Anjaneya (film)

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Anjaneya
Anjaneya poster.jpg
Directed by N. Maharajan
Written byN. Maharajan
Produced by S. S. Chakravarthy
Starring Ajith Kumar
Meera Jasmine
Raghuvaran
Seetha
Jaya Prakash Reddy
FEFSI Vijayan
Ramesh Khanna
Anu Hasan
Girish Karnad
Mansoor Ali Khan
Ponnambalam
CinematographyP. Selvakumar
Edited byB. S. Vasu-Saleem
Music by Mani Sharma
Production
company
Nic Arts
Release date
  • 24 October 2003 (2003-10-24)
Running time
174 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Anjaneya (transl. Hanuman) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by N. Maharajan, featuring Ajith Kumar and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles. The film, produced by S. S. Chakravarthy, had its score and soundtrack composed by Mani Sharma. The film opened on 24 October 2003 on the occasion of Diwali and alongside Vijay's Thirumalai and the film gained high negative reviews from critics. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Paramaguru is an efficient police officer who fights against 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, who falls in love with him.

Cast

Production

The leading female role was eventually handed to Meera Jasmine even though Reemma Sen was also approached earlier for the film. [4] The film feature Ajith Kumar in his first role as a police officer, before further appearances in Aegan , Mankatha , Arrambam and Yennai Arindhaal . [5] 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. [5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features 5 songs composed by Mani Sharma and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu and Kabilan. [6] The song "Paisa Gopuram" is based on "Kodithe Kottali" from Tagore.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Agap Porula" Kabilan P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha 5:52
2."Ovvoru Naalum"Kabilan Tippu, Chorus6:05
3."Paavadai Panjavarnam"Kabilan Shankar Mahadevan, Chorus5:15
4."Paisa Gopuram" Vairamuthu Karthik, Anuradha Sriram 5:30
5."Vennila Vennila"Vairamuthu Udit Narayan, Harini 6:04
Total length:28:46

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. [7] [8]

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