Garjanai (1981)

Vijay, an honest doctor, finds out that Mithra and his team are responsible for the death of many children in his locality. He decides to expose Mithra and his activities.

Date of release
1981-08-06
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
2h 4m
Genres
Romance
Director
C. V. Rajendran

Casting

Interesting facts

Garjanai (transl. Roar) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film directed by C. V. Rajendran, starring Rajinikanth and Madhavi. The music was scored by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was simultaneously shot in Malayalam as Garjanam and in Kannada as Garjane. All three versions of the film failed at the box office. Garjanai ran for 52 days in Chennai making it one of Rajinikanth's films with the shortest run in theatres. It marked Rajinikanth's last Malayalam and Kannada film role till date.

Production

All three versions were filmed simultaneously. Jayan was the original lead actor of Garjanam, the Malayalam version. While half the film had been shot, he suffered an accident while filming another film, Kolilakkam and succumbed to his injuries. Subsequently, Garjanam was completed with Rajinikanth in the same role. Some footage of Jayan was included in the film's opening reel, before the credits, during screenings in Kerala.

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