| Jarugandi | |
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| Directed by | A. N. Pitchumani |
| Written by | A. N. Pitchumani |
| Story by | A. N. Pitchumani |
| Produced by | Badri Kasthuri Nithin Sathya |
| Starring | Jai Reba Monica John Amit Tiwari Daniel Annie Pope |
| Narrated by | A. N. Pitchumani |
| Cinematography | R. D. Rajasekhar |
| Edited by | Praveen K. L. |
| Music by | Bobo Shashi |
Production companies | Shraddha Entertainment Shvedh Group |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Jarugandi (transl. Move forward) is a 2018 IndianTamil-languageaction film written and directed by A. N. Pitchumani and co-produced byNithin Sathya and Badri Kasthuri. The film featuresJai,Reba Monica John, andAmit Tiwari in the lead roles, whileDaniel Annie Pope,Robo Shankar,Ilavarasu, andBose Venkat play supporting roles. The music was composed byBobo Shashi with editing byPraveen K. L. and cinematography byR. D. Rajasekhar. The production of this film started in late 2017. The film was released on 26 October 2018 and was a flop at the box office.[1]
Annoyed with the struggles of living as a lower-middle-class person, Sathya (Jai) decides to go to any extent to make money for his family. With his friend Paari (Daniel Annie Pope), he meets Samuel (Ilavarasu), who promises to provide him with money if he can forge documents. Sathya and Paari start a travel company and dream of a happy life. However, police officer Appadurai (Bose Venkat), aware of the forged documents, threatens to jail them unless they arrange ₹10 lakh in two days. Sathya sends his family away and starts searching for money with Paari. A rich man Gajendran (Robo Shankar) who is in love with Keerthy (Reba Monica John), offers to give them the money if they help him win over his love interest. However, circumstances force Sathya to kidnap Keerthy, which earns him the wrath of a human trafficking group led by a gangster (Amit Tiwari).
Nithin Sathya announced the production number one titledJarugandi, a Tamil feature family from Shvedh. He teamed up with Badri Kasthuri from Shraddha Entertainment in the production of the film. The film is written and directed by A. N. Pitchumani, a former assistant to directorVenkat Prabhu.Bobo Shashi,R. D. Rajasekhar,Praveen K. L. and Remiyan were selected as the composer, cinematographer, film editor and art director respectively.
Jai plays the lead role in this movie. Nithin's association with Jai dates back to the filmChennai 600028 (2007) andChennai 600028 2 (2016), where they appeared together on screen. This “comfortable equation” between them was the reason behind his interest to cast Jai for the film.[2] The film also marked the Tamil debut of Malayalam actressReba Monica John,[3] who played the female lead of the movie.Amit Tiwari is theantagonist.[4] The film also featuresRobo Shankar,Daniel Annie Pope, andIlavarasu. The motion poster of the movie was released in November 2017. It reveals a heist plot and exciting car chases, which piqued the expectations for the movie.
Following the announcement of the film's title in November 2017, 50% of the film was completed within a 20-day shooting schedule, thereby bringing justice to the title “Jarugandi” which translates to “Move on”. As the dates of the shoot were changed, the original cinematographer Arvi (the cinematographer ofPandigai) had to leave the project soon after the first schedule. Subsequently, ace cinematographerR. D. Rajasekhar was taken onboard to continue the camera work. The second schedule shoot was expected to start in December 2017, with promises of the rest of the film to be completed by the end of it.
In January 2017, following theallegations of non-cooperation by the producer of the filmBalloon, Badri Kasthuri publicly backed Jai and his commitment to this work onJarugandi[5]
All of the film's songs were composed byBobo Shashi, while the film's audio rights were secured byU1 Records. Jai made his playback singing debut with this film.
| Jarugandi | ||||
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| Released | 2018 | |||
| Venue | Chennai | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 19:52 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | U1 Records | |||
| Producer | Bobo Shashi | |||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Yaaradi Nee" | Uma Devi | Yuvan Shankar Raja | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Seyiradha Senju Mudi" | Gangai Amaren | Jai | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Ooh Kanave" | A. N. Pitchumani | Jesse Samuel | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Aadupuli Aattam" | K. Chandru, A. N. Pitchumani | Deva | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Yaaradi Nee (Karaoke)" | Uma Devi | Bobo Shashi | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 19:52 | |||