Jeeva (2014 film)
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| Directed by | Suseenthiran |
| Written by | Santhosh (Dialogues) |
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| Story by | Suseenthiran |
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| Cinematography | R. Madhi |
| Edited by | Anthony L. Ruben |
| Music by | D. Imman |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Jeeva is a 2014 Indian
Plot
This film is about a young aspiring cricketer Jeeva, who dreams of playing for the India national cricket team one day. The films begins with Jeeva, who sits on a park bench and starts to narrate his life story. He is a lower middle-class boy, who from a young age is interested in cricket. He sees Sachin Tendulkar as his idol. Though his father initially does not support him, he later starts to do so on the request of his friend. Jeeva grows up and becomes a part of the school team. He excels in his game and turns out to be a star player. Seeing his performances, a local cricket club offers him a chance to join and train with them, for which his father disagrees saying that his academic performance is poor due to cricket and he may not get a job in future. In between Jeeva falls in love with his neighbour, Jenny, and they are broken up when their family discovers this. Jeeva starts to drink due to this heartbreak. To make him concentrate on good deeds again, Jeeva's father agrees to let him join the cricket club.
Jeeva becomes a sensation at the club, scoring good runs in every game. His opening partner Ranjith initially has ego clashes with Jeeva, but later they become friends and produce great performances. They both develop and their team starts to enter higher division competitions. In the meantime, Jeeva's school crush Jenny meets him after a long time and they start loving again. However, he is pressured into marrying her and pleads for a chance after being selected. Then comes the tournament that selects the players for the Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy team and as expected both Jeeva and Ranjith are selected. But the real trouble starts after joining the Team. The Tamil Nadu team mostly comprises players from a particular community and since Jeeva and Ranjith are from a different community, they are sidelined for most of the games. They are given chances in tough conditions where it's hard to score more runs, but still manage to put up a decent performance. Jeeva even once gets applauded by the captain of the Rajasthan team, who is a veteran national team member, but being dropped in the upcoming games affects their average and their subsequent chances of joining the team for future games.
Angered by being rejected from the team, Ranjith storms into the Association office and blasts at the chairman for showing partiality towards the Brahmin community and leaves with a heavy heart. Both Jeeva and Ranjith feel that their cricketing careers are over. Ranjith commits suicide and Jeeva is heartbroken. Jenny's father even agrees for their marriage and promises a job for Jeeva, provided he converts to Christianity and quits cricket. Jeeva initially agrees but immediately tells Jenny that he cannot live without cricket and Jenny leaves him. Jeeva returns to training and he practices even harder waiting for a miracle to happen that will revive his cricketing career.
That miracle occurs when his coach gets a call from the Rajasthan CPL (IPL) team franchise, to offer Jeeva a chance to play in the upcoming season of CPL. Jeeva learns that it was the Rajasthan Team Captain, Irfan, who applauded him during the Ranji Trophy match, who has suggested his name for the CPL. Jeeva is awestruck and is happy as his coach says that if he performs well in the CPL, he can directly enter the national team. He and his family celebrate this as he reunites with Jenny.
The story returns to the present, where Jeeva is being interviewed by TV channels, as a star player of the national cricket team. He narrates his experience on his debut CPL match, where he smashes the first ball he faces for a sixer, and he consistently puts up great performances which seals his place in the national team. Jeeva ends his interview by saying that "in other countries, players lose by playing; but only in India, the players lose even without getting a chance to participate".
Cast
- Vishnu as Jeeva
- Sri Divya as Jenny, Jeeva's high school love interest
- Soori as David (Senior)
- Lakshman Narayan as Ranjith
- Sanyathara as Preethi, Ranjith's love interest
- Ravi as the cricket club coach
- Charlieas Arul Pragasam
- Madhusudhan Rao as Partha Sarathy, the head of the Tamil Nadu selectors committee and leader of the DCI cricket club
- T. Siva as Jenny's father
- G. Marimuthu as Jeeva's father
- Akila as Jeeva's sister
- Monica Chinnakotla as Ebbie, Jenny's sister
- Sanjay Bharathi as DCI Team cricketer
- Udhayabhanu Maheswaranas Raghavan
- Bava Lakshmanan as Murugan, a selector on the Tamil Nadu Ranji team
- Arya as the CPL cameraman (cameo appearance)
- Natarajan Subramaniam in a cameo appearance in the song "Oru Rosa"
- Surabhiin a cameo appearance in the song "Oruthi Mele"
- Varun Chakravarthy in a cameo appearance as a DCI club cricketer[1][2]
Production
Soon after wrapping up production works of
Soundtrack
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| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | D. Imman | |||
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The film's score and soundtrack are composed by D. Imman under Sony Music India's label. The film notably had its songs' lyrics written by Vairamuthu and his two sons Madhan Karky and Kabilan Vairamuthu, becoming the first such album to have the trio from the same family.[11] A launch event was held on 12 September 2014.[12]
Track list
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ovvundraai Thirudugiraai" | Vairamuthu | Karthik, Bhavya Pandit | 04:45 |
| 2. | "Oru Rosa" | Madhan Karky | Anthony Daasan, A. V. Pooja | 04:09 |
| 3. | "Oruthi Maelae" | Madhan Karky | Abhay Jodhpurkar, El Fé Choir | 04:23 |
| 4. | "Sangimangi" | Kabilan Vairamuthu | Nivas, Malavika & Tha Mystro | 04:44 |
| 5. | "Engae Ponaai" | Madhan Karky | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 03:53 |
| 6. | "Ovvundraai Thirudugiraai" (karaoke) | 04:45 | ||
| 7. | "Oruthi Maelae" (karaoke) | 04:21 | ||
| 8. | "Netru Naan" (short) | Madhan Karky | D. Sathyaprakash | 01:40 |
| Total length: | 32:01 | |||
Release
Actors
Reception
The film was released to positive reviews. The Times of India gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Suseenthiran pads up the film with the tropes that the genre needs. Though it has its heart in the right place the problem with Jeeva is that it is uneven. Cricket takes a backseat every time the director decides to focus on the love angle, taking some fizz out of the film".[14] The Hindu wrote, "A film has stayed true to its soul if it replays in your mind long after you’ve left the theatre. In most parts, Jeeva does that".[15] Indo-Asian News Service gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Jeeva is gripping with a moving second half, but not as inspiring as Nagesh Kukunoor's Bollywood film Iqbal. Suseenthiran's desperate act to portray his film as a commercial entertainer and not as a sports-drama doesn't go down too well. It somehow distracts you from the film's core subject and that's a big letdown. If only these crucial comprises were handled with care, the film would've been highly satisfying".[16] Sify wrote, "Jeeva is sure to provide inspiration to many youngsters with similar cricket dreams and aspirations...it is a nice entertaining film, and another feather on the director's cap".[17] Rated 3.25 out of 5 by Cinemalead-" Commendable cricketer!"[18]
References
- ^ "When KKR's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy acted in Tamil film!". The Week. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy acted in a Tamil movie Jeeva back in 2014". CricTracker. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Suseenthirans next: Veera Dheera Sooran". indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Pandiraj Does It For Vishnu And Suseenthiran - Veera Dheera Sooran - Pandiraj - Suseenthiran - Vishnu - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Vishnu's next titled 'Veera Dheera Sooran'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ Menon, Vishal (4 November 2017). "'You're finished if you fail with a star,' says director Suseenthiran". The Hindu.
- ^ "Actress Sri Divya signs her third project titled Veera Dheera Sooran aka Veera Deera Sooran". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Suseenthiran's new film with Vishnu Vishal has been re-titled as Jeeva". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Surbhi goes glam for her Tollywood debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "ஜீவா விமர்சனம்". Cine Writers. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ Srinivasa Ramanujam (14 September 2014). "Three lyricists, one family, one movie". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Tamil Movie launch, audio release, celebrity events and function coverage". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "VFF acquires TN theatrical rights of 'Jeeva'". Sify. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ M. Suganth (27 September 2014). "Jeeva Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ Subha J Rao (27 September 2014). "Jeeva: This willow wins". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ IANS (26 September 2014). "'Jeeva' - passion versus politics (IANS Tamil Movie Review)". business-standard.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Jeeva". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Jeeva Movie Review - Tamil Movie Review - Movie Review". cinemalead.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
External links
- Jeeva at IMDb
