''Jolly'' is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language

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directed by Dilipkumar and produced by

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. The film stars Abbas,

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, Kausalya, Livingston and

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, while

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and

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also appear in supporting roles. The film was released to a mixed response in May 1998. The film was partially reshot in Telugu with same name.

Cast

* Abbas as Gowri Shankar *

as Chellama * Kausalya as Anitha * Livingston as Chakravarthy *

* Annapoorna as Gowri Shankar's mother *

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* Mansoor Ali Khan as Chakravarthy's father *

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* Haja Sheriff * Madhusudhan Rao (uncredited)

Production

Vignesh was originally meant to form a part of the cast, but was later dropped. Despite indications that Shiva would score the music, newcomer Kavi was given the opportunity.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by debutant Kavi. *Unnai Thotta Pattampoochi - Sujatha *Nandhavaname Nandhavaname - Hariharan, Swarnalatha *Idhu Vaazhkaiyil Thirunal (Friendship Day) - Unnikrishnan, Swarnalatha *Otha Kallu Mookuthi - K. S. Chithra, S. P. Sailaja, Arunmozhi *Jolly Sema Jolly - Mano, Febi Mani *Yele Yelo Nee AC Hall - Mano, Anuradha Sriram *A Plus B Square - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam *Ettukkum Pathukkum Idaiyilathan - Swarnalatha *Katchi Kodi Ellam Colora - Swarnalatha

Release

The film opened to below average reviews, with a critic labelling that "Livingston could probably be called the saving grace of the movie".

References

1998 films 1990s Tamil-language films Indian coming-of-age films Indian buddy films 1998 directorial debut films 1990s coming-of-age films Super Good Films films {{1990s-Tamil-film-stub