veerapandi gave the responsibility of managing this land to Vajravelu ([[Rajan P. Dev]]). Now back in India, Veerapandi realises that Vajravelu has been misusing his power. He wants to donate all his land to the 2000 families staying in that village. When Vajravelu comes to know of this impending charity, he attacks Veerapandi, killing him and his wife. Nallamuthu, being a trusted lieutenant of Veerapandi, takes Jai and escapes to the city. After the murders, Veerapandi’s trusted people are put in jail for 14 years.

After 14 years, the now grown up Jai ([[Prashanth]]) studies in a college and falls in love with Nandhini ([[Anshu Ambani]]), who is Vajravelu's daughter. Nallamuthu has raised Jai in Chennai as a fun-loving boy, but he grows up as a hot-tempered young lad. Completing her studies, Nandhini returns to her hometown. Jai comes along with other trusted members of his father who are released from jail. Nallamuthu wants to take revenge on Vajravelu and get back all the land so that he can distribute it to the villagers. The rest of the film deals with how Jai succeeds in avenging his parents.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Prashanth]] as Jaya "Jai" Veerapandi
*[[David Moyes|Khadi Jadh Muhamad Singh Pher]] as Haran
*[[Brendan Rodgers|Kabir Srinivasa Dileep]] as Loman
*Rihoo Hassan as Revant
*[[Anshu Ambani|Anshu]] as Nandhini
*[[Thiagarajan]] as Veerapandi
*[[Rajkiran]] as Nallamuthu
*[[Bhanupriya]] as Veerapandi's wife/Jai's mother
*[[Rajan P. Dev]] as Vajravelu
*[[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] as Vajravelu's wife
*[[Dhamu]] as College Student
*[[Vaiyapuri]] as College Student
*[[Sathyan Sivakumar|Sathyan]] as College Student
*[[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] as Karuppu
*[[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Nandhini's uncle
*[[Doddanna]] as College Principal
*[[Robert (choreographer)|Robert]] as Mohan
*Arvind Kathare as Vajravelu's son
*[[Janagaraj]]
*[[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili]]
*[[Shakeela]]
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]
*Sharmili
*Minnal Deepa
*[[Simran (actress)|Simran]] for a dance sequence
*[[Mumaith Khan]] for a dance sequence
*Zabyn Khan for a dance sequence
{{colend}}

==Production==
[[Thiagarajan]] purchased the remake rights of the successful of [[V. V. Vinayak]]'s successful Telugu film ''[[Aadi (2002 film)|Aadi]]'' (2002) and signed on [[R. Madhesh]] to be the film's director. An initial pre-production poster of the film was reported in the media to have attracted a clash with another film in production during the period, ''[[Saamy]]'' (2003), which featured Prashanth's paternal cousin [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematoday3.itgo.com/JAI.htm |title=Prashanth |publisher=Cinematoday3.itgo.com |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> Madhesh planned [[Tibet]] as a potential location to film and began negotiations with international stunt choreographers [[Sammo Hung]] and [[Yuen Woo-ping]] to have them in the film. However, after filming a song featuring Prashanth and lead actress [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] which was choreographed by [[Remo D'Souza]], he left the project and began work on another film ''[[Madhurey]]'', starring [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/maverick-maker/article3460457.ece |title=Maverick maker - Hosur |work=The Hindu |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> He was then replaced by Kannada director [[S. Narayan]], who with the venture marked his debut in Tamil cinema.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030828143837/http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/08thaug15th.asp#rtalk3</ref> Simran also subsequently left the project and the song which had been shot was converted into an [[item number]], the song was shot at AVM Studios with a set erected costing 1 and half crore with using a technology called Mirror Image.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030225174005/http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/jan081.asp#rtalk1</ref> The team then approached [[Preity Zinta]], though the actress was unwilling to commit to star in a Tamil film during the period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reocities.com/hollywood/chateau/4939/tamil1.html |title=tamil movie site |publisher=Reocities.com |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/cinebit/c60.html |title=A Tamil entertainment ezine presenting interesting contents and useful services |publisher=Nilacharal |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> Subsequently, the team signed on London based actress Anshu Ambani, who had appeared in the Telugu films ''[[Manmadhudu]]'' (2002) and ''[[Raghavendra (film)|Raghavendra]]'' (2003).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/02/24/stories/2004022400160100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041120015410/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/02/24/stories/2004022400160100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-11-20 |title='I'll be as loving as can be' |date=2004-02-24 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> Producer Thiagarajan also made an acting comeback with the film after a long gap with ''Jai'' and featured as father to his real life son, Prashanth, while [[Rajkiran]] and [[Rajan P. Dev]] (who played the role in original film) were signed on for other pivotal roles.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030225175416/http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/oct031.asp#rtalk1</ref> The film was briefly put on hold while Prashanth considered starting another project titled ''Soldier'', but plans were shelved and ''Jai'' progressed.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041205154826/http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/movienews/morenews102.html</ref>

The film adapted a [[Madurai]] backdrop instead of the Telugu backdrop in the original, although the second schedule was canned in [[Nanakramguda]], [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news240.html |title=Telugu cinema news |publisher=idlebrain.com |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> Two songs from the film were shot in Sri Lanka, while stuntmen from Netherlands, Malaysia and Nigeria were selected to be a part of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=13358043 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040215211244/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=13358043 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-02-15 |title=Welcome to |publisher=Sify.com |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref>

==Release==
The film opened in January 2004 to negative reviews.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040820015831/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov327.asp</ref> A critic from Sify.com called the film "tedious" and added that "all the hype about Jai being big budget extravaganza seems out of place as the story is as old as the hills. Simran's appearance in an item number fails to impress. On the whole Prashanth has to try out something new."<ref name=j>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/jai-review-tamil-13366245.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424124033/http://www.sify.com/movies/jai-review-tamil-13366245.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-24 |title=Review |publisher=Sify.com |date=2004-01-21 |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> Another reviewer added "it is filled with everything that marks a bad movie - an unrealistic college setting, a weak romance, an over-the-top villain and loads of violence."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2004/jai.html |title=JAI |publisher=Bbthots.com |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> Malathi Rangarajan of [[The Hindu]] revealed "the ballyhoo for many a scene including the opening one is puzzling because it gives the impression that something big is to follow suit, but nothing of that sort happens".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/01/30/stories/2004013001620300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040717154102/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/01/30/stories/2004013001620300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-07-17 |title="Jai" |date=2004-01-30 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[Jaya TV]].

The film became a box office failure. Post-release, Prashanth noted that as a producer of the film, the team had tried hard but ran into problems to begin with, lamenting that the project had been delayed by a year before filming started and thus the script lost its freshness.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/interview/6036.html</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| artist = [[Mani Sharma]]
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Mani Sharma]]. The soundtrack, released in 2004, features 6 tracks.

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics
|-
|1 || "Aazhaku Neyya" || [[Kalpana Raghavendar]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
|2 || "Kanavu Kaanalam" || [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || Ilakiyan
|-
|3 || "Kanna Simittina" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]] || [[P. Vijay]]
|-
|4 || "Alek" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Kalpana Raghavendar || [[Vairamuthu]]
|-
|5 || "Medhu Medhuvai" || K. S. Chithra, [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || [[Thamarai]]
|-
|6 || "Shockadikkuthu" || [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], [[Suchitra]] || P. Vijay
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{S. Narayan}}

[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. Narayan]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mani Sharma]]
[[Category:Films shot in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Films shot in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]

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