Giri
DVD cover image
Directed bySundar C
Written by
Produced byKhushbu
Starring
CinematographyK. S. Selvaraj
Edited byP. Sai Suresh
Music byD. Imman
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 October 2004 (2004-10-01)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Giri is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Sundar C, starring Arjun Sarja in the lead role, with Ramya, Reema Sen, Devayani, Vadivelu, and Prakash Raj among others enacting supporting roles. The film was released on 1 October 2004 and was remade in Kannada in 2020 as Shivarjuna starring his nephew Chiranjeevi Sarja. This film is also noted to be actress Khushbu's productional debut in her production company house Avni Cinemax. The film was dubbed into Telugu under the same name.[1]

Plot

Veerapandi Puram and Soolachery are two villages, which are on either side of a river and are always feuding as the headmen Veerasamy and Sethupathy have personal enmity. Due to some misunderstanding regarding Sethupathy's children's death, Sethupathy seeks revenge against Veerasamy and tries to kill Veerasamy's son Suryaprakash, but Suryaprakash is saved by his servant's son Giri, where Suryaprakash suddenly disappears. 20 years later, Shiva arrives in Kumbakonam with a mission to protect DSP Chandrashekhar's wife and his son from Sethupathy and his gangsters, where he lives with a bakery owner named Veerabagu. During a wedding reception, Shiva saves Chandrashekhar's family from being murdered by Sethupathy's son. When questioned about his identity, it is revealed that Shiva is actually Giri and Chandrashekhar was actually Suryaprakash whom Sethupathy had killed after learning about his real identity. To protect the rest of the family, Giri was sent to bring them back to the village. In the present, Giri wipes out Sethupathy and his family during a boat race, thus avenging Suryaprakash's death.

Cast

Production

The producer of the film did not pay popular Kannada actress Ramya for the film because the film was not released in Karnataka.[2]

Soundtrack

Giri
Soundtrack album by
D. Imman
Released2004
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelStar Music
ProducerD. Imman
D. Imman chronology
Whistle
(2003)		 Giri
(2004)		 Kis Kis Ki Kismat
(2004)

Music and background score were handled by D. Imman.[3] The song "Dai Kaiya Vechikitu Summa Iruda" was a hit number of all the tracks in the album.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Adra Sakkai"Na. MuthukumarKarthik, Pop Shalini4:11
2."Kisukisu Manusa"P. VijayHarish Raghavendra, Mathangi4:41
3."Rendu Kaalu Singada Giri"Na. MuthukumarManikka Vinayagam, D. Imman3:45
4."Dei Kaiya Vechikitu Summa Iruda"P. VijayAnuradha Sriram, Devan4:22
5."Oppankara Veethiyiley"Na. MuthukumarKarthik, Chinmayi4:59
6."Dubuku Dubuku"P. VijayD. Imman, Anuradha Sriram4:54
Total length:25:24

Reception

Giri received mediocre reviews from critics.

Indiaglitz wrote "the story sinks in the quagmire of pulp and predictability".[4] Behindwoods wrote "The story of the film is very well predictable to the climax. This film is not Sundar C's exceptional best. He was confused on satisfying the Telugu and the Tamil viewers at the same time (This film is also produced in Telugu), bringing in an average film."[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Giri Review". Full Hyderabad.
  2. ↑ "Adi and sensuous Ramya…". Viggy. 2004.
  3. ↑ "Songs in Giri". Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Giri movie review". Archived from the original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  5. ↑ ""Giri" – Review". Behindwoods.

Giri at IMDb

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