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{{Infobox film
| name = Jananam
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Ramesh Selvan]]
| writer =
| starring = [[Arun Vijay|Arun Kumar]] [[Priyanka Trivedi]] [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] [[Raghuvaran]] [[Vadivelu]] [[Charle]] [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
| producer = Crescent movie international
| music = [[Bharathwaj]]
| released = 17 December 2004
| runtime = 134 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| budget =
}}
'''''Jananam''''' ({{translation}} Birth) is a 2004 [[Tamil language]] [[action drama film]] directed by [[Ramesh Selvan]]. The film stars [[Arun Vijay|Arun Kumar]] and [[Priyanka Trivedi]] in lead roles, while [[Ashish Vidyarthi]], [[Raghuvaran]], [[Charle]], [[Vadivelu]] and [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] play supporting roles. The music was composed by [[Bharathwaj]]. The film was launched in 2002, but got delayed and was released in 2004.

==Plot==
Surya ([[Arun Vijay|Arunkumar]]) is an angry young man who is a post-graduate student looking for a job. His girlfriend is Shruthi ([[Priyanka Trivedi]]). She always tries to control his rage as he fights against injustice in society. Once, Surya fights for a friend, Ganesh ([[Charle]]), who is a gold medalist but does not get a job as he is not able to get a loan from a bank because he does not have any collateral to pledge. Another gold medalist friend dies in an accident after running helter-skelter hunting for a job. All this changes Surya’s life, especially after he meets a well-known writer and intellectual Udaya Murthy ([[Raghuvaran]]), who urges him, along with others, to start a movement against corruption and injustice in society. They start an Unemployed Graduate Association which rubs the local politician and don Muthukaruppan ([[Ashish Vidyarthi]]) the wrong way. The idealist Surya turns into a raging force after Murthy is shot dead by police and he is jailed. In jail, he is brutally tortured by the police as he becomes a rallying point for the youths who are fighting unemployment.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Arun Vijay|Arun Kumar]] as Surya
*[[Priyanka Trivedi]] as Shruthi
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Muthukaruppan
*[[Raghuvaran]] as Udhaya Moorthy
*[[Charle]] as Ganesh
*[[Vadivelu]]
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Shekar
*[[Munna (actor)|Munna]] as Sasi
*[[Kalairani]] as Sasi's mother
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Chandrasekhar
*[[C. R. Saraswathi]] as Malar
*[[Mahanadi Shankar]] as Police Inspector
*[[Crane Manohar]]
*[[Kumarimuthu]]
*[[Singamuthu]]
*[[Rajesh (actor)|Rajesh]] as Chief Minister (Special appearance)
*[[Nanditha Jennifer|Nanditha]] as Special appearance
*Kalidaas as [[Inspector]] Kalidaas
{{colend}}

==Production==
The film was announced in 2002 with Arun Kumar and Priyanka Trivedi playing lead roles. The film got delayed by a year due to financing problems; also Priyanka's marriage caused the delay and it was finally released in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/11206.html |title=Arun Kumar hoping for a new birth in Jananam - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2004-11-01 |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/11966.html |title=All troubles over for'em - Bollywood Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2004-12-15 |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=13607359 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041214200429/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=13607359 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-12-14 |title=Welcome to |publisher=Sify.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Bharathwaj]], with lyrics written by [[Vairamuthu]], [[P. Vijay]], [[Snehan]] and [[Yugabharathi]].
{{Infobox album
| name = Jananam
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Bharathwaj
| Cover =
| alt =
| released = 15 October 2004
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label =
| producer = Bharathwaj
| prev_title = [[Amma Appa Chellam]]
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [[Ayya (2005 Tamil film)|Ayya]]
| next_year = 2005
}}

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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCF" align="center"
| '''No.''' || '''Song''' || '''Singers''' ||'''Lyrics''' || '''Length (m:ss)'''
|-
| 1 || "Ore Oru Mutham" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]] || rowspan=2|[[Snehan]] || 04:06
|-
| 2 || "Pidivadham Pidikathae" || [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], [[Mahathi]] || 05:30
|-
| 3 || "Sushmitha Kiss Thantha" || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]] || [[Yugabharathi]] || 04:20
|-
| 4 || "Enge Thavarugal" || Bharathwaj || Snehan || 03:31
|-
| 5 || "Sudum Varai Neruppu" || Karthik, Tippu, Timmy, [[Yugendran]], [[MK Balaji]] || [[Vairamuthu]] || 05:19
|-
| 6 || "Neethaane Emmele" || [[Harish Raghavendra]], [[Chinmayi]] || [[Pa. Vijay]] || 05:20
|-
|}

==Reviews==
Indiaglitz wrote: "Though director Ramesh has tried to narrate an issue that the society is grappling with, it's certain that the delayed release will have an impact in the minds of the audience".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7254.html |title=Jananam Tamil Movie Review - cinema preview stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2004-12-22 |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref> Hindu wrote: "DESPITE A rather irrelevant and unrealistic theme that offers little support to the story and cast, if Crescent Movie International's "Jananam" is able to garner appreciation, much of the credit goes to the film's hero, Arun Kumar. The actor has slogged it out and the diligence shows. Be it action, emotion or subdued expression, Arun Kumar comes out with a commendable show in every frame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/12/24/stories/2004122402850301.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124083811/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/12/24/stories/2004122402850301.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-01-24 |title=Entertainment / Film Review : Jananam |date=2004-12-24 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref> Sify wrote:" The story, plot development and packaging is old wine in a new bottle and has a hangover of films like Sethu and Nanda . Still it is watchable and has a positive message that unemployed youth can change the way of the society and administration, provided they are focused".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/jananam-review-tamil-13634692.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529090219/http://www.sify.com/movies/jananam-review-tamil-13634692.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-05-29 |title=Movie Review:Jananam |publisher=Sify.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref> Balaji b wrote: "Jananam belongs to the list of movies that is well-intentioned but not particularly well-made, the issue and its solution are presented in a screenplay that does not do justice to them"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2005/jananam.html |title=Jananam |publisher=Bbthots.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref> while another critic wrote: "The film begins with violence and finds the solution in peace talks. The story is weak and so is the screen play. The director focuses more on his punch dialogues and student revolution rather than building a story with flowing scenes to stimulate interest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/01/19/artscop04.html |title=Online edition of Daily News - Features |publisher=Dailynews.lk |date=2005-01-19 |accessdate=2012-08-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209171256/http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/01/19/artscop04.html |archivedate= 9 February 2005 }}</ref> Chennaionline wrote: "Director Ramesh may not have been able to convey all that he wanted to, nor in the exact way he had wanted to. But he should be commended for taking up a film with a message, and for his sincerity in depicting the plight of the educated unemployed from the poorer strata of society".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041230054224/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/12jananam.asp Jananam]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:Unemployment in fiction]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Bharadwaj (music director)]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ramesh Selvan]]

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