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{{short description|2018 film by Santhosh P. Jayakumar}}
{{Unreliable sources|date=December 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ghajinikanth
| image = Ghajinikanth.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Santhosh P. Jayakumar]]
| producer = [[K. E. Gnanavel Raja]]
| writer = Santhosh P. Jayakumar
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Bhale Bhale Magadivoy]]''|[[Maruthi]]}}
| starring = [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]<br />[[Sayyeshaa]]
| music = [[Balamurali Balu]]
| cinematography = Ballu
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2018|08|03|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web |title=Will Arya's Ghajinikanth work at the box office? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ghajinikanth-to-release-on-august-3-reasons-to-watch-the-film-1302558-2018-08-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805143430/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ghajinikanth-to-release-on-august-3-reasons-to-watch-the-film-1302558-2018-08-01 |archive-date=5 August 2018 |access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Ghajinikanth''''' is a 2018 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by [[Santhosh P. Jayakumar]] and produced by [[K. E. Gnanavel Raja]]. The film stars [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] and [[Sayyeshaa]] in the lead roles. It is a remake of the 2015 Telugu film ''[[Bhale Bhale Magadivoy]].''

== Plot==

The protagonist, Rajinikanth ([[Arya (actor)|Arya]]), was born in a theatre screening of ''[[Dharmathin Thalaivan]]'', and like [[Rajinikanth]]'s characters in that film, he has a [[Amnesia|forgetful nature]]. The film doffs its hat at the older film by introducing its protagonist in underwear, as he has forgotten to wear pants. This condition of Rajini is a constant source of embarrassment to his parents Ramanathan ([[Aadukalam Naren]]) and Lakshmi ([[Uma Padmanabhan]]), as they cannot find a suitable match for him. One prospective girl's father Sathyamoorthy ([[Sampath Raj]]) insults Rajini because of this. As fate would have it, Rajini ends up falling in love with Sathyamoorthy's daughter Vandhana ([[Sayyeshaa]]), but she is unaware of Rajini's forgetfulness. How long can Rajini continue with this facade, especially with Ajay (Lijeesh), a cop who wants to marry Vandhana and is trying to expose him?

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Arya (actor)|Arya]] as Rajinikanth Ramanathan aka Ghajinikanth
*[[Sayyeshaa]] as Vandhana Sathyamoorthy
*[[Aadukalam Naren]] as Ramanathan, Rajini's father
*[[Uma (Tamil actress)|Uma]] as Lakshmi Ramanathan, Rajini's mother
*[[Sampath Raj]] as Sathyamoorthy, Vandhana's father
*[[Sathish]] as Mohan
*[[Lingesh|Lijeesh]] as Inspector Ajay
*[[Rajendran]] as Rajini's friend
*[[Karunakaran (actor)|Karunakaran]] as Karuna
*[[Kaali Venkat]] as Uthaman
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Rajini's grandfather
*[[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]] as Rajini's grandmother
*[[Madhan Bob]] as Rajini's boss
*[[Manobala]] as Kamal Vishwanathan
*[[K. Sivasankar]] as Mohan's father
*[[Venkat Subha]] as broker
*[[Linga (actor)|Linga]] as Police officer
*[[Rahul Thatha]] as area friend
*[[Neelima Rani]] as Gayathri, Vandhana's sister-in-law
*[[K. S. G. Venkatesh]] as Gayathri's father
*[[Dubbing Janaki]] as Kamal's mother
*[[Jangiri Madhumitha]] as Mrs. Uthaman
*Sheela as Gayathri's mother
*Rekha Suresh as Mrs. Kamal Vishwanathan
* Hema Rajkumar
*Karnaa Radha as shopkeeper
*[[Baba Bhaskar]] in a special appearance
{{colend}}

== Production ==
In October 2015, a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] remake of the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Bhale Bhale Magadivoy]]'' (2015) with [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] as the protagonist was announced, but never came to fruition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |date=26 October 2015 |title=GV Prakash to do Nani's role in Tamil remake of Bhale Bhale Magadivoy |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/GV-Prakash-to-do-Nanis-role-in-Tamil-remake-of-Bhale-Bhale-Magadivoy/articleshow/49534075.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228113845/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/GV-Prakash-to-do-Nanis-role-in-Tamil-remake-of-Bhale-Bhale-Magadivoy/articleshow/49534075.cms |archive-date=28 February 2016 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> In late November 2017, [[Studio Green]] announced that they would collaborate with filmmaker [[Santhosh P. Jayakumar]] for a comedy film starring [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] and [[Sayyeshaa Saigal|Sayyeshaa]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Studio Green's next film has Arya and Sayyeshaa in the lead |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/studio-green-s-next-film-has-arya-and-sayyeshaa-in-the-lead-news-tamil-rl3lkVgcgceef.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129143807/http://www.sify.com/movies/studio-green-s-next-film-has-arya-and-sayyeshaa-in-the-lead-news-tamil-rl3lkVgcgceef.html |archive-date=29 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 2017 |title=Arya teams up with Hara Hara Mahadevaki director Santhosh Jayakumar |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/arya-teams-up-with-hara-hara-mahadevaki-director-santhosh-jayakumar.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042621/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/arya-teams-up-with-hara-hara-mahadevaki-director-santhosh-jayakumar.html |archive-date=12 January 2018 |access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref> Titled ''Ghajinikanth'', the film was revealed to be a remake of ''Bhale Bhale Magadivoy'', and the first look poster had Arya in an ethnic attire resembling a character portrayed by [[Rajinikanth]] in the 1988 film, ''[[Dharmathin Thalaivan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sayyeshaa's next film opposite Arya begins rolling in Thailand |url=https://regional.pinkvilla.com/tamil/news/sayyeshaas-next-film-opposite-arya-begins-rolling-thailand/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135957/https://regional.pinkvilla.com/tamil/news/sayyeshaas-next-film-opposite-arya-begins-rolling-thailand/ |archive-date=12 June 2018 |access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Arya starrer Ghajinikanth's first look revealed |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/dec/13/arya-starrer-ghajinikanths-first-look-revealed-1725619.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703165619/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/dec/13/arya-starrer-ghajinikanths-first-look-revealed-1725619.html |archive-date=3 July 2022 |access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref> The title is a [[portmanteau]] of the words "Ghajini" and "Rajinikanth",<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 January 2018 |title=Ghajinikanth teaser: Arya plays a Rajinikanth fan with a memory disorder |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ghajinikanth-teaser-arya-rajinikanth-watch-video-5020860/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703143958/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ghajinikanth-teaser-arya-rajinikanth-watch-video-5020860/ |archive-date=3 July 2022 |access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref> and was titled so because of the forgetful nature of Rajinikanth's character in ''Dharmathin Thalaivan'' and [[Suriya]]'s character in ''[[Ghajini (2005 film)|Ghajini]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 April 2018 |title=We managed to get a clean A-certificate: 'Hara Hara Mahadevaki' director Santhosh P Jayakumar |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/apr/09/we-managed-to-get-a-clean-a-certificate-hara-hara-mahadevaki-director-santhosh-p--jayakumar-1799236.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703165621/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/apr/09/we-managed-to-get-a-clean-a-certificate-hara-hara-mahadevaki-director-santhosh-p--jayakumar-1799236.html |archive-date=3 July 2022 |access-date=2018-04-12 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The shoot began with a song sequence shot in [[Thailand]], before the team completed scenes in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sayyeshaa-Arya will make a terrific pair in Ghajinikanth and here's the proof |url=https://regional.pinkvilla.com/tamil/news/sayyeshaa-arya-will-make-terrific-pair-ghajinikasnth-heres-proof/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142710/https://regional.pinkvilla.com/tamil/news/sayyeshaa-arya-will-make-terrific-pair-ghajinikasnth-heres-proof/ |archive-date=12 June 2018 |access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref> Santhosh was directing this alongside another film ''[[Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu]]'' (2018). Shooting ended in 39 days.<ref>{{Cite news |title='Ghajinikanth' shoot complete in record 39 days? |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ghajinikanth-shoot-complete-in-record-39-days-news-tamil-selqKsijdjgaj.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412024738/http://www.sify.com/movies/ghajinikanth-shoot-complete-in-record-39-days-news-tamil-selqKsijdjgaj.html |archive-date=12 April 2018 |access-date=2018-04-12 |work=Sify |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 May 2018 |title=Ghajinikanth Official Trailer |url=http://www.pakka.tv/entertainment/trailers/ghajinikanth-official-trailer--arya-sayyeshaa--balamurali-balu--santhosh-p-jayakumar8838/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505065732/http://www.pakka.tv/entertainment/trailers/ghajinikanth-official-trailer--arya-sayyeshaa--balamurali-balu--santhosh-p-jayakumar8838/ |archive-date=5 May 2018 |access-date=4 May 2018 |work=PakkaTv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 June 2018 |title=Ghajinikanth Hola Hola Lyrical Video |url=http://www.pakka.tv/entertainment/cine-songs/ghajinikanth--hola-hola-lyrical-video--arya-sayyeshaa--balamurali-balu--santhosh-p-jayakumar9100/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142659/http://www.pakka.tv/entertainment/cine-songs/ghajinikanth--hola-hola-lyrical-video--arya-sayyeshaa--balamurali-balu--santhosh-p-jayakumar9100/ |archive-date=12 June 2018 |access-date=8 June 2018 |work=PakkaTv}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Balamurali Balu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghajinikanth Songs Download: Ghajinikanth MP3 Tamil Songs Online Free on |url=https://gaana.com/album/ghajinikanth |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920195702/https://gaana.com/album/ghajinikanth |archive-date=20 September 2018 |access-date=2022-08-23 |publisher=Gaana}}</ref>

{{Infobox album
| name = Ghajinikanth
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Balamurali Balu]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2018
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Tamil
| length = 10:34
| language = Tamil
| label = [[Think Music]]
| producer = Balamurali Balu
| prev_title = [[Traffic Ramasamy (film)|Traffic Ramasamy]]
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = [[Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu]]
| next_year = 2020
}}
{{track listing
| extra_column =Singers
| title1 = Hola Hola
| extra1 = [[Benny Dayal]], [[M. M. Manasi]], Christopher Stanley
| lyrics1 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| length1 = 3:26
| title2 = Bar Song
| extra2 = [[Rahul Nambiar]]
| lyrics2 = [[Ku Karthik]]
| length2 = 3:00
| title3 = Aariyane
| extra3 = [[Shweta Mohan]]
| lyrics3 = [[Kabilan Vairamuthu]]
| length3 = 2:47
| title4 = Karu Karu
| extra4 = [[Sanjith Hegde]], Aishwarya Ravichandran
| lyrics4 = Balamurali Balu
| length4 = 1:21
|total_length = 10:34}}

==Release==
Production budget of the film was valued at {{INR}}8 crore excluding Arya's salary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghajinikanth budget |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nCE5SN9ZKk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726123539/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nCE5SN9ZKk |archive-date=26 July 2023 |access-date=29 September 2018 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[STAR Vijay]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2018 |title=#Ghajinikanth Now on Starvijay International feed Tomorrow 11am in India |url=https://www.facebook.com/TamilTVExpresss/photos/ghajinikanthnow-on-starvijay-international-feedtomorrow-11am-in-india/553018535138384/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416123022/https://www.facebook.com/TamilTVExpresss/photos/ghajinikanthnow-on-starvijay-international-feedtomorrow-11am-in-india/553018535138384/ |archive-date=16 April 2019 |access-date=12 April 2019 |website=facebook.com/TamilTVExpresss}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
''Indian Express'' wrote "There are several ways to keep the viewer engaged - it could be through the story, its characters, the writing or the filmmaking. Sadly, Ghajinikanth doesn't tick any of the boxes."<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 August 2018 |title=Ghajinikanth movie review: This Arya starrer is yet another string of cliches and outdated tropes |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/ghajinikanth-movie-review-arya-sayyeshaa-saigal-5288318/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180804052155/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/ghajinikanth-movie-review-arya-sayyeshaa-saigal-5288318/ |archive-date=4 August 2018 |access-date=3 August 2018}}</ref> ''Times of India'' wrote "Despite the film offering great scope for comedy, Ghajinikanth is entertaining only in places."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghajinikanth Movie Review {2.5/5}: Ghajinikanth is entertaining only in places |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ghajinikanth/movie-review/65234880.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> ''Sify'' called it "Family-friendly comedy entertainer" and wrote "Overall, Ghajinikanth is a time pass entertainer and you will enjoy watching it with family and friends!"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghajinikanth review: Family-friendly comedy entertainer |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ghajinikanth-review-family-friendly-comedy-entertainer-review-tamil-sicrlbbhcfbfc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802181936/http://www.sify.com/movies/ghajinikanth-review-family-friendly-comedy-entertainer-review-tamil-sicrlbbhcfbfc.html |archive-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|7850980}}

[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Thailand]]
[[Category:2018 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2018 Indian films]]
[[Category:2018 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2018 films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Balamurali Balu]]
[[Category:Films produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja]]
[[Category:Studio Green films]]

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