Gol Mall | |
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Directed by | Selva |
Written by | Selva S. N. Sakthivel (dialogues) |
Produced by | K. S. Ravikumar C. Sudhakar |
Starring | Selva Monica Nerukkar |
Cinematography | M. R. Hareekanth |
Edited by | B. Ramesh |
Music by | Bala Bharathi |
Production company | North East Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Gol Mall (or Golmaal) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by actor Selva, making his directorial debut. The film stars Selva himself and newcomer Monica Nerukkar, with Rajan P. Dev, K. S. Ravikumar, Dhamu, Sathya Prakash, Mahanadi Shankar, Bhanu Prakash playing supporting roles. It was released on 5 June 1998. [1]
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Ganesh, a good-for-nothing youth, falls in love with Aishwarya. Her father Colonel Rajappa is a very strict father who hates love. Ganesh and Aishwarya decide to elope but her father later has a heart attack and Aishwarya refuses to marry him. Colonel Rajappa's state of health deteriorates, therefore he arranges his daughter's wedding as soon as possible. Three terrorists escape from jail. While preparing Aishwarya's wedding in Karnal Rajappa's house, Ganesh enters in her room and tries to convince her. In the meantime, the three terrorists enter their house and begin to sequester them. These terrorists are ultimately Ganesh's friends and it was Ganesh's plan to marry his lover Aishwarya. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Actor Selva turned director with this film, which would be his last before a hiatus. [2] [3] Monica Nerukkar, a Mumbai-based model best known for her work on the "Maggie Dosa" advert, made her debut as an actress in Tamil cinema with the project. [4]
The music was composed by Bala Bharathi, with lyrics written by Arivumathi, Vasan and Thirumaran. [5]
Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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"Hey Paappa" | Suresh Peters | 4:24 |
"Nee Pesum" | Hariharan, K. S. Chithra | 4:22 |
"Twinkle Twinkle" | Anuradha Sriram | 4:24 |
"Vaada Vaana" | Chandrabose | 4:29 |
Ji of Kalki praised the humour, climax and interesting ideas used for humour but criticised the use of double meaning dialogues and concluded saying this full-length decent comedy would have been widely appreciated if scissors had been used in significant places. [6] Two years after release, the producers were given a ₹5 lakh (equivalent to ₹21 lakhorUS$26,000 in 2023) subsidy by the Tamil Nadu government along with several other films. [7]
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