Welcome Back Gandhi

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Welcome Back Gandhi
"The theme of the movie Welcome Back Gandhi is set like the father of the nation revisits his motherland and resumes his 'Sathyagraha Movement' while dealing with various social, economical and political issues existing in the country even today."

A film on the Father of the Nation
Directed by A.Balakrishnan
Produced by Ramana Communications
Written by A.Balakrishnan
Starring A.Kanagaraj,
Anupam Kher,
Krishnammal Jagannathan,
V. S. Raghavan
Music by Illayaraja
Cinematography J.Mohan , Subu
Editing by V P Vijayan
Distributed by Ramana Communications
Running time 105 minutes
Country India
Language English and Hindi

Welcome back Gandhi (also known as Mudhalvar Mahatma) is a 2014 film directed by A.Balakrishnan.[1] The film will release on January 30, 2014 in India and stars S.Kanagaraj as Mahatma Gandhi.[2] The movie's music was written by Illayaraja, with lyrics by Bharat Acharya, and the movie's plot explores how Gandhi might react if he was still alive and visited modern day India.[3] An eight song soundtrack is set to be released shortly after the film's debut.

Filming for Welcome Back Gandhi took place over a 40 day period in Chennai during 2012, and was produced on a budget of `3 crore.[4]

Plot

After a 60 year absence, Ghandi (S.Kanagaraj) returns to India to resume his Sathyagraha Movement. While there, he must deal with the various social, economical and political issues that exist within the country.[5]

Cast

Reception

The Hindu gave a positive review for Welcome Back Gandhi, commenting that "It's a noble, valiant effort that needs to be seen and promoted just so that another filmmaker is encouraged to invest in a film as honest as this, one that will invoke and appeal to the patriot in you, despite its idealistic failings."[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Anna Hazare watches film on Gandhi". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 
  2. ↑ "Tamil film 'Welcome Back Gandhi' launched". Indian Television. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 
  3. ↑ "Anna ‘Welcome(s) Back Gandhi’". New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 
  4. ↑ "Reliving the Mahatma". TNIE. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 
  5. ↑ "Shotcuts: Big plans". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 
  6. ↑ "A Welcome Effort". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 

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