''Giri'' is a 2004 Indian

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action comedy film written and directed by

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, starring Arjun in the lead role, with Ramya,

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, and

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among others enacting supporting roles. The film was released on 1 October 2004. The movie was remade in Kannada in 2020 as ''

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'' starring his nephew Chiranjeevi Sarja. This film is also noted to be actress

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's productional debut in her production company house, Avni Cinemax. The film was dubbed into Telugu under the same name.

Plot

Two villages, Veerapandi Puram and Soolachery, on either side of a river are always feuding, as the headmen Veerasamy (

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) and Sethupathy ( FEFSI Vijayan) have personal enmity. Due to some misunderstanding, Sethupathy's children die, and the blame falls on Veerasamy. Sethupathy seeks revenge and tries to kill Veerasamy's son Surta but Surya is saved by his servant's son Giri, but the boy Surya disappears. 20 years later, Shiva ( Arjun) is seen arriving in Kumbakonam, living with a bakery owner named Veerabagu (

). Shiva's mission is to protect

and her son from all the threats of Sethupathy and his gangsters. Priya (

) walks into the bakery claiming ownership of the bakery. Though she dislikes and torments Veerabhagu, she falls for Shiva. Sooner, Shiva's true identity is revealed as he saves Devayani and her son from being murdered by Sethupathy's son. When questioned about his identity, it is revealed in a flashback that Shiva is Giri, Veerasamy's hatchet man. Devayani's husband DSP Chandrashekhar is actually Suryaprakash (

), Veerasamy's long-lost son whom Sethupathy is trying to kill. To protect the rest of the family, Giri was sent to bring them back to the village. In the village, Giri has another love interest named Devaki ( Ramya), who is Sethupathy's niece. All this leads to a bloody climax during a boat race, and Sethupathy and his family are wiped out by Giri. The film ends with both girls clinging on to Giri.

Cast

* Arjun as Giri (Shiva) * Divya Spandana as Devaki *

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as Priya *

as Veerabagu *

as Suryaprakash "Surya" (Chandrasekar) *

as Suryaprakash's wife *

as Veerasamy * FEFSI Vijayan as Sethupathy *

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as Pasupathy and Pasupathy's father (dual role) *

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as Pasupathy's wife *

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* Aryan

Soundtrack

Music and background score were handled by D. Imman. The song "''Dai Kaiya Vechikitu Summa Iruda''" was a hit number of all the tracks in the album.

Reception

The highlight of the movie was the comic sequences between Vadivelu and Arjun. Also the action sequences were notable, credits to Fefsi Vijayan. The film received mediocre reviews with Indiaglitz stating, "the story sinks in the quagmire of pulp and predictability". But yet the film managed decent returns.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Giri (Film) 2004 films 2004 action comedy films Indian action comedy films Films scored by D. Imman 2000s masala films 2000s Tamil-language films Films directed by Sundar C. 2004 comedy films Tamil films remade in other languages