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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Jamboo<br />
| image = Jamboo poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = [[M. Karnan]]<br />
| screenplay = M. Karnan<br />
| story = Maa. Ra<br />
| producer = M. Karnan<br />
| starring = [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]]<br />
| cinematography = M. Karnan<br />
| editing = G. Kalyana Sundaram <br /> K. Gouthaman<br />
| music = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]<br />
| studio = Indrani Films<br />
| released = {{film date|1980|1|15|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 122 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Jamboo''''' is 1980 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action adventure film]], co-written, directed and produced by [[M. Karnan]] from a story by Maa. Ra. The film stars [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]], leading an ensemble cast that includes [[Major Sundarrajan]], [[S. A. Ashokan]], [[Thengai Srinivasan]], [[M. R. R. Vasu]], [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] and [[Jayamala]]. It was released on 15 January 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamboo (1980) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/jamboo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023100521/https://screen4screen.com/movies/jamboo |archive-date=23 October 2023 |access-date=4 October 2021 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2021 |title=திரைப்படச்சோலை 19: ஜெய்சங்கர் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/654042-thiraipada-solai.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506165937/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/654042-thiraipada-solai.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |access-date=4 October 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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A varied group of travellers on a flight to the United States find themselves stranded on an island. They are rescued by Jamboo, who has lived on the island by himself since childhood. He is capable of surviving the harsh surrounding full of wild animals, raging rivers and other natural dangers. Jamboo takes on the task of keeping the crash survivors alive and eventually lead them off the island. They are forced to stay on the island until the circumstances are right for them to attempt an escape. The film chronicles the many varied dangers they face as they attempt to get home.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
* [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Jamboo<br />
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Saamy<br />
* [[S. A. Ashokan]] as Paranthaman<br />
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]]<br />
* [[M. R. R. Vasu]]<br />
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Anjalai<br />
* [[Jayamala]] as Geetha<br />
* Jaya Vani as Radha<br />
* Lalitha as Noori<br />
* [[Praveena Bhagyaraj|Praveena]] as Tribal princess<br />
* Mallika<br />
* Jothi Kanna<br />
* Kanchana<br />
* Vimala<br />
* Manjula<br />
* Kovai Shantha<br />
* [[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]]<br />
* [[S. V. Ramadas]]<br />
* [[Oru Viral Krishna Rao]]<br />
* Mottai Seetha Raman<br />
* P. L. Selvaraj<br />
* Franco<br />
* Prabhakar<br />
* Master Sivakumar<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was written by [[Shankar–Ganesh]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jambu |url=https://tamilsongslyrics123.com/movie/Jambu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004064802/https://tamilsongslyrics123.com/movie/Jambu |archive-date=4 October 2021 |access-date=4 October 2021 |website=Tamil Songs Lyrics}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Songs !! Length<br />
|-<br />
| "Yenga Vandha Yenga" || 04:49<br />
|-<br />
| "Yen Intha Mayakkam" || 05:36<br />
|-<br />
| "Oh Rama Oh Rama" || 05:30<br />
|-<br />
| "Machaan Thota Mazaa" ||03:02<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Kanthan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' said it was disheartening to see a film like ''Jamboo'' at a time when Tamil cinema was progressing.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=24 February 1980 |title=ஜம்பு |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-02-24/page/n57/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230730151713/https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-02-24/page/n57/mode/2up |archive-date=30 July 2023 |access-date=30 July 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=57 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|2791300}}<br />
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[[Category:1980 films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s action adventure films]]<br />
[[Category:1980 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1980 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by M. Karnan]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh]]<br />
[[Category:Films set on islands]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action adventure films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language action adventure films]]<br />
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