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| Directed by | Manoj Kumar |
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| Written by | Manoj Kumar |
| Produced by | Manoj Kumar Selvi Manoj Kumar |
| Starring | Arjun Laila Chaya Singh |
| Cinematography | A. Karthik Raja |
| Edited by | P. Mohan Raj |
| Music by | Deva
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Jai Soorya is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Manoj Kumar. The film stars Arjun in dual roles, alongside Laila, Chaya Singh and Vadivelu in pivotal roles. It was released on 19 December 2004.[1]
Plot
Template:More plot Surya, a cunning con artist, uses his skills for personal gain, manipulated by the highest bidder. However, his tricks eventually backfire, leading to the dismissal of both the Assistant Commissioner and the Police Minister, who were his clients. Seeking revenge, they enlist the help of Pasupathy, a notorious criminal in Madras. Pasupathy is then hired by a Calcutta-based goon to kidnap the collector of Kancheepuram. Surya, seeing an opportunity, decides to thwart Pasupathy's plan and rescue the collector. In a surprising twist, he discovers that the collector, Jai Anand, is his doppelganger. As Surya learns more about Jai's past in Calcutta from his fiancée Priya, he becomes entangled in a web of intrigue and deception.
Cast
Production
During the film's launch event in February 2004, producers had put up promotional stills featuring actress Sneha, even though she had not yet signed onto the project. The team subsequently moved quickly to sign Laila, rectifying their error.[2] The filming was held at Kolkata with some of the spots where crucial scenes were shot were the Hooghly bridge, the tram, the Metro, Victoria Mahal and the palace of Maharaja Bharadwaj. A fight scene with village backdrop was shot at Pollachi with three cameras and 150 dancers while another fight was shot at Vishakapatnam for which train was hired for a purpose. The song featuring Arjun and Laila was shot at Arjun's farm at Porur.[3] The filming was also held at Hyderabad and Rajahmundry.[4]
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Deva and released on Five Star Audio.[5]
Release and reception
Due to producer's financial crunch, Jai SooryaTemplate:'s release was delayed for four months.[6]
Malini Mannath of Chennai Online criticised the film's inconsistent tone, noting, "The problem with the film is that the director doesn't seem to have quite made up his mind whether his narrative style should be a light-hearted one or serious. So it meanders somewhere between the two and ends in a confused amalgam of emotions, with neither the humour nor the intensity really touching one!".[7] Sify wrote, "Arjun, a decent actor is doomed forever playing hero in stereotyped, mass action masalas like Jayasurya, that is crass, crude and is an unmitigated endurance test. The film makes us wonder if the audience in B and C stations are so dumb to accept such inane buffoonery in the name of entertainment!".[8]
References
- ↑ ஜெயசூர்யா / Jaisurya (2004). Screen 4 Screen. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ↑ Sneha out, Laila in, Rasika. Chennai Online(19 February 2004). Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ Jaisurya. Chennai Online(13 July 2004). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ↑ Arjun- Laila - Chaya Singh team up. Sify(13 February 2004). Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ Jai Surya. JioSaavn(23 July 2004). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ↑ Two films are further delayed!. Sify(9 December 2004). Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ↑ Jaisurya, Mannath, Malini. Chennai Online(1 January 2005). Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ Jayasurya. Sify. Retrieved 16 August 2024.