''Jana'' is a 2004 Indian

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-language

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by

Shaji Kailas Shaji Kailas (born 8 February 1965) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Malayalam cinema. Shaji got a breakthrough with the comedy film ''Dr. Pasupathy'' (1990). He is best known for his action films with mainl ...

. The film's score was composed by C. Raja Mani and soundtrack was composed by

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, while Rajeev Ravi was the cinematographer.

Plot

Janarthanan "Jana" lives in a village in

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, and leading a life incognito, taking up the cause of the villagers, and making enemies around. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Jana's past is revealed. Jana is actually a terror to the Mumbai dons and corrupt politicians. At the present, Jana finally meets his rival Bhandari, who is released from prison to have his final round with him.

Cast

Ajith kumar Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil films. To date, he has starred in over 60 films. His awards include four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil N ...

as Janardhanan "Jana" * Sneha as Manimegalai * Siddique as Bhandari *

Raghuvaran Raghuvaran Velayutham (11 December 1958 – 19 March 2008) was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in films made in South India. He has acted in more than 200 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. According to the ''Hindustan T ...

as Jana's father *

Srividya Srividya (24 July 1953 – 19 October 2006), also known as Sreevidya, was an Indian actress best known for her work predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. In a career spanning for 40 years, ...

as Jana's mother *

Sathyapriya Sathyapriya is an Indian actress. She has acted in over 350 films, and played the heroine in a few of them. She made her debut in ''Manjal Mugame Varuga'' opposite Vijayakumar in Tamil. Her notable films include ''Besuge'', ''Dharmasere'', ''H ...

as Mahalakshmi, Manimegalai's mother * Manoj K. Jayan as ACP Rajasekar, Jana's brother *

Bindu Panicker Bindu Panicker is an Indian actress who has more than 200 films to her credit. She has played both comedy and character roles in Malayalam cinema. She won the Kerala State Film Award for the best supporting actress in 2001 for Soothradharan. S ...

as Jana's sister *

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as Salim bai *

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as Jana's brother-in-law * Latha as Jana's aunt *

Manivannan S. Manivannan Rajagopal (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013), better known by his mononym Manivannan, was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and also worked in a few Telugu & Malayalam films. In a care ...

as Manimegalai's uncle *

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as Deivanai, Manimegalai's aunt * Manorama as Manimegalai's grandmother *

Karunas Karunas (born 21 February 1970 as Karunanidhi Sethu) is an Indian actor, politician and comedian in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played lead roles in films including '' Dindigul Sarathy'' (2008) a ...

as Tappa *

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as Chinnapandi *

Radharavi Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Ravi (born 29 July 1952) is an Indian actor and politician who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of actor M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and half-brother of Raadhika. He is a ...

as Sankarapandi *

Vinu Chakravarthy Vinu Chakravarthy (15 December 1945 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director who is known for acting in more than 1000 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Badaga and Malayalam mostly as a comedian, supporting actor or in ...

as MLA *

Rajan P. Dev Rajan P. Dev (20 May 1951 – 29 July 2009) was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi (present day Kerala). He had acted in over 500 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu ...

as Minister *

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as Saminathan * Ponnambalam as Police inspector *

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as Bhandari's brother *

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as Jana's servant *

Thyagu Thozhar Thiyagu (born 30 January 1950), also known as Comrade Thiyagu, is a social activist, politician, writer from Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He is also the General Secretary of Tamil National Liberation Movement and is well known for his ...

as Balu, School attender * Sukran *

Sampath Ram Sampath Ram is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil-language films. He is known for his villainous roles. Career Ram started his acting career with the television series '' Ethanai Manithargal'' that aired on Doordarshan as a thug. He ...

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as Commissioner Menon

Production

The film was announced in early 2002 titled as ''Thiruda''.

Trisha Krishnan Trisha Krishnan (born 4 May 1983), known mononymously as Trisha, is an Indian actress and model, who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. She was noticed after winning Miss Chennai contest (1999), which marked her entry into the film ...

was initially signed on to play the lead female role but pulled out due to unavailability of dates. The title was subsequently changed to ''Jana'' after the lead character and Ajith began filming in December 2002. Trisha's role was later taken by Sneha. The shooting took place at Palghat where some sets were erected. It was a lavish set costing 9 lakh, consisting of two big bungalows, one belonging to Raghuvaran and the other to Radharavi, in the film. Most of the story has taken place in these bungalows. Among those present were hero Ajit and heroine Sneha. The sets have been designed by art-director Maniraj. Apart from Palghat, a 20-day schedule took place at locations like Ottappalam, and Shornoor in Kerala.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by

Release

The film released on 1 May 2004, Ajith's 33rd birthday.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jana (Film) 2004 films 2000s Tamil-language films 2000s masala films Indian action films Films about organised crime in India Films shot in Kerala Films shot in Palakkad Films shot in Ottapalam Films shot in Mumbai 2004 action films Films directed by Shaji Kailas