Giri (film)

Giri is a 2004 Indian Tamil language action drama film written and directed by Sundar C, starring Arjun in the lead role, with Vadivelu, Ramya, Reema Sen, Devayani and Prakash Raj among others enacting supporting roles. The film was released on 1 October 2004 and became a superhit. The movie was remade in Kannada in 2020 as Shivarjuna starring Chiranjeevi Sarja.

Giri
Directed bySundar C
Produced byKushboo
Written by
Starring
Music byD. Imman
CinematographyK. S. Selvaraj
Edited byP. Saisuresh
Production
company
Avni Cinemax
Release date
  • 1 October 2004 (2004-10-01)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Two villages on either side of a river are always feuding, as the headmen Veerasamy (Vinu Chakravarthy) and Sethupathy (FEFSI Vijayan) have personal enmity. Due to some misunderstanding, Sethupathy's children die, and the blame falls on Veerasamy. Sethupathy seeks revenge and tries to kill Veerasamy's son but is saved by his servant's son, but the boy disappears.

20 years later, Shiva (Arjun) is seen arriving in Kumbakonam, living with a bakery owner named Veerabagu (Vadivelu). Shiva's mission is to protect Devayani and her son from all sorts of gangsters. Priya (Reema Sen) walks into the bakery. Though she dislikes and torments Veerabhagu, she falls for Shiva. Sooner, Shiva's true identity is revealed as he saves Devayani and her son from being murdered by Sethupathy's son.

When questioned about his identity, it is revealed in a flashback that Shiva is Giri, Veerasamy's hatchet man. Devayani's husband DSP Chandrashekhar is actually Suryaprakash (Prakash Raj), Veerasamy's long-lost son who was killed by Sethupathy. To protect the rest of the family, Giri was sent to bring them back to the village. In the village, Giri has another love interest named Devaki (Ramya), who is Sethupathy's niece.

All this leads to a bloody climax during a boat race, and Sethupathy and his family are wiped out by Giri. The film ends with both girls clinging on to Giri.

Cast

Soundtrack
Giri
Soundtrack album by
D. Imman
Released2004
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelStar Music
ProducerD. Imman
D. Imman chronology
Whistle
(2003)		 Giri
(2004)		 Kis Kis Ki Kismat
(2004)

Music and background score is handled by D. Imman.[1] The song "Dai Kaiya Vechikitu Summa Iruda" was a hit number of all the tracks in the album.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Adra Sakkai"Na. MuthukumarKarthik, Pop Shalini4:11
2."Kisukisu Manusa"P. VijayHarish Raghavendra, Mathangi4:41
3."Rendu Kaalu Singada Giri"Na. MuthukumarManikka Vinayagam, D. Imman3:45
4."Dei Kaiya Vechikitu Summa Iruda"P. VijayAnuradha Sriram, Devan4:22
5."Oppankara Veethiyiley"Na. MuthukumarKarthik, Chinmayi4:59
6."Dubuku Dubuku"P. VijayD. Imman, Anuradha Sriram4:54
Total length:25.24

Reception

The highlight of the movie was the comic sequences between Vadivelu and Arjun. Also the action sequences were notable, credits to Fefsi Vijayan. The film received mediocre reviews with Indiaglitz stating, "the story sinks in the quagmire of pulp and predictability".[2] But yet the film managed decent returns.

gollark: I have vaguely worried about this, since laws aren't updated to go along with this.
gollark: Arguably revolutions are increasingly less practical because technology makes law enforcement easier.
gollark: Alternatively, just have better grid infrastructure?
gollark: Well, lots of infighting wouldn't be very good either.
gollark: Actually, this is somewhat true even with much less technology, since global trade has IIRC been required for *ages* to keep everything running.

References
  1. "Songs in Giri". Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  2. "Giri movie review". Retrieved 8 February 2012.

Giri on IMDb

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.