'' Jil '' ( ''Shivers'') is a 2015 Indian
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
-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 debutant
Radha Krishna Kumar
Radha Krishna Kumar (born 2 August 1984) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily in Telugu cinema.
Life
He made his directorial debut ''Jil (film), Jil'' produced by UV Creations. He worked as an assistant director u ...
. It was produced by V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy and Pramod Uppalapati under ''UV Creations'',
The film stars
Gopichand,
Raashi Khanna
Raashii Khanna (born 30 November 1990) is an Indian actress and playback singer who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She made her acting debut in a supporting role with the Hindi film ''Madras Cafe'' (2013) and subseque ...
, and
Kabir Duhan Singh
Kabir Duhan Singh (born 8 September 1986 in Gohana, Haryana) is an Indian actor, who appears in Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil language films. After making his debut in the Telugu film '' Jil'' (2015), Kabir has carved out a career as an antagoni ...
in lead roles, with the music composed by
Ghibran
Ghibran (often credited as M. Ghibran) is an Indian composer. He has composed music for Indian films, advertising films and television commercial jingles in different languages.
Early life
Ghibran was born and raised in Coimbatore. When he w ...
. Released on 28 March 2015, the film was commercially successful and later dubbed into
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
by Goldmines Telefilms and released in 2016.
Plot
In
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
, A gangster named Chota Nayak escapes from
police custody
An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody (legal protection or control), usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be questi ...
and sets out to look for his
aide-turned-
foe Ranganath, who turned police informer and stole Nayak's money worth . Jai is a
fire department officer who happens to help Ranganath, not knowing that the latter is Nayak's former right-hand man, who soon dies due to the fire accident. Nayak suspects Jai to be an accomplice of Ranganath and reaches
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
to enquire him about Ranganath. Meanwhile, Jai meets Savithri and they start dating to know about each other.
Nayak traces Jai and enquires him to reveal about his conversation with Ranganath, to which Jai objects and warns him not to trouble him again. Nayak threatens to kill whoever is close to Jai and keeps his word when he kills Jai's friend Ajay and Jai's uncle in a fire accident, after which Jai kills Nayak's brother. Jai then sends his family to a safe place, but Savithri, unaware of Nayak's presence, talk to Jai. Nayak then finds out about Savitri and captures her and he threatens to kill her if Jai does not hand over the money. Jai realizes where the money is and rifles through Ranganath's
coat
A coat typically is an outer garment for the upper body as worn by either gender for warmth or fashion. Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front and closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners, toggles, a ...
, where he finds a book containing the
bank account and
password
A password, sometimes called a passcode (for example in Apple devices), is secret data, typically a string of characters, usually used to confirm a user's identity. Traditionally, passwords were expected to be memorized, but the large number of ...
where the money is located.
Jai calls Nayak, and they meet at a desolate market for the exchange, but the exchange goes wrong when
ACP Parasuram tries to capture Nayak. Nayak escapes, much to the Parasuram's dismay. Later, Nayak gains access to the bank account and finds it empty as all the money had been transferred to the injured Savithri's account. Nayak tries reviving Savithri in a
abandoned construction site with the help of doctors, who revives her from the injuries and reveals her account number. Jai arrives and sets fire to the building where he sends Savithri in the hospital ambulance and defeats Nayak's henchmen and stops the
financial transaction
A financial transaction is an agreement, or communication, between a buyer and seller to exchange goods, services, or assets for payment. Any transaction involves a change in the status of the finances of two or more businesses or individuals. A ...
. Jai faces Nayak and brutally kills him, thus avenging Ajay and his uncle's death. After this, Jai goes on a
date with Savithri.
Cast
*
Gopichand as Jai
*
Raashi Khanna
Raashii Khanna (born 30 November 1990) is an Indian actress and playback singer who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She made her acting debut in a supporting role with the Hindi film ''Madras Cafe'' (2013) and subseque ...
as Savithri
*
Kabir Duhan Singh
Kabir Duhan Singh (born 8 September 1986 in Gohana, Haryana) is an Indian actor, who appears in Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil language films. After making his debut in the Telugu film '' Jil'' (2015), Kabir has carved out a career as an antagoni ...
as Chota Nayak
*
Harish Uthaman
Harish Uthaman (born 5 April 1982) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films. He made his début portraying the lead role in '' Tha'' (2010), before playing villains in '' Gouravam'', ''Pandiya Naadu'', ''Mea ...
as
ACP A. Parasuram
*
Posani Krishna Murali
Posani Krishna Murali (born 22 January 1958) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, director and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He worked as a writer for over 150 Telugu films and directed a number of films. In 2009, he also conte ...
as Narayana
*
Amit Tiwari as Nayak's brother
*
Chalapathi Rao
Chalapathi Rao (8 May 1944 – 24 December 2022) was an Indian actor and producer known for comedy and villainous roles in Telugu cinema. He acted in different roles in more than 600 films.
Personal life and death
Rao hailed from Baliparru, K ...
as Jai's uncle
*
Urvashi
Urvashi ( sa, उर्वशी, Urvaśī}) is the most prominent apsara (celestial nymph) in Hindu mythology, considered to be the most beautiful of all the apsaras, and an expert dancer. She is mentioned in both ''Vedic'' and ''Puranic'' s ...
as Jai's aunt
*
Brahmaji as Ranganath
*
Bharath Reddy as Ali
*
Supreeth
Supreeth Reddy is an Indian actor who primarily acts in Telugu-language films. He is known for his roles in films like ''Chatrapati'' and ''Maryada Ramanna''. He played villain, and supporting roles.
He also acted in Bollywood in the film ''Ro ...
as Ghora
*
Srinivas Avasarala
Srinivasa Saambasiva Avasarala (born 19 March 1984) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and television presenter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He received two Nandi Awards and a SIIMA Award.
Early life
Srinivasa Saambasiva ...
as Ajay
*
Prabhas Sreenu
Prabhas Sreenu is an Indian actor who has appeared in Telugu language films.
Career
Sreenu has attached the name "Prabhas" as a prefix to his stage name, owing to his friendship with actor Prabhas
Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prab ...
as Seenu
*
Ananth Babu
Punyamurthula Anant, known by his stage name Ananth Babu, is an Indian actor and comedian, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the brother of noted comedians Raja Babu and Chitti Babu.
Personal life
Ananth Babu was ...
as Doctor
* Raviprakash as Savithri's father
* Eswara Uday Sai Kiran as Patient
Soundtrack
The film's music was composed by Ghibran and released by Junglee Music Company.
Promotion and release
The first look teaser of the film was released on 6 March 2015 on the occasion of
Holi
Holi (), also known as the Festival of Colours, the Festival of Spring, and the Festival of Love,The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) p. 874 "Holi /'həʊli:/ noun a Hindu spring festival ...". is an ancient Hindu religious festival ...
. The movie was released on 27 March.
Reception
idlebrain.com
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rated the movie 3 out of 5 and reviewed that first half of the film is nice compared to the second half. It identified technical standards, production values, and songs as being strong components.
The Times of India said the film "flip-flops from being drab to extremely violent".
References
External links
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{{Radha Krishna Kumar
2015 films
2015 action films
Indian action films
2010s Telugu-language films
2015 directorial debut films
UV Creations films