Garjanai

Garjanai
Garjanai
	Poster of Tamil version
Directed by	C. V. Rajendran
Written by	Panchu Arunachalam (Tamil dialogues)
Produced by	Ram Kishen; Ramakrishnan; Giridharlal Chand; Ramchand
Starring	Rajinikanth; Madhavi ; Geetha
Cinematography	Jayanan Vincent
Edited by	R. G. Gopu
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production; company	Hem Nag Films
Release dates	7 August 1981 (Tamil); 14 August 1981 (Malayalam); 23 October 1981 (Kannada);
Running time	124 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Tamil; Malayalam; Kannada

Garjanai (transl. Roar) is a 1981 Indian Tamil language film directed by C. V. Rajendran, starring Rajinikanth and Madhavi. The music was scored by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was simultaneously shot in Malayalam as Garjanam and in Kannada as Garjane. All three versions of the film failed at the box office.^[1] Garjanai ran for 52 days in Chennai making it one of Rajinikanth's films with the shortest run in theatres.

Plot

This is about the Tamil version only.

Dr. Vijay is an honest doctor who confronts a dangerous, diabolical gang led by Dr. Mithra and Parasuram. The gang contaminates common food items with lethal substances and profits by supplying antidotes. Geetha is Vijay's love interest, while Rekha 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 Viswanathan as Prof. Jaidev
Sukumari as Vijay and Rekha's mother
Baby Anju as Asha
Mohan Babu (Guest Appearance)

Malayalam version

Kannada version

Production

All three versions were filmed simultaneously. Jayan was the original lead actor of Garjanam, the Malayalam version. While half the film had been shot, he suffered an accident while filming another film, Kolilakkam and succumbed to his injuries. Subsequently, Garjanam was completed with Rajinikanth in the same role. Some footage of Jayan was included in the film's opening reel, before the credits, during screenings in Kerala.^[2]^[3] During the filming of another fight sequence, a stuntman sustained a gash after punching glass, which led to hospitalisation.^[4]

Soundtrack

Tamil^[5]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Oru Ooril"	Kannadasan	Malaysia Vasudevan	4:27
2.	"Enna Sugamana"	Panchu Arunachalam	Malaysia Vasudevan, Uma Ramanan	4:41
3.	"Kuththum Oosi"	Kannadasan	Vani Jairam	4:09
4.	"Vanthathu Nallathu"	Kannadasan	S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:46
5.	"Varuvai Anbe"	Panchu Arunachalam	T. K. S. Kalaivanan, S. Janaki	5:04

All lyrics are written by Sreekumaran Thampi

Malayalam^[6]
No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Ente Pularkaalam"	S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran
2.	"Oru Mohathin"	S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran
3.	"Oru Theril"	P. Jayachandran, Chorus
4.	"Pennin Kannil Viriyum"	Vani Jairam
5.	"Thamburaatti Nin Kottaarathil"	P. Jayachandran
6.	"Vannathu Nallathu Nalla Dinam"	S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran, Chorus

Kannada^[7]
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

Reception

Sindhu and Jeeva, in their negative review of the film for Kalki, referred to it as a "meow" rather than the "roar" implied by the films title.^[8]

References

^ "ரஜினிக்கு 'க' ராசியில்லையா?". Webdunia (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^ Anandan, S. (6 January 2013). "Reel to real image, a tome". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
^ Sivaraman, S. (7 April 2021). "Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Rajinikanth: The man, the myth, the legend". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "Garjanai". IsaiShop. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "Garjanam (1981)". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "Garjane". JioSaavn. 1 January 1981. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ சிந்து; ஜீவா (30 August 1981). "கர்ஜனை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 48. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

Garjanai at IMDb

[1] "ரஜினிக்கு 'க' ராசியில்லையா?". Webdunia (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[2] Anandan, S. (6 January 2013). "Reel to real image, a tome". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[3] Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.

[4] Sivaraman, S. (7 April 2021). "Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Rajinikanth: The man, the myth, the legend". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[5] "Garjanai". IsaiShop. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[6] "Garjanam (1981)". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[7] "Garjane". JioSaavn. 1 January 1981. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[8] சிந்து; ஜீவா (30 August 1981). "கர்ஜனை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 48. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.

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