Ganesh (2009 film)

Ganesh ... just Ganesh
Film poster
Directed byM. Saravanan
Written byM. Saravanan
Abburi Ravi (dialogues)
Produced bySravanthi Ravi Kishore
StarringRam Pothineni
Kajal Aggarwal
Poonam Kaur
CinematographyHari Anumolu
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byMickey J Meyer
Production
company
Release date
  • 24 September 2009 (2009-09-24)
Running time
173 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Ganesh ... just Ganesh is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama action film written and directed by debutant M. Saravanan and produced by Sri Sravanthi Movies. It stars Ram Pothineni as the title character alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Poonam Kaur. This film also features 26 kids and comedian Brahmanandam.

Ganesh began its production in December 2008 and ended in August 2009. The film features music by Mickey J. Meyer while cinematography and editing are performed by Hari Anumolu and A. Sreekar Prasad respectively. The film was theatrically released on 24 September 2009.

Plot

Ganesh is an orphan who always pitches in to help needy people. In one such strange situation, he is forced to pretend to Divya that he loves her. Later on, she discovers that he loves her to fulfill another ambition and that his love is false. By then, Ganesh genuinely falls in love with her.

Cast

Production and release

The film began its production in December 2008,[1] and ended in August 2009.[2] Ganesh released theatrically on 24 September 2009.[3]

The film was later dubbed into Hindi as Kshatriya: Ek Yoddha in 2011.

Soundtrack

Ganesh Just Ganesh
Soundtrack album by
Mickey J Meyer
Released10 September 2009 (2009-09-10)
Recorded2009
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length28:00
LabelAditya Music
ProducerMickey J Meyer
Mickey J Meyer chronology
Cheluvina Chilipili
(2009) 		Ganesh Just Ganesh
(2009) 		Leader
(2010)

The soundtrack of the film was released on 10 September 2009. It had music scored by composer, Mickey J Meyer. Lyrics have been written by Ramajogaiah Sastri. The music was launched at Rama Naidu studios by Jr. NTR.[4]

Track-List
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Thanemando"Sirivennela Seetharama SastryJaved Ali4:15
2."Lalla Lai"Ramajogayya SastryKrishna Chaitanya, Shweta Pandit4:42
3."Yele Yele"Ramajogayya SastrySrimathumitha4:43
4."Raja Kumari"Ramajogayya SastryKunal Ganjawala, Srimathumitha4:36
5."Chalo Chalore"Ramajogayya SastryKarthik & Kids Chorus4:53
6."Raja Maharaja"Ramajogayya SastryRanjith4:51
Total length:28:00

Reviews

Radhika Rajamani of Rediff.com called it a "fun" film, and wrote: "This movie harks back to the days of good ol' movies like The Sound of Music."[5] On performances, 123telugu.com stated: "Ram is the main attraction of the movie and he delivers a sincere performance as Ganesh.”[3]

References

  1. ^ "Muhurat of Ram's film with Kajal Agarwal". Idlebrain.com. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Ganesh (just Ganesh...) press meet". Idlebrain.com. 22 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Ganesh Movie Review - Ram, Kajal". 123telugu.com. 26 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Ganesh (just Ganesh...) music launch". Idlebrain.com. 10 September 2009. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  5. ^ Rajamani, Radhika (24 September 2009). "Review: Ganesh is fun". Rediff. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.