Janda Pai Kapiraju

Janda Pai Kapiraju
Directed by Samuthirakani
Produced by K. S. Sreenivasan
Starring Nani
Siva Balaji
Amala Paul
Ragini Dwivedi
Music by G. V. Prakash Kumar
Cinematography M. Sukumar - M. Jeevan
Edited by S.N.Fazil
Production
company
Vasan Visual Ventures
Release dates
  • March 21, 2015
Country India
Language Telugu
Budget 10 Crores

Janda Pai Kapiraju (English: Monkey King on the Flag) is a 2015 Indian Telugu action-thriller film written and directed by Samuthirakani featuring Nani and Amala Paul in the lead roles.[1] The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar.[2] This film was simultaneously made in Tamil as Nimirndhu Nil with Jayam Ravi. While the Tamil version released in 2014 and went onto become a BlockBuster, the Telugu version released on March 21 2015. Nani played a dual role in his career for the first time. The film received positive reviews.

Plot

Arvind an employee in a company came to city for job from a rural area. He don't know about the people's mentality of outer world. Only he studied about the people in books. He can't tolerate corruption, bribing, breaking traffic rules, lavish and urban culture of youth in cities like friendship with opposite sex, going to pubs etc., He was caught by traffic police for a small mistake though not done intentionally. Although he has all documents with him, he was asked to bribe by traffic police. But he denied it, then a complaint booked on him and prosecuted by court. In the court he complained on police for bribing.

Finally he did a sting operation with 2 of his friends and also 10 other honest people in various government offices by applying government identities like Pan card, voter card, ration card for an anonymous person. For this the respected authorities of 147 members were allegedly booked cases. Unlike other films it focused on corruption on Government employees not Politicians. As he believe that a political leader is in power for only 5 years but the latter is for 38 years. So corruption must be plucked at the Government offices.

Cast

Production

The film was launched on August 1, 2013 at Annapurna Studios. The film's first schedule of shooting started a day later.[3] Nani plays dual roles - that of a 24-year-old and of a 18-year-old. Amala Paul will play the female lead in both the versions.[4] The movie will be produced by KS Sreenivasan's Vaasan Visual Ventures.[5] Meghana Raj was reported to have an important role in the film,[6] but she said on Twitter that she was not acting in the film.[7] Ragini Dwivedi was roped in to play an important role.[8] By March 2013, shooting of the movie was said to be 50% complete and first look was launched on Nani's birthday.[9] The next schedule began in the same month at Hyderabad whose duration was of 3 weeks in which scenes on Nani and Amala Paul were shot.[10] On November 26, 2013 Nani on his Twitter revealed the looks of his Dual roles.[11] On December 5, 2013 a press note was released which revealed that the film's shoot was wrapped up that day.[12] The movie released on 21 March.[13]

Soundtrack

Janda Pai Kapiraju
Soundtrack album To Janda Pai Kapiraju by G. V. Prakash Kumar
Released December 28, 2013
Recorded 2012
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 19:29
Language Telugu
Label Saregama
Producer G. V. Prakash Kumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology

Nimirndhu Nil
(2013)		 Janda Pai Kapiraju
(2013)

G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the Music for both the Telugu and Tamil Versions which featured the same soundtrack. The Audio was launched on Saregama Music Label at Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad on December 28, 2013.[14]

All lyrics written by Anantha Sreeram. 

No. TitleArtist(s) Length
1. "Inthandanga"  Javed Ali, Shasha, G. V. Prakash Kumar 03:25
2. "Don't Worry Be Happy"  Jai Srinivas, Priya Himesh 03:38
3. "Rajadhi Raja"  Hemachandra 04:34
4. "Thelisinadi"  Haricharan, Saindhavi 04:31
5. "Gita Verses"  Haricharan 03:19
Total length:
 19:29

References

  1. ↑ "Nani-Amala Paul movie is Janda Pai Kapiraju". Times of India. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Role in Samuthirakani's film a 'sawal': Nani". IndiaGlitz. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Nani’s new film Janda Pai Kapiraju launched". Times of India. February 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Amala Paul’s in town". Deccan Chronicle. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Jayam Ravi, Nani in Samuthirakani’s film". Times of India. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "K-Town celebs wish Samuthirakani good luck". Times of India. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Status of Meghnaraj". Twitter. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Ragini's loving the busy life". The New Indian Express. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Jenda pai Kapiraju is 50% complete". TollywoodAndhra.in. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Nani's 'Jenda Pai Kapiraju' new schedule begins". raagalahari.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Janda Pai Kapiraju: Nani’s first look unveiled". Desimartini.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Jendapai Kapiraju wraps up shooting". raagalahari.com. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ "Jenda Pai Kapiraju audio to release on Dec 28". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 December 2013.

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