Jithan

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Jithan
Directed byVincent Selva
Produced byR. Raadhika Sarathkumar
Written byVincent Selva
StarringRamesh
Pooja
Music bySrikanth Deva
CinematographyR. Ramesh Babu
Edited bySadagopan Ramesh,
V. T. Vijayan (supervision)
Production
company
Distributed bySuper Good Films
Release date
  • 6 May 2005 (2005-05-06)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹1 crore
Box office₹4 crore

Jithan is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language supernatural romantic thriller film directed by Vincent Selva. The film stars Ramesh (in his Tamil debut) along with Pooja, Sarathkumar, Kalabhavan Mani, Livingston, S. Ve. Shekher, and Nalini.[1] The film was produced by Raadan Network, owned by Raadhika. Its score and soundtrack were composed by Srikanth Deva. The film is a remake of Bollywood film, Gayab (2004) and was a surprise hit at the box-office.The film is produced by Sarathkumar's wife Raadhika.[2][3]

Plot[edit]

Surya (Ramesh), an introvert by nature, loves his classmate Priya (Pooja) from childhood but has never expressed his feelings towards her. Meanwhile, Surya's classmate Ajay also tries to woo Priya, in which he succeeds but to an extent. Priya does not like Surya as she views him as a nerd. One day, Surya gets frustrated as he is not being liked by anyone and cries loudly in a beach, where he finds a small idol of a God. He holds the idol, saying that it is better to be invisible in this world rather than being disliked by everyone.

On returning home, Surya gets shocked knowing that he has really become invisible, while others can only hear his voice. Surya's father (Livingston) is worried, as he is missing. Surya understands his father's love and discloses the truth to him alone. Taking advantage of invisibility, he always accompanies Priya without disturbing her. He also plays pranks on Ajay to exhibit his anger. Surya discloses the truth to Priya also following which she gets scared on hearing Surya's voice. Surya decides to rob a bank so that he could get some gifts for Priya, following which he gets media attention.

A special police team led by Tamizharasu (Sarathkumar) and his assistant Singampuli (Kalabhavan Mani) is appointed to trap the invisible man behind the bank robbery. Priya informs the truth about Surya's power to Thamizharasu, and they set an eye on Surya to prevent him from committing further crimes. Despite attempts made by Thamizharasu's team, they are unable to stop Surya. Surya threatens that he will create problems in city if Priya does not love him. Thamizharasu comes up with a plan of using Priya to trap Surya and asks Priya to cooperate with the plan. Thamizharasu wants Priya to bring Surya to a deserted place which is already surrounded by police. Priya should talk pleasingly to Surya and in the meantime, should place her shawl over Surya, so that police can shoot towards Surya and kill him.

Everything progresses well as per plan. Surya comes to the place to meet Priya. Surya becomes emotional and starts describing his love towards Priya from childhood. He also explains certain events where Priya actually misunderstood him previously. On hearing these, Priya understands Surya to be an innocent and kindhearted person who loves her a lot. Thamizharasu overhears their conversation, understands Surya's good nature, and decides to trap him alive instead of killing. Thamizharasu instructs Priya to put her shawl on Surya, but Priya changes her mind. She informs the truth to Surya and pleads him to run away. Upon knowing the plan, Surya tries to escape, but suddenly it rains whereby revealing his presence because water droplets on Surya make others see it. Despite Thamizharasu's instructions, Singampuli shoots towards Surya, following which he dies. Priya cries seeing Surya's dead body, as she understood his good nature before his death.

Cast[edit]

Actor Role
Ramesh Surya
Pooja Priya
Kalabhavan Mani Singampuli
S. Ve. Shekher Priya's father
Livingston Surya's father
Mukesh Ajay, Priya's fiance
Nalini Surya's mother
Thalaivasal Vijay Politician
Jasper Henchman
Madhan Bob Doctor
Sarathkumar Tamizharasu (cameo appearance)

Production[edit]

The film was announced in February 2004, with R. B. Choudary's son Ramesh signed to make is acting debut.[4] This is the second film of Radaan Mediaworks. Two songs were shot at Phuket Province.[5]

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by Srikanth Deva and released by Star Music.[6]

Jithan
Soundtrack album by
Srikanth Deva
Released2005
Recorded2005
GenreSoundtrack
Length29:34
LabelStar Music
ProducerSrikanth Deva
Srikanth Deva chronology
Aai
(2004) 		Jithan
(2005) 		Chanakya
(2005)
Track list
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Ennai Thedi"  Karthik, Sunitha Sarathy 5:30
2. "Kadhaliye"  Harish Raghavendra 4:59
3. "Naan Than Kadavulada"  Ranjith 3:06
4. "Coimbatore"  Srikanth Deva, Febi Mani 5:24
5. "Ah Mudhal Akku"  Shankar Mahadevan 4:59
6. "Thalattu Paattu"  Febi Mani 2:53
7. "Theme"  Instrumental 2:43
Total length:
 29:34

Release[edit]

A reviewer from The Hindu wrote that "As the timid Surya, the new hero Ramesh does a good job. The sad yet powerful eyes convey emotions well. ... Sarath Kumar in a guest role lends dignity and power to the police officer he portrays".[7] Sify wrote that "But every time you get involved, the script of director Vincent Selva disappears".[8]

Legacy[edit]

After the success of the film, Ramesh appended "Jithan" to his stage name and received further film offers.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Jithan's hero". 6 May 2005 – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ↑ "At home in many worlds". 15 March 2004 – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ↑ "Going places". 28 January 2004 – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ↑ "26-02-04". Archived from the original on 15 November 2004.
  5. ↑ "Jithan". Sify.
  6. ↑ "Githan - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn" – via www.jiosaavn.com.
  7. ↑ "A modern, mythical medley". The Hindu. 13 May 2005.
  8. ↑ "Jithan". Sify.
  9. ↑ "Tamil movies : Jithan Ramesh rocks in Madhu". www.behindwoods.com.

External links[edit]

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