Janda Pai Kapiraju (English: Lord Hanuman on the Flag) is a 2015, Indian, Telugu-language political action drama film[1]. Janda Pai Kapiraju was written and directed by Samuthirakani, and features Nani and Amala Paul in lead roles.[2] The film's soundtrack and score were composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar.[3] A second version was concurently made in the Tamil Language, titled Nimirndhu Nil, with Jayam Ravi in the main role. While the Tamil version with Jayam Ravi released in 2014, the Telugu version was released on March 21, 2015. Nani played a double role for the first time in his career. Despite already having a Tamil version, the Telugu version was dubbed and released in Tamil as Velan Ettuthikkum in 2018.[4]
| Janda Pai Kapiraju | |
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| Directed by | Samuthirakani |
| Written by | Samuthirakani |
| Produced by | K. S. Sreenivasan |
| Starring | Nani Amala Paul Siva Balaji Ragini Dwivedi Gowri Nandha |
| Cinematography | M. Sukumar - M. Jeevan |
| Edited by | S.N.Fazil |
| Music by | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Production company | Vasan Visual Ventures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Aravind Shivashankar (Nani) is a 26-year-old youth who was brought up in an ashram run by Harish Chandra (Nassar).
His upbringing gives him strong moral values, but when he leaves his home, his beliefs are challenged by the corrupt social system. Unsettled by this, Aravind decides to fight immorality by taking on corrupt bureaucrats.
People he becomes close with - his friend Suresh (Vennela Kishore), the lawyer Rajasekhar (Subbu Panchu), the journalist Gopi (Siva Balaji), and his girlfriend Indumathi (Amala Paul) - join him on his mission to fight corruption. They create a fake persona, Harish Chandra, based on a modified picture of Aravind, and use this to trick government officials into accepting bribes. They then successfully expose 147 officials, including Indumathi's father (Ahuti Prasad), a court judge, and an MP (Tanikella Bharani).
All of the exposed officials team up, led by the MP, the judge, and Sathenapalli Savithri (Rethika Srinivas), an IAS officer, to take on Aravind and his team. They plan to use a look-alike, who fits the image and description of Harish. The look-alike is named Maya Kannan, a 42-year-old middle-aged man who does underground work for the Tamil Nadu government. He is implied to be a womanizer. The officials attempt to show that Harish is indeed a real person, in order to thwart Aravind's plan.
Maya Kannan, in Tamil Nadu, accepts the deal with the government officials on the condition of receiving 14.7 crores from the corrupt officials.
After learning of this plot from an employee of a government hospital, Pune (Dhanraj[disambiguation needed]), also employed by the 147 members, Aravind fears that all his efforts will be in vain. He heads to Tamil Nadu to stop Kannan from claiming the made up identity of Harish, leading to a fight between the two. As the case takes place in court, Aravind and his team members are disappointed as Kannan successfully claims the identity of Harish.
Just when the corrupt officials are glad that things are going as planned, there is a plot twist: Kannan explains that he was supporting Aravind from the start! The court declares in favor of Aravind, and Kannan praises Aravind for his efforts. Kannan further explains who he is - a Psychology graduate who runs orphanages and senior homes for young girls and the elderly. He explains that he used the 14.7 crores to build orphanages in four separate states.
As Arvind and Kannan embrace each other and step out of the court, Kannan is stabbed multiple times and a fight breaks out. The attackers were hired by the corrupt officials to kill Aravind and Kannan. Both of them, with the help of the public, manage to fight off their attackers, and Kannan saves Aravind from being stabbed. However, Kannan eventually succumbs to his injuries with further wounds, leaving Aravind and his team devastated. The end credits explain that Aravind and his team became successful in their fight against corruption.
Cast
- Nani as Aravind Shivashankar and Maya Kannan (Dual Role)
- Amala Paul as Indumathi
- Siva Balaji as Gopi
- Ragini Dwivedi as Maya Kannan's girl friend
- Gowri Nandha as Seethalakshmi
- Rethika Srinivas as Sathenapalli savitri.
- Nassar as Harish Chandra
- Anil Murali
- Subbu Panchu as Lawyer Rajasekhar
- Parvathy Nair as Na.Sita Lakshmi
- Vennela Kishore as Suresh
- Tanikella Bharani as MP
- Namo Narayana
- Chitra Lakshmanan
- Chandramohan
- Ahuti Prasad as Indumathi's father
- Baby Angela as younger sister of Amala Paul(Twin 1)
- Baby Andrea as younger sister of Amala Paul (Twin 2)
- Sarathkumar as CBI officer Michael (guest appearance)
- Jayam Ravi (Cameo appearance in Rajadhi Raja song)
- Prem Rakshith (Cameo appearance in "Rajadhi Raja" song)
Production
The film was launched on 1 August 2013 at Annapurna Studios. The film's first schedule of shooting started a day later.[5] Nani plays dual roles — that of a 24-year-old and of an 18-year-old. Amala Paul plays the female lead in both the versions.[6] The movie was produced by KS Sreenivasan's Vaasan Visual Ventures.[7] Meghana Raj was reported to have an important role in the film,[8] but she said on Twitter that she was not acting in the film.[9] Ragini Dwivedi was convinced to play an important role.[10] By March 2014, the progress of the shoot was announcedto be 50% complete and a first look was launched on Nani's birthday.[11] The next shooting schedule began the same month in Hyderabad with a duration of 3 weeks - scenes of Nani and Amala were shot.[12] On 26 November 2014 revealed on his Twitter the looks of his Dual roles.[13] On 5 December 2014 a press release revealed that the film's shoot was wrapped up that day.[14] The movie released on 21 March 2015.[15]
Soundtrack
| Janda Pai Kapiraju | ||||
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| Soundtrack album of Janda Pai Kapiraju by | ||||
| Released | 28 December 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 19:29 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Saregama | |||
| Producer | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |||
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G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the music for both the Telugu and Tamil Versions which featured the same soundtrack. The audio was launched on Saregama music label at Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad on 28 December 2013.[16]
All lyrics are written by Anantha Sreeram
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Inthandanga" | Javed Ali, Shasha, G. V. Prakash Kumar | 03:25 |
| 2. | "Don't Worry Be Happy" | Jai Srinivas, Priya Himesh | 03:38 |
| 3. | "Rajadhi Raja" | Hemachandra | 04:34 |
| 4. | "Thelisinadi" | Haricharan, Saindhavi | 04:31 |
| 5. | "Gita Verses" | Haricharan | 03:19 |
| Total length: | 19:29 | ||
References
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- ^ "Nani-Amala Paul movie is Janda Pai Kapiraju". Times of India. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Role in Samuthirakani's film a 'sawal': Nani". IndiaGlitz. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ https://in.bookmyshow.com/kozhinjampara/movies/velan-ettuthikkum/ET00076622
- ^ "Nani's new film Janda Pai Kapiraju launched". Times of India. February 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Amala Paul's in town". Deccan Chronicle. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "Jayam Ravi, Nani in Samuthirakani's film". Times of India. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "K-Town celebs wish Samuthirakani good luck". Times of India. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Status of Meghnaraj". Twitter. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Ragini's loving the busy life". The New Indian Express. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Jenda pai Kapiraju is 50% complete". TollywoodAndhra.in. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ "Nani's 'Jenda Pai Kapiraju' new schedule begins". raagalahari.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Janda Pai Kapiraju: Nani's first look unveiled". Desimartini.com. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Jendapai Kapiraju wraps up shooting". raagalahari.com. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "- latest news of Telugu movies website news". 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Jenda Pai Kapiraju audio to release on Dec 28". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 December 2013.