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| Directed by | Suresh Krishna |
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| Written by | Liyakath Ali Khan (dialogues) |
| Produced by | V. A. Durai |
| Starring | Template:Ubl |
| Cinematography | V. Prathap |
| Edited by | K. Thanigachalam |
| Music by | Deva
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Gajendra is a 2004 Tamil language action film directed by Suresh Krishna. The film features Vijayakanth, Flora and Laya in lead roles. The film, produced by V. A. Durai, had musical score by Deva and was released on 17 September 2004 to mixed reviews. The film is remake of Telugu blockbuster film Simhadri and was later dubbed into Hindi as Return of Khuda Gawah in 2010.[1][2][3][4][5]
Plot
Gajendran (Vijayakanth), an orphan, is adopted and grows up under Azhagarsamy's (Sarath Babu) family care. Azhagarsamy considers Gajendran like his own son. Kasthuri (Flora), Azhagarsamy's granddaughter, falls in love with Gajendran. Gajendran takes care of a mentally ill girl Indhu (Laya). The rest of the story is about why he took care of her.
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Gajendran aka Andhra Gaja
- Flora as Kasthuri
- Laya as Indhu
- Sarath Babu as Azhagarsamy / Azhagar Ayya
- Nawab Shah as Rana
- Rajat Bedi as Chotta Babu
- Seetha as Mahalakshmi
- Rajeev as Aravind
- Radha Ravi as ACP Soukath Ali
- Ramesh Khanna as Pazhaniappan
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Peedhambaram
- Nizhalgal Ravi
- Mahanadi Shankar
- M. S. Bhaskar
- Raj Kapoor
- Lavanya
Production
The film was shot at locations in Rameswaram, Pushkarani, Tiruchandur, Vishakhapatnam, Chennai and Hyderabad. A stint of shooting took place at the Ram temple, Hyderabad. There are five fight scenes in the film, choreographed by stunt master Rocky Rajesh. One of them was picturised in the forest areas near Thalakkonam and took 15 days to complete. Yet another fight scene was shot in the Godavari river. It took five days to shoot, in front of a huge crowd. This was the fight scene where a stunt man lost his life in the water.[6]
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 26 August 2004, features 5 tracks but only two songs are placed in the film. The lyrics written by Kabilan and Pa. Vijay.[7]
Reception
IndiaGlitz.com described the film as a "bad remake".[3] Sify.com said that the film is a "waste of time".[4]
References
- ↑ Gajendra. popcorn.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ BizHat.com — Gajendra Review. movies.bizhat.com. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Indiaglitz — Gajendra Tamil Movie Movie Review. indiaglitz.com(2004-09-22). Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Movie Review : Gajendra. sify.com. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ Entertainment / Film Review : "Gajendra"(2004-09-24). Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050210174737/http://chennaionline.com/film/onlocation/gajendra.asp
- ↑ Gajendra - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn(1 January 2004). Retrieved 18 November 2018.