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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Jackson Durai
| image = Jackson Durai poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Dharani Dharan
| producer = M. S. Sharavanan
| writer = Dharani Dharan
| starring = Sathyaraj
Sibiraj
Bindu Madhavi
| narrator =
| music = 'Original songs:'
Siddharth Vipin
'Background Score'
S. Chinna
| cinematography = Yuvraj
| editing = Vivek Harshan
| studio = Sri Green Productions
| distributor = Sri Thenandal Films
| released =
| runtime = 133 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'Jackson Durai' is a 2016 Tamil-language horror comedy film based on the theme in the classic goth story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the movie is written and directed by Dharani Dharan, starring Sathyaraj, Sibiraj, and Bindu Madhavi in the leading roles, while Karunakaran, Rajendran, and Yogi Babu play supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Siddharth Vipin and editing by Vivek Harshan, the film released on 1 July 2016. The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as 'Dora' The film was dubbed in Hindi as 'Jackson The Paying Guest'.
Plot
Sub-Inspector Sathya (Sibiraj) is sent to Aynpuram, a village in which a large bungalow from British times is claimed to be haunted by a ghost called Jackson (Zachary Coffin) according to the villagers. Sathya's mission is to prove that there are no ghosts in the village. Will he succeed in proving it or not forms the rest of the story.
Cast
* Sathyaraj as Durai
* Sibiraj as Sub-Inspector Sathya
* Bindu Madhavi as Viji
* Karunakaran as Veera
* Rajendran as Bradlee (Suruli)
* Yogi Babu as Mani
* Zachary Coffin as Jackson
* Aanchal Singh as Amy Jackson
* Mahanadi Shankar
* Shanmugasundaram
* Neha Menon as Durai's Sister
* Shan
* TSR
* Vijay Senathipathi
Production
Sri Green Productions agreed to finance Dharani Dharan's second directorial venture after 'Burma' (2014), and signed on actors Sibiraj and Bindu Madhavi to appear in a horror film. The film began production in May 2015, and was described to be a thriller set in the 1940s with Sathyaraj, Rajendran and American actor Zachary signed on for pivotal roles. Dharani Dharan revealed that the film would be completed by October 2015, at a cost of .
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Siddharth Vipin and lyrics written by Dharani Dharan, Aravind Devaraj and Mohan Rajan. Behindwoods rated the album 2 out of 5 calling it "frivolous album which is high on freshness."
*"Motorbike" - Anthony Daasan
*"Jackson Durai" - Gana Bala
*"Yethetho" - Chinmayi, Karthik
Release
The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV. Digital rights Sold to Sun NXT and many other online platforms
Reception
Baradwaj Rangan of 'Hindu' wrote "Jackson Durai only sounds like a horror comedy the plot is more intricate, it wants to do more than just make you laugh, scream. It actually wants to tell some kind of story, a 'Groundhog Day'-like story that keeps looping back on itself, each iteration the opportunity for a change." 'Sify' wrote "Dharani Dharans ideology of mixing fantasy, horror and spoof is laudable but he hasnt got the right screenplay. Although all the actors are capable of pulling off the characters given to them, the aimless screenplay doesnt offer big entertainment." 'Behindwoods' wrote "Overall the director seems to have tried his best at giving us an entertaining feature but instead cluelessly heads in a direction which lacks a sense of purpose. He handles a texture that is not definite and weaves a rather loose structure around it." 'Times of India' wrote "The film is a horror comedy, a genre that is very much the trend today, and going by the director's previous film, you expect at least a competently made film that keeps us entertained. But the only thing that we have in store is disappointment." 'Top10cinema' wrote "Definitely, a different horror tale, but lacks engagement."
References
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