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Anjaneya (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Anjaneya' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by N. Maharajan, featuring Ajith Kumar, Meera Jasmine in lead roles, alongside an ensemble cast. The film, produced by S. S. Chakravarthy, had its score and soundtrack composed by Mani Sharma. The film opened on 24 October 2003 alongside Vijay's 'Thirumalai' and the film gained high negative reviews with critics. The film was later dubbed into Hindi under the same name in 2012.
Plot
ACP Paramaguru (Ajith Kumar) is an efficient police officer who fights with the scum of the society. He later masquerades as a thief to infiltrate into the underworld. The bad guys are surprised to find that Paramguru is the ACP and is out to get them, so they all gang up against him. In this process, a thrilling encounter takes place between the good and the evil. Paramaguru is helped in his fight against injustice by Divya (Meera Jasmine), who falls in love with him.
Cast
* Ajith Kumar as ACP Paramaguru
* Meera Jasmine as Divya
* Raghuvaran as Venketeaswaran, Paramaguru's father
* Seetha as Prabhakaran's mother
* Jaya Prakash Reddy as Jaya Prakash
* FEFSI Vijayan as Vettu Ramasamy
* Ramesh Khanna as Kolai
* Kovai Sarala as Old Thief
* Adithya Menon as Siva
* P. Vasu as DGP
* Anu Hasan as Anu, Paramaguru's sister
* Ilavarasu as Eshwarapandiyan, Paramaguru's uncle
* Mohan Raman as Divya's father, Advocate
* Pyramid Natarajan as Minister
* Girish Karnad as Retired Judge
* Mansoor Ali Khan as Contractor
* Ponnambalam as Veerapan
* Mahanadi Shankar as Kulithalai Samy
* Thalaivasal Vijay as Government Employee
* Vietnam Veedu Sundaram as Paramaguru's neighbor
* Manivannan as Paramaguru's neighbour
* Rajesh as Education officer
* Besant Ravi as Jaya Prakash's henchman
* LIC Narasimhan as Judge
* Sampath Ram as Palani Mani
* Ravikanth as Police
* Rathi special appearance in "Pavadai" song
* Vinu Chakravarthy
Production
The leading female role was eventually handed to Meera Jasmine even though Reemma Sen was also approached earlier for the film. The film feature Ajith Kumar in his first role as a police officer, before further appearances in 'Aegan', 'Mankatha', 'Arrambam' and 'Yennai Arindhaal'. The film was shot within 47 days, with Ajith reportedly working extra time to complete scenes. Producers downplayed any publicity for the film, releasing the audio with little fanfare and not releasing a teaser trailer.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features 5 songs composed by Mani Sharma and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu and Kabilan.[http://www.starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?MovieId=1027 Anjaneya Tamil Movie Songs Download & Listen To Music By Mani Sharma Listen High Quality mp3 Anjaneya Songs Free @]. Starmusiq.com. Retrieved on 5 February 2017. The song "Paisa Gopuram" is based on "Kodithe Kottali" from 'Tagore'.
Reception
Made on a high budget of 10 crore, 'Anjaneya' received high negative
reviews from the audience and critics, with the critic from The Hindu that Ajith's acting was immatured also claiming"the lack of consistency in the affects the film no end", criticizing Maharajan's direction. The movie ended as a disappointment at the box office. The satellite rights of the film were sold to Jaya TV. The movie stopped playing in theaters within a month.
Prior to release, Telugu actor Rajasekhar bought the remake rights of the film, however, plans were dropped after the commercial failure of the film.
References
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