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Wikipedia article
'Jana' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Shaji Kailas. The film's score was composed by C. Raja Mani and soundtrack was composed by Dhina, while Rajeev Ravi was the cinematographer.
Plot
Janarthanan "Jana" lives in a village in Tamil Nadu, and leading a life incognito, taking up the cause of the villagers, and making enemies around. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Jana's past is revealed. Jana is actually a terror to the Mumbai dons and corrupt politicians. At the present, Jana finally meets his rival Bhandari, who is released from prison to have his final round with him.
Cast
* Ajith kumar as Janardhanan "Jana"
* Sneha as Manimegalai
* Siddique as Bhandari
* Raghuvaran as Jana's father
* Srividya as Jana's mother
* Sathyapriya as Mahalakshmi, Manimegalai's mother
* Manoj K. Jayan as ACP Rajasekar, Jana's brother
* Bindu Panicker as Jana's sister
*Vijayan as Salim bai
* Ilavarasu as Jana's brother-in-law
* Latha as Jana's aunt
* Manivannan as Manimegalai's uncle
* Sindhu as Deivanai, Manimegalai's aunt
* Manorama as Manimegalai's grandmother
* Karunas as Tappa
* Baburaj as Chinnapandi
* Radharavi as Sankarapandi
* Vinu Chakravarthy as MLA
* Rajan P. Dev as Minister
* Delhi Ganesh as Saminathan
* Ponnambalam as Police inspector
* Riyaz Khan as Bhandari's brother
* Vaiyapuri as Jana's servant
* Thyagu as Balu, School attender
* Sukran
* Sampath Ram
* Subair as Commissioner Menon
Production
The film was announced in early 2002 titled as 'Thiruda'. Trisha Krishnan was initially signed on to play the lead female role but pulled out due to unavailability of dates. The title was subsequently changed to 'Jana' after the lead character and Ajith began filming in December 2002. Trisha's role was later taken by Sneha.
The shooting took place at Palghat where some sets were erected. It was a lavish set costing 9 lakh, consisting of two big bungalows, one belonging to Raghuvaran and the other to Radharavi, in the film. Most of the story has taken place in these bungalows. Among those present were hero Ajit and heroine Sneha. The sets have been designed by art-director Maniraj. Apart from Palghat, a 20-day schedule took place at locations like Ottappalam, and Shornoor in Kerala.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by Dhina.
Release
The film released on 1 May 2004, Ajith's 33rd birthday.
References
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