J Baby

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J Baby
J Baby poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySuresh Mari
Written bySuresh Mari
Produced by Pa. Ranjith
Abhayanand Singh
Piiyush Singh
Sourabh Gupta
Aditi Anand
Ashwini Chaudhari
Starring Attakathi Dinesh
Urvashi
Lollu Sabha Maaran
CinematographyJayanth Sethu Mathavan
Edited byShanmugam Velusamy
Music byTony Britto
Production
companies
Vistas Media
Neelam Productions
Neelam Studios
Distributed bySakthi Film Factory
Release date
  • 8 March 2024 (2024-03-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

J Baby (stylised as J.Baby) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Suresh Mari and starring Attakathi Dinesh, Urvashi and Lollu Sabha Maaran.

Contents

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Tony Britto. [1]

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nedumaram"Uma Devi Pradeep Kumar, Annie J4:00
2."Idha Thane Ethir Paathen" Vivek Shweta Mohan 3:46
3."Little Bit Crazy"Roshan JamrockRoshan Jamrock2:47
4."Yaar Padalai"Vivek K. S. Chithra 6:20
5."Idha Thane" (Reprise)VivekAnand Aravindakshan3:50
Total length:20:43

Reception

The Times of India gave the film two stars out of five in a very mixed review. [2] Cinema Express 's assessment was slightly more positive, stating in particular that "Urvashi saves an otherwise overly melodramatic film". [3] Other reviews also praised the performance of the actress, [4] [5] [6] Onmanorama in particular wrote, "J Baby stands out in comparison to Priyadarshan's 2023 film Appatha , where Urvashi also portrayed a mother". [7]

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References

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