''Jaisurya'' is a 2004

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directed by

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. The film stars Arjun in dual roles, along with

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and Vadivelu in pivotal roles. The movie was scored by Deva. The film received negative reviews from critics.

Plot

Surya ( Arjun), assisted by Baby (

), is a conman whose services can be bought by anyone for the right price. His tricks result in the dismissal of both the Assistant Commissioner (

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) and his brother, the Police Minister ( Raj Kapoor). So they seek the help of Pasupathy (

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), another dada in Madras. When Pasupathy is recruited by a goon from Calcutta to kidnap the Kancheepuram collector, Surya decides to foil his plan and save the collector. When saving the man, he finds that the collector Jai Anand (Arjun) is a spitting image of himself. Jai's fiancée Priya (

) tells Surya about Jai's past as the collector in Calcutta.

Cast

* Arjun in dual role as Jai Anand IAS / Surya *

as Baby *

as Charupriya * Vadivelu as Soosai *

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as Highways Govindan *

as Pasupathy *

as ACP * Raj Kapoor as Police Minister *

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* Paravai Muniyamma *

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* Ravi Kumar * Durai Pandian

Production

During the launch event of the film in February 2004, producers had put up promotional stills of actress

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before she had signed the film. Subsequently, the team moved quickly to sign on Laila and make up for their error.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

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and released on Five Star Audio.

Release

Due to producer's financial crunch, ''Jaisurya''s release was delayed for 4 months.

Critical reception

*''Biz Hat'' wrote "There is nothing spectacular about music and cinematography either.Manoj Kumar had produced and directed the film. On what basis did he choose such a story?". *''Thiraipadam'' wrote "Movies with dual roles usually pick up the pace and become more interesting after the two characters meet. But the reverse happens in Jai Soorya. Things get ridiculous and the movie skids to a complete stop after the collector's flashback." *''Chennai Online'' wrote "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!".

References

{{reflist Indian action films 2000s masala films 2004 films 2000s Tamil-language films Films scored by Deva (composer) Films set in Kolkata Films shot in Kolkata 2004 action films Films directed by Manoj Kumar