Jada (2019 film)

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Jada
Jada Film Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKumaran
Produced byVignesh Rajagopal
Starring Kathir
Roshini Prakash
CinematographyA.R. Soorya
Edited byRichard Kevin A
Music by Sam C. S
Production
company
The Poet Studios
Release date
  • 6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Jada is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language sports horror film. The film stars Kathir and Roshini Prakash, while Kishore and Yogi Babu play supporting roles.[ citation needed ]

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Plot

Jada (Kathir) is a fearless young football player in North Chennai. His coach tells him to play well so that he can get selected in Santhosh Trophy and eventually secure a job in sports quota. But Jada wants to avenge the death of his childhood football hero Sethu (Kishore) who died in the violent 7s football. The local government has banned the 7s football but the neighborhood football committee lifts the ban after ten years. Now Jada and his teammates enroll in the 7s football tournament

Cast

Production

The film was announced by debutant director Kumaran with the concept of sports based film with the lead actor Kathir playing the role of a footballer. [1] The filmmakers hired Kathir in the male lead role after his breakthrough performance in the film Pariyerum Perumal and newcomer Roshini in the female lead role. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Soundtrack

Jada (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Released2019
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Tamil
Label Think Music India
Producer Sam C. S.
Sam C. S. chronology
Arjun Suravaram
(2019)
Jada (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2019)
Mosagallu
(2021)

Soundtrack was composed by Sam C. S. [6]

Reception

Times of India wrote "Having set up a predictable, but decent premise in the beginning, the screenplay goes downhill in the second half". [7] Sify wrote "Tamil cinema has come up with yet another half-baked sports film Jada. Debutant filmmaker Kumaran has delivered a disappointing film with poorly written characters, shoddy screenplay and diametrically two opposite halves. While the first half revolves around 7s football, the director introduces horror elements in the second half and unfortunately both the genres are not justified". [8] Firstpost wrote "Jada is a confused mess that lacks a proper script and narration and is neither a sports drama nor a horror thriller and falls between two stools". [9] Indian Express wrote "what must have been a high-stakes emotional drama ends up as a dull genre-bender, because of the uninspired writing". [10] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote "Whether pure genre or a mix, what matters is the writing. And that’s all over the place. The football itself is reduced to a lesser version of the game we saw in the first half…". [11]

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  9. "Jada movie review: Kathir's latest film is a confused mess that's neither a sports drama nor a horror thriller". Firstpost. 7 December 2019.
  10. "'Jada' movie review: A generic, supernatural revenge-drama masquerading as a sports film". The New Indian Express.
  11. "Jada Movie Review: Kathir stars in an unremarkable sports drama that switches midway to an unremarkable ghost story". FilmCompanion. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019.