Jaisurya

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Jaisurya
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Directed by Manoj Kumar
Written byManoj Kumar
Produced byManoj Kumar
Selvi Manoj Kumar
Starring Arjun
Laila
Chaya Singh
CinematographyA. Karthik Raja
Edited byP. Mohan Raj
Music by Deva
Production
company
Guru Films
Distributed byLakshmipriya Combines
Release date
  • 19 December 2004 (2004-12-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Jaisurya is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Manoj Kumar. The film stars Arjun in dual roles, along with Laila, Chaya Singh and Vadivelu in pivotal roles. The film was released on 19 December 2004. [1]

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Plot

Surya, assisted by Baby, is a con artist whose services can be bought by anyone for the right price. His tricks result in the dismissal of both the Assistant Commissioner and his brother, the Police Minister. So they seek the help of Pasupathy, another dada in Madras. When Pasupathy is recruited by a goon from Calcutta to kidnap the Kancheepuram collector, Surya decides to foil his plan and save the collector. When saving the man, he finds that the collector Jai Anand is a spitting image of himself. Jai's fiancée Priya tells Surya about Jai's past as the collector in Calcutta.

Cast

Production

During the launch event of the film in February 2004, producers had put up promotional stills of actress Sneha before she had signed the film. Subsequently, the team moved quickly to sign on Laila and make up for their error. [2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Deva and released on Five Star Audio.[ citation needed ]

All lyrics are written by Pa. Vijay

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Jai Surya"Timmy, Mathangi 3:07
2."Kattuna Avala Kattanumada"Krishnaraj, Vadivelu, Jayalakshmi4:50
3."Kattuna Avala Kattanumada" (Version 2) Arjun Sarja, Vadivelu, Jayalakshmi4:50
4."Madha Madha" Tippu, Anuradha Sriram 5:04
5."Theekuchi Penne"Krishnaraj, Jayalakshmi4:30
6."Vachukka Solli" Karthik, Febi Mani 4:02
Total length:26:23

Release

Due to producer's financial crunch, Jaisurya's release was delayed for 4 months. [3]

Critical reception

BizHat wrote, "There is nothing spectacular about music and cinematography either. Manoj Kumar had produced and directed the film. On what basis did he choose such a story?". [4] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "The problem with the film is that the director doesn't seem to have quite made up his mind whether his narrative style should be a light-hearted one or serious. So it meanders somewhere between the two and ends in a confused amalgam of emotions, with neither the humour nor the intensity really touching one!". [5]

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