Ganesh (2009 film)

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Ganesh ... just Ganesh
Ganesh Just Ganesh Poster HD.jpg
Film poster
Directed by M. Saravanan
Written byM. Saravanan
Abburi Ravi (dialogues)
Produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore
Starring Ram Pothineni
Kajal Aggarwal
Poonam Kaur
Cinematography Hari Anumolu
Edited by A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by Mickey J Meyer
Production
company
Release date
  • 24 September 2009 (2009-09-24)
Running time
173 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Ganesh ... just Ganesh is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama action film written and directed by debutant M. Saravanan and produced by Sri Sravanthi Movies. It stars Ram Pothineni as the title character alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Poonam Kaur. This film also features 26 kids and comedian Brahmanandam.

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Ganesh began its production in December 2008 and ended in August 2009. The film features music by Mickey J. Meyer while cinematography and editing are performed by Hari Anumolu and A. Sreekar Prasad respectively. The film was theatrically released on 24 September 2009.

Plot

Ganesh is an orphan who always pitches in to help needy people. In one such strange situation, he is forced to pretend to Divya that he loves her. Later on, she discovers that he loves her to fulfill another ambition and that his love is false. By then, Ganesh genuinely falls in love with her.

Cast

Production and release

The film began its production in December 2008, [1] and ended in August 2009. [2] Ganesh released theatrically on 24 September 2009. [3]

The film was later dubbed into Hindi as Kshatriya: Ek Yoddha in 2011.

Soundtrack

Ganesh Just Ganesh
Soundtrack album by
Released10 September 2009 (2009-09-10)
Recorded2009
Genre Film soundtrack
Length28:00
Label Aditya Music
Producer Mickey J Meyer
Mickey J Meyer chronology
Cheluvina Chilipili
(2009)
Ganesh Just Ganesh
(2009)
Leader
(2010)

The soundtrack of the film was released on 10 September 2009. It had music scored by composer, Mickey J Meyer. Lyrics have been written by Ramajogaiah Sastri. The music was launched at Rama Naidu studios by Jr. NTR. [4]

Track-List
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Thanemando" Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Javed Ali 4:15
2."Lalla Lai" Ramajogayya Sastry Krishna Chaitanya, Shweta Pandit 4:42
3."Yele Yele"Ramajogayya Sastry Srimathumitha 4:43
4."Raja Kumari"Ramajogayya Sastry Kunal Ganjawala, Srimathumitha4:36
5."Chalo Chalore"Ramajogayya Sastry Karthik & Kids Chorus4:53
6."Raja Maharaja"Ramajogayya Sastry Ranjith 4:51
Total length:28:00

Reviews

Radhika Rajamani of Rediff.com called it a "fun" film, and wrote: "This movie harks back to the days of good ol' movies like The Sound of Music." [5] On performances, 123telugu.com stated: "Ram is the main attraction of the movie and he delivers a sincere performance as Ganesh.” [3]

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