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Ajagajantharam
Ajagajantharam
Soundtrack album by Justin Varghese
Released	21 December 2021
Recorded	2020–2021
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	9:24
Language	Malayalam
Label	123Musix
Producer	Justin Varghese
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Ajagajantharam
Ajagajantharam
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tinu Pappachan
Written by	Kichu Tellus; Vineeth Vishwam
Produced by	Emmanuel Joseph; Ajith Thalapilly
Starring	Antony Varghese; Arjun Ashokan
Cinematography	Jinto George
Edited by	Shameer Muhammed
Music by	Justin Varghese
Production; company	Silver Bay Studios
Distributed by	Central Pictures
Release date	23 December 2021;
Running time	122 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Ajagajantharam (transl. Difference between a goat and an elephant) is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by Tinu Pappachan and written by Kichu Tellus and Vineeth Vishwam. It stars Antony Varghese, Arjun Ashokan, Chemban Vinod Jose and Sabumon Abdusamad. The music was composed by Justin Varghese, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Jinto George and Shameer Muhammed.

Ajagajantharam was scheduled to release on 26 February 2021, but was postponed due the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The film was later released on 23 December 2021 and emerged as a commercial success at the box office.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Lali and Ambi are mahouts living in the village of Aranjali, where most of the youth and middle-aged villagers consumes alcohol, substances and are egoistic. Lali and Ambi supply an elephant named Neysseri Parthan for the temple festival, where they get a bit uninhibited and carries on themselves with high ego. Kannan, an unemployed youth, and his friends tries to be a bit brash and bumptious with them due to a small disagreement. Lali kicks Kannan for being in his face for long and also thrashes Kannan's friend Vinu. Enraged, Kannan and his friends decide to exact revenge and plans a full scale mayhem in the festival to kill Lali and Ambi. The mayhem ensues and Kannan and his friends attacks Lali and Ambi, but Lali and Ambi fights Kannan and his men with Parthan's help. They finally escape from the festival and return to their home.

Cast

Antony Varghese as Lali
Arjun Ashokan as Kannan^[4]
Kichu Tellus as Ambi^[5]
Sabumon Abdusamad as Kachamber Das
Vineeth Vishwam as Vinu
Anil Nedumangad as Sony
Sudhi Koppa as Pindy
Tito Wilson as Kottappuram Surendran
Jaffar Idukki as Committee President
Bitto Davis as Pottachira Hari
Vijilesh Karayad as Eden
Lukman Avaran as Thara
Sinoj Varghese as Joly
Sree Renjini as Meera
Chemban Vinod Jose as Aliyan (cameo appearance)
Nandakkal Unnikrishnan (Elephant) as Neysseri Parthan

Production

Antony Varghese and Tinu Pappachan had earlier collaborated in the latter's debut directorial Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil. The film's title Ajagajantharam was given by Lijo Jose Pellissery, while the story has been written by Kichu Tellus and Vineeth Vishwam.^[6]^[7] It was produced by Emmanuel Joseph and Ajith Thalapilliy. The soundtrack and background score were composed by Justin Varghese. Jinto George is the cinematographer while Shameer Muhammed and Arjun Kallingal served as the editor and photographer.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Music

Track listing

Ajagajantharam
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Olluleru (Traditional dance song of Mavila Community)"	Traditional	Praseetha Chalakudy	3:21
2.	"Dannana"	Sudheesh Maruthalam	Mathai Sunil	3:01
3.	"Onnu Randu"	Sudheesh Maruthalam	Sudheesh Maruthalam	3:02
Total length:				9:24

Original Soundtrack

Ajagajantharam

Film score by

Justin Varghese

Released

17 January 2022

Genre

Film score

Length

45:43

Label

123Musix

Producer

Justin Varghese

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Ajagajantharam (Original Soundtrack)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Ajagajantharam-Psy"	2:31
2.	"Lakka Tokka"	3:12
3.	"Kachambar Das"	1:42
4.	"Break Balan"	1:14
5.	"Kannan'S Rage"	1:32
6.	"Slayer'S Siren"	1:27
7.	"Head On"	1:38
8.	"Dawn And Wild Fire"	1:22
9.	"The Bullhook Fight"	1:15
10.	"Kannan Vs Lali"	1:13
11.	"Kachambar Vs Lali"	1:40
12.	"The Tusker's Roar"	1:54
13.	"Cops In The Field"	1:52
14.	"Run Run Run"	1:32
15.	"Wrath of Kannan"	1:08
16.	"Kidnapping Eden"	1:44
17.	"The Lorry Bang"	1:45
18.	"Sony Chettan"	1:09
19.	"Heat Of Blades"	1:22
20.	"Kanakan"	1:24
21.	"Death Trap"	1:13
22.	"The Cop Trap"	1:34
23.	"The War Begins"	1:11
24.	"Raging Tusker Storm"	1:07
25.	"The War"	1:09
26.	"Lali And Parthan-The Killer Duo"	1:25
27.	"The Blast"	1:02
28.	"Lali's Heroic Revival"	2:22
29.	"Trailer Music"	1:52
Total length:		45:43

Release

The film was initially scheduled to be released on 26 February 2021, but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. It was finally released on 23 December 2021, coinciding with Christmas weekend.^[11]^[12]

Home media

The satellite and digital rights of the film were sold to SonyLIV and Surya TV.

Reception

Ajagajantharam received positive reviews from critics with praise for its action sequences, acting, cinematography and technical aspects, but criticized its "wafer-thin" story.

Critical response

Sajin Shrijith of The New Indian Express gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Like his mentor Lijo Jose Pellissery, Tinu Pappachan proves once again that he is one of the few filmmakers in Malayalam cinema right now supremely adept at staging chaos."^[13] Akshay Krishna of OTTplay gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Ajagajantharam is a film that offers impeccable, grounded and realistic action scenes that can be best enjoyed in a theatre."^[14]

Behindwoods gave 2.75/5 stars and wrote "Ajagajantharam is a technically sound action thriller that brings the festivities of a puram to life."^[15] Anna Mathews of The Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Ajagajantharam seems purely a movie for the sake of stunts and there is hardly the slightest sliver of a story holding together the fight sequences."^[16]

S. R. Praveen of The Hindu wrote "The tasteful manner in which some of the action sequences are staged often makes us forget all our million grouses with Tinu Pappachan’s film."^[17] Tony Mathew of Onmanorama termed it as "a power-packed action feast" and wrote "This is exactly the dose of high voltage fun you needed right now."^[18]