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| name = Jai | | name = Jai | ||
| image = | | image = Jai (2004 Telugu film).jpg | ||
| caption = Film poster in Tamil | |||
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| director = [[Teja (film director)|Teja]] | | director = [[Teja (film director)|Teja]] | ||
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'''''Jai''''' is a 2004 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language drama film directed by [[Teja (film director)|Teja]], starring [[Navdeep]] in his debut, and also has [[Santhoshi]] and [[Ayesha Jhulka]]. The film was | '''''Jai''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romantic drama]] film written and directed by [[Teja (film director)|Teja]], starring [[Navdeep]] in his debut, and also has [[Santhoshi]] and [[Ayesha Jhulka]]. The film was successful. The story tries to marry romance and patriotism.<ref name="I">{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-jai.html|title = Telugu cinema Review - Jai - Navadeep, Santoshi - Jai|date=25 March 2004|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|last=jeevi}}</ref> The film was dubbed and partially reshot in Tamil as ''Jairam''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/tammov341.asp |title=Jeyram |website=Chennai Online |access-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015005220/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/tammov341.asp |archive-date=15 October 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Jairam is a son of a rich widow whose husband was killed by the [[Pakistan]]is in the war. As usual, she neglects her son and is busy | Jairam "Jai" is a son of a rich widow whose husband was killed by the [[Pakistan]]is in the war. As usual, she neglects her son and is busy earning money for him in the business. Jai is a brilliant student who possesses high moral values. He falls in love with Farah, whose father teaches him [[boxing]]. Jai's mother holds the Indo-Pak Boxing Match. India loses the match, and the Pakistan champion challenges the Indians saying that even after 56 years of independence, Indians cannot stop Pakistanis from butchering the Indian army members. Jai challenges that he will win a boxing match against them in 56 days. The twist in the tale is that the Pakistani boxer is none other than the ISI member sent by [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] Chief [[Maulana Masood Azhar]]. When young Jai challenges them, he started his training and he gained punch weight up to 75 kgs, which was high compared to his opponent. Then Pakistanis started trouble with Jai. When he's training, they rushed into fight and threw a stone at Jai's [[chest]] and crushed his right hand with their knee. Afterwards, Jai was rescued and admitted to a hospital. The doctor reported that his [[ligament]] was torn and his ribs were fractured, causing [[pneumothorax]]. That postpones the boxing challenge, because it would put him in a hospital for 6 months. But Jai doesn't want to give up and started testing himself by punching a pillow, but that caused his hand to tear severely, and blood was dropping from his hand. After, a doctor warns him if he does like that again, he may lose his hand. So, he started his training by using only his left hand. But the Pakistanis also troubled his trainer. After 15 days, Jai attends the boxing match but got a hit to his chest, which leads to Pakistan getting points, but Jai never gives up. He started punching even by using his right hand which was injured. When it bleeds, he doesn't care about it and continued punching his opponent. After his opponent got knocked out, blood is shown dripping from the opponent's ear, showing that Jai defeated him with his broken fist. Jai began chanting 'Vande Mataram'. Afterwards, India won the boxing challenge and proved that they defeated Pakistan. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
{{colbegin}} | {{colbegin}} | ||
*[[Navdeep]] as Jairam | *[[Navdeep]] as K. Jairam | ||
*[[Santhoshi]] as Farah | *[[Santhoshi]] as Farah | ||
*[[Ayesha Jhulka]] as Jai's mother | *[[Ayesha Jhulka]] as Jai's mother | ||
*[[Tanikella Bharani]] | *[[Salim Baig]] as Shakib | ||
*[[Tanikella Bharani]] as Sheikh | |||
*[[Abhinayashree]] | *[[Abhinayashree]] | ||
*[[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] | *[[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Sachin Undulkar, the school principal | ||
*[[Duvvasi Mohan]] | *[[Duvvasi Mohan]] as Auto driver | ||
*[[Venu Yeldandi]] as Jai's friend | |||
*[[Geetha Singh]] as Farah's friend | |||
*[[Chammak Chandra]] as Sheikh's supporter | |||
*[[Dhanraj (Telugu comedian)|Dhanraj]] | *[[Dhanraj (Telugu comedian)|Dhanraj]] | ||
* | *Junior Relangi as Professor | ||
*[[ | *[[Chitti Babu (Telugu actor)|Chitti Babu]] as Priest | ||
; Tamil version | ; Tamil version | ||
*[[Pandiarajan]] as Sachin Undulkar, the school principal | *[[Pandiarajan]] as Sachin Undulkar, the school principal | ||
*[[Chinni Jayanth]] as Auto driver | *[[Chinni Jayanth]] as Auto driver | ||
*[[Madhan Bob]] | *[[Madhan Bob]] | ||
*[[Chitti Babu (Tamil actor)|Chitti Babu]] as Chemistry professor | |||
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== | ==Production== | ||
The film was shot in Hyderabad, Pollachi, and Chalakudy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Newlaunches/04jeyram.asp|title=Jeyram|website=Chennai Online|access-date=7 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041023224532/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Newlaunches/04jeyram.asp|archive-date=23 October 2004}}</ref> | |||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
The music was composed By [[Anup Rubens]] and released by Sohan Audio. All lyrics were penned by Kulasekhar. | The music was composed By [[Anup Rubens]] and released by Sohan Audio. All lyrics were penned by [[Kulasekhar]]. | ||
{{Infobox album | {{Infobox album | ||
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{{ | {{track listing | ||
| headline = Telugu Track list | | headline = Telugu Track list | ||
| extra_column = Singer(s) | | extra_column = Singer(s) | ||
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| extra4 = Tippu | | extra4 = Tippu | ||
| length4 = 5:07 | | length4 = 5:07 | ||
| title5 = Vandemataram | | title5 = Vandemataram (Desam Manade) | ||
| extra5 = | | extra5 = [[Hemachandra]], [[Sravana Bhargavi]] | ||
| length5 = 4:25 | | length5 = 4:25 | ||
| title6 = Nee Kosame | | title6 = Nee Kosame | ||
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*"Vande Matharam" - Baby Vaishali, [[Harish Raghavendra]] | *"Vande Matharam" - Baby Vaishali, [[Harish Raghavendra]] | ||
*"Un Kaiyil" - [[Sujatha Mohan]] | *"Un Kaiyil" - [[Sujatha Mohan]] | ||
*"Kannin Maniye" - Malliga Arun | *"Kannin Maniye" - Malliga Arun, [[K. S. Chithra]] | ||
*"Suruttamma" - [[Anuradha Sriram]] | *"Suruttamma" - [[Anuradha Sriram]], [[Manikka Vinayagam]] | ||
*"Music Bit" - | *"Music Bit" - [[Anup Rubens]] | ||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' rated the film three out of five and wrote that "Instead of concentrating more on what he is good at, director Teja has chosen to elaborate and exploit the patriotism aspect. He failed in getting emotions right through patriotic episodes".<ref name="I"/> Similarly, a critic from ''[[Sify]]'' wrote that "It is better for Teja to make good love stories than dabble in complicated storylines".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/telugu/review.php?id=13440887&ctid=5&cid=2430|title=Jai|last=Moviebuzz|work=[[Sify]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050412130526/http://sify.com/movies/telugu/review.php?id=13440887&ctid=5&cid=2430|archive-date=12 April 2005}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | *{{IMDb title|2358060}} | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:2004 Telugu-language films]] | ||
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[[Category:India–Pakistan relations in popular culture]] | [[Category:India–Pakistan relations in popular culture]] | ||
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[[Category:Indian interfaith romance films]] | [[Category:Indian interfaith romance films]] | ||
[[Category:2004 romantic drama films]] | [[Category:2004 romantic drama films]] | ||
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| Jai | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Film poster in Tamil | |
| Directed by | Teja |
| Produced by | Teja |
| Written by | Teja |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Anup Rubens |
| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | Shankar |
Production company | Chitram Movies |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Jai is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Teja, starring Navdeep in his debut, and also has Santhoshi and Ayesha Jhulka. The film was successful. The story tries to marry romance and patriotism.[1] The film was dubbed and partially reshot in Tamil as Jairam.[2]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Jairam "Jai" is a son of a rich widow whose husband was killed by the Pakistanis in the war. As usual, she neglects her son and is busy earning money for him in the business. Jai is a brilliant student who possesses high moral values. He falls in love with Farah, whose father teaches him boxing. Jai's mother holds the Indo-Pak Boxing Match. India loses the match, and the Pakistan champion challenges the Indians saying that even after 56 years of independence, Indians cannot stop Pakistanis from butchering the Indian army members. Jai challenges that he will win a boxing match against them in 56 days. The twist in the tale is that the Pakistani boxer is none other than the ISI member sent by Lashkar-e-Taiba Chief Maulana Masood Azhar. When young Jai challenges them, he started his training and he gained punch weight up to 75 kgs, which was high compared to his opponent. Then Pakistanis started trouble with Jai. When he's training, they rushed into fight and threw a stone at Jai's chest and crushed his right hand with their knee. Afterwards, Jai was rescued and admitted to a hospital. The doctor reported that his ligament was torn and his ribs were fractured, causing pneumothorax. That postpones the boxing challenge, because it would put him in a hospital for 6 months. But Jai doesn't want to give up and started testing himself by punching a pillow, but that caused his hand to tear severely, and blood was dropping from his hand. After, a doctor warns him if he does like that again, he may lose his hand. So, he started his training by using only his left hand. But the Pakistanis also troubled his trainer. After 15 days, Jai attends the boxing match but got a hit to his chest, which leads to Pakistan getting points, but Jai never gives up. He started punching even by using his right hand which was injured. When it bleeds, he doesn't care about it and continued punching his opponent. After his opponent got knocked out, blood is shown dripping from the opponent's ear, showing that Jai defeated him with his broken fist. Jai began chanting 'Vande Mataram'. Afterwards, India won the boxing challenge and proved that they defeated Pakistan.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Navdeep as K. Jairam
- Santhoshi as Farah
- Ayesha Jhulka as Jai's mother
- Salim Baig as Shakib
- Tanikella Bharani as Sheikh
- Abhinayashree
- Venu Madhav as Sachin Undulkar, the school principal
- Duvvasi Mohan as Auto driver
- Venu Yeldandi as Jai's friend
- Geetha Singh as Farah's friend
- Chammak Chandra as Sheikh's supporter
- Dhanraj
- Junior Relangi as Professor
- Chitti Babu as Priest
- Tamil version
- Pandiarajan as Sachin Undulkar, the school principal
- Chinni Jayanth as Auto driver
- Madhan Bob
- Chitti Babu as Chemistry professor
Production[edit | edit source]
The film was shot in Hyderabad, Pollachi, and Chalakudy.[3]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music was composed By Anup Rubens and released by Sohan Audio. All lyrics were penned by Kulasekhar.
| Jai | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 36:37 | |||
| Label | Sohan Audio | |||
| Producer | Anup Rubens | |||
| Anup Rubens chronology | ||||
| ||||
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jai Jai" | Master Manu, Anup Rubens, Tippu | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Enni Ashalo" | Shreya Ghoshal | 4:48 |
| 3. | "O Manasa O Manasa" | Anup Rubens, Usha | 4:52 |
| 4. | "One Two Three" | Tippu | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Vandemataram (Desam Manade)" | Hemachandra, Sravana Bhargavi | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Nee Kosame" | Mallikarjun, K. S. Chithra | 5:32 |
| 7. | "Naa Chethilona" | Sumangali | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Chuttammo" | Lalitha | 3:57 |
| Total length: | 36:37 | ||
- Tamil Track list
- "Dama Dama" - Shankar Mahadevan
- "Chinna Nenjile" - Sumangali
- "Oh Manase" - S. P. B. Charan
- "Vande Matharam" - Baby Vaishali, Harish Raghavendra
- "Un Kaiyil" - Sujatha Mohan
- "Kannin Maniye" - Malliga Arun, K. S. Chithra
- "Suruttamma" - Anuradha Sriram, Manikka Vinayagam
- "Music Bit" - Anup Rubens
Reception[edit | edit source]
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film three out of five and wrote that "Instead of concentrating more on what he is good at, director Teja has chosen to elaborate and exploit the patriotism aspect. He failed in getting emotions right through patriotic episodes".[1] Similarly, a critic from Sify wrote that "It is better for Teja to make good love stories than dabble in complicated storylines".[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 jeevi (25 March 2004). "Telugu cinema Review - Jai - Navadeep, Santoshi - Jai". Idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Jeyram". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ↑ "Jeyram". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 23 October 2004. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ Moviebuzz. "Jai". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 April 2005.