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Jaisurya
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Wikipedia article
'Jaisurya' is a 2004 Tamil action film directed by Manoj Kumar. The film stars Arjun in dual roles, along with Laila, Chaya Singh and Vadivelu in pivotal roles. The movie was scored by Deva. The film received negative reviews from critics and failed at the box office.
Plot
Surya (Arjun), assisted by Baby (Laila), is a conman whose services can be bought by anyone for the right price. His tricks result in the dismissal of both the Assistant Commissioner (Ilavarasu) and his brother, the Police Minister (Raj Kapoor). So they seek the help of Pasupathy (Shobaraj), another dada in Madras. When Pasupathy is recruited by a goon from Calcutta to kidnap the Kancheepuram collector, Surya decides to foil his plan and save the collector. When saving the man, he finds that the collector Jai Anand (Arjun) is a spitting image of himself. Jai's fiance Priya (Chaya Singh) tells Surya about Jai's past as the collector in Calcutta.
Cast
* Arjun in dual role as Jai Anand IAS / Surya
* Laila as Baby
* Chaya Singh as Charupriya
* Vadivelu as Soosai
* Kota Srinivasa Rao as Highways Govindan
* Shobaraj as Pasupathy
* Ilavarasu as ACP
* Raj Kapoor as Police Minister
* Mahanadi Shankar
* Paravai Muniyamma
* Uday Prakash
* T. P. Gajendran
* Bonda Mani
* Ravi Kumar
* Durai Pandian
Production
During the launch event of the film in February 2004, producers had put up promotional stills of actress Sneha before she had signed the film. Subsequently, the team moved quickly to sign on Laila and make up for their error.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Deva and released on Five Star Audio.
Release
Due to producer's financial crunch, 'Jaisurya's release was delayed for 4 months.[https://web.archive.org/web/20170907214909/http://www.sify.com/movies/two-films-are-further-delayed-news-tamil-kkfvCRdcjegsi.html sify.com] Aei release delayed for 4 months
Critical reception
*'Biz Hat' wrote "There is nothing spectacular about music and cinematography either.Manoj Kumar had produced and directed the film. On what basis did he choose such a story?".http://movies.bizhat.com/review_jaisurya.php
*'Thiraipadam' wrote "Movies with dual roles usually pick up the pace and become more interesting after the two characters meet. But the reverse happens in Jai Soorya. Things get ridiculous and the movie skids to a complete stop after the collector's flashback."http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=362&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english
*'Chennai Online' wrote "The problem with the film is that the director doesn't seem to have quite made up his mind whether his narrative style should be a light-hearted one or serious. So it meanders somewhere between the two and ends in a confused amalgam of emotions, with neither the humour nor the intensity really touching one!".
References
Category:Indian action films
Category:2000s masala films
Category:2004 films
Category:2000s Tamil-language films
Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)
Category:Films set in Kolkata
Category:Films shot in Kolkata
Category:2004 action films
Category:Films directed by Manoj Kumar
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