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{{Infobox film
| name = James Pandu
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Selva (director)|Selva]]
| writer = Suki Murthy<br />Nagulan Ponnusamy (dialogues)
| story = R. Parthiban
| starring = [[Prabhu Deva]]<br />[[R. Parthiban|Parthiban]]<br />[[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]]<br />[[Renu Desai]]
| producer = V. Sundar
| studio = Vishwas
| music = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| cinematography = [[Thangar Bachan]]
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]
| released = 21 April 2000
| runtime =
| language = Tamil
| country = India
}}

'''''James Pandu''''' is a 2000 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Selva (director)|Selva]]. The film stars [[Prabhu Deva]], [[R. Parthiban|Parthiban]], [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]] and [[Renu Desai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/04/28/stories/09280224.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126020631/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/04/28/stories/09280224.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=26 January 2013 |title=The Hindu : Film Review: ''James Pandu'' |publisher=Hinduonnet.com |date=28 April 2000 |accessdate=25 August 2012}}</ref> The film opened to mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/04/28/stories/09280224.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160123093321/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/04/28/stories/09280224.htm|archive-date = 23 January 2016|title = Archive News|website = [[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
James ([[Prabhu Deva]]) and Pandu ([[Parthiban]]) are porters. Though they were inseparable friends before, there is no love lost between them now. James is in love with Renu ([[Renu Desai]]), while Kausalya ([[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]]), a mute, has feelings for Pandu. A chit fund company owner ([[Nizhalgal Ravi]]) hires James to 'steal' a bag of money from himself so he could abscond with the money, but his manager ([[Thalaivasal Vijay]]) hires Pandu to steal the bag from James. When James and Pandu lay their hands on the money, they become friends again and decide to split the money. However, the company owner is found murdered, and they become the prime suspects. In the climax, [[T. S. B. K. Moulee|Mouli]] comes to court and tells the truth that he killed the company owner because the latter would cheat many people. James and Pandu are proven innocent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/reviews/james.html |accessdate=7 May 2009 |url-status=dead|title=James Pandu Review|work=India Info |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051121013438/http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/reviews/james.html |archivedate=21 November 2005 }}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Prabhu Deva]] as James
* [[Parthiban]] as Pandu
* [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]] as Kausalya
* [[Renu Desai]] as Renu
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Chit fund company owner
* [[Ravikumar (actor)|Ravikumar]] as Police inspector
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Chit fund company manager
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Police inspector
* [[T. S. B. K. Moulee]] as Raghavachari (guest appearance)
* [[Shari (actress)|Shari]] guest appearance
* [[K. Sivasankar]] as Railway porter
* [[Balu Anand]] as Railway porter
* Sukran as Railway porter
* [[Madhan Bob]]
* [[Easwari Rao]] as Kausalya's sister
* Vijaya Singh
* Deepika
* Sridevi
* Sunanda
* Baby Anu as Kausalya's niece
* [[Periya Karuppu Thevar]] as Man asking for a donation
* [[Nellai Siva]] as Man asking for a donation
* Amalraj Vathiyar
* [[Kovai Senthil]] as Travelling ticket examiner
* [[Mayilsamy]]
* [[Scissor Manohar]] as Railway porter
* [[Manobala]] as Railway porter
* Pollachi Babu as Police inspector
* [[Bonda Mani]]
* Jayamani as Bus conductor
* Maayi Sundar as Railway porter
* Vijay Ganesh as Railway porter
* [[Soori (actor)|Soori]] as Railway porter (uncredited role)
}}

== Production ==
The film saw Parthiban and Prabhu Deva acting together for first time, though they appeared previously together in ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' but they didn't have any scenes together.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050123024711/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=6007235 sify.com]</ref> Selva had initially titled the film as ''Whistle'', before renaming the project.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/interviews/30-09-99/parthiba.htm |title=Archived copy |website=www.dinakaran.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040624175717/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/interviews/30-09-99/parthiba.htm |archive-date=24 June 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>[[Isha Koppikar]] was initially cast in the film, but dropped out and was replaced by [[Renu Desai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/01-11-99/murali.htm |title=Archived copy |website=www.dinakaran.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041124021904/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/01-11-99/murali.htm |archive-date=24 November 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Title of the film is a spoof on Hollywood's famous character [[James Bond]]. The first shot was taken at the Arunachalam studios. The unit picturised two songs in the snowy and hilly areas of Gangtok in Sikkim.<ref>http://cinematoday.itgo.com/James%20Pandu.htm</ref> There at a height of 14,000 feet is based an army camp, reported the highest situated army camp in the world. The unit, that got the permission to shoot there, had much difficulty picturising the songs in the cold hilly area, but have returned triumphant. Participating in the songs were Prabhu Deva and Renu. A ten days shooting schedule in Chennai followed by shooting, at places like Hyderabad, Chalakkudi and Mercara.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/location/james.asp |title=Archived copy |website=www.chennaionline.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011223062507/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/james.asp |archive-date=23 December 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://masstamilan.in/james-pandu/|title = James Pandu 2000 Tamil Mp3 Songs Free Download Masstamilan Isaimini Kuttyweb}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track # !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "James Pandu Da" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Unni Menon]] || Kalidasan || 04:09
|-
| 2 || "Kannena Minsarama" || [[Devan Ekambaram]], [[Bombay Jayashri]] || [[Na. Muthukumar]] || 04:23
|-
| 3 || "Nikkattuma Nadakattuma" || Mano, [[Anuradha Sriram]] || Bharathi Sakthi || 04:31
|-
| 4 || "Un Azhagai" || [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], Reshmi || [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]] || 05:04
|-
| 5 || "Vennila Ethuvum" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Reshmi || [[Thamarai]] || 04:06
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Sikkim]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy thriller films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. A. Rajkumar]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kerala]]
[[Category:Films shot in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Films directed by Selva (director)]]

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