| Jayam Kondaan | |
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| Directed by | Kannan |
| Produced by | T. G. Thiyagarajan |
| Written by | Kannan |
| Starring | Vinay Rai, Bhavana, Lekha Washington, Kishore, Saranya Mohan, Vasundhara Vivek, Santhanam, Cochin Hanifa |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Balasubramaniem |
| Release date(s) | 29 August 2008 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Jayam Kondaan (Tamil: ஜெயம் கொண்டான் English: The victor) is a 2008 Tamil action and romantic film. Directed and co-written by Kannan and produced by T. G. Thiyagarajan it stars Vinay Rai, Bhavana Balachandran and Lekha Washington in the lead roles. Vivek and Kishore also appeared.
The film revolves around an Information technology professional, who returns to Chennai from London, to set up his own business. He feels if one has to reach his goal in life it is better to win over your enemies and take them along. He finds out that his late father had another family, and that his step sister wants to steal his home. After clashes with his sister, another tragedy occurs with a rowdy, who wants to make vendetta with the family. The film follows the sibling relationship and the threat from the rowdy.
The film opened to worldwide audiences after several delays, on 29 August 2008. The film opened to generally positive reviews.[1][2]
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Arjun (Vinay) is an IT professional who was in London for years, and has now come down to Chennai to set up his own business. He has a wide friends circle like Krishna (Krishna), Gopal (Vivek) and their wives, who make merry. Arjun's philosophy in life is to be always cool and never lose one's temper under any circumstances. He feels if one has to reach his goal in life it is better to win over your enemies and take them along.
However Arjun is shocked when he finds that his late father had another family, and his half sister Brinda (Lekha Washington) is now trying to sell his family house in Madurai. She needs the money to go to US, as she has got a scholarship at MIT! They lock horns over the property and land up in Madurai, where a red chilly dealer Durai Raj (Nizhalgal Ravi) is staying in their house with his daughter Annapoorni aka Molaka (Bhavana). Arjun pretends that Poorni is his childhood sweetheart, wins her over and manages to get her vacated from the premise.
There is a rowdy Guna (Kishore) who is a terror in Madurai and Arjun gets entangled with him that leads to an accident in which his wife Poonkodi (Vasundhara) gets killed. Now Guna is baying for revenge as he follows Arjun to Chennai. The rest of the film is how Arjun tries to take the responsibilities as a big brother and wins over Brinda and deals with Guna, who is determined to kill him.
The film was described by Sify.com as a "breezy entertainer", with the reiewer taking a liking to the film, comparing Jayamkondaan to the films Run, Sandakozhi and the Malayalam film Kireedom. The script and direction is described as "successful due to straightforward narration and packaging".[2] Lekha Washington's performance was praised, citing that she "sparkles as the half sister in a well etched role" and is "the surprise packet and has the credentials to make it big". Vinay Rai "looks too thin and fragile" but "adds to the film’s energy", while Bhavana has nothing much to do other than "looking prim and proper".[2] Out of the comedians, Sify reports that Krishna and Santhanam were more effective than Vivek who at times you feel speaks more dialogues than necessary. Praise is also heaped on Athisaya as the small town girl who gets enamored by the rowdy, describing her as a "revelation", while Kishore "fits the bill as the bad guy".[2]
In unison, Rediff.com also praise the film as a "nice blend of the cinematic and logic".[1] The reviewer describes Vinay Rai, "as the protagonist is very comfortable in his role" and thathe has "expressive eyes, emotes well, and makes sure his audience isn't disappointed. However Lekha Washington is clearly the surprise package", echoing Sify.com's views. However it claims that Bhavana, with her "soulful eyes and acting talent, could have done with a meatier role".[1] The film has risen above the clichés as per the review of The Hindu and the reviewer has praised Vinay for chosing this film as his second project".[3]
Critics claimed that Kannan deserves credit for a "good job" on his story and screenplay.[1] Vidayasagar’s music was described as is "so-so", there is a feeling that you have heard these tunes before with the "picturisation is nowhere near the high standards set up by the director’s guru (Mani Ratnam).[2] Rediff claims that Balasubramaniam's camera makes sure the "viewers aren't treated to bizarre angles" and that V. T. Vijayan's editing is "slick and smooth".[1]
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| Released | 2008 | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
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The film has six songs composed by Vidyasagar with the lyrics primarily penned by Vaali and Pa. Vijay. The audio of the film released worldwide on 3 June 2008, two months prior to the release. The soundtrack was successfully received with praise.[4]
| Song title | Singers | Length | Description |
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| Adaimazhai Kalam | Karthik | 5:25 | A montage/background number. |
| Adhaikoodavaa | Sriram Parthasarathy | 5:09 | A duet picturized in Coorg, featuring Vinay Rai and Bhavana |
| Naan Varaindhu Vaitha | Hariharan & Madhushree | 4:49 | A romantic interlude featuring the lead pair in Uzbekistan. |
| Ore Or Naal | Benny Dayal | 4:22 | An introduction song with the lead actor and his friends in Pondicherry. Actress Suja performs an item number. |
| Sutrivarum Boomi | Sadhana Sargam | 4:42 | The song features Bhavana and Saranya Mohan in the localities of Madurai. |
| Ullaasa Ulagam | Tippu | 2:39 | A montage song which features the successes of Arjun and Bhavani. |