Jerry (film)

Jerry
Jerry
	Poster
Directed by	S. B. Khanthan
Written by	Crazy Mohan
Produced by	V. Vishwanathan
Starring	Jithan Ramesh; Shruthi Raj; Mumtaj; Meera Vasudevan
Cinematography	Arul Vincent
Edited by	Krishnakumar
Music by	Ramesh Vinayakam
Production; company	L. V. Creations
Release date	19 May 2006;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Jerry (Tamil pronunciation: [dʑeɾːi]) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by S. B. Khanthan, produced by V. Vishwanathan, and written by Crazy Mohan. The film stars Jithan Ramesh as the titular character, while Shruthi Raj, Mumtaj, and Meera Vasudevan play the female lead. The music was composed by Ramesh Vinayakam with editing done by Krishnakumar. The film was released on 19 May 2006.

Plot

Jayaram alias Jerry (Jithan Ramesh) is a man who takes risks and hates love. He is challenged by his friends to make three women love him. He makes his classmate Janaki (Shruthi Raj), an actress Janani (Mumtaj), and a police officer Jeeva (Meera Vasudevan) fall in love with him. Whether the three girls find out and whom he unites with forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Jithan Ramesh as Jayaram alias Jerry
Shruthi Raj as Janaki
Mumtaj as Janani
Meera Vasudevan as Jeeva
Raaghav as Gausik
Crazy Mohan as Rukku
Santhana Bharathi as Jerry's father
Madhan Bob as Janaki's father
Maadhu Balaji as Master Maadhu
Cheenu Mohan as Film Director
Sachu as College Principal
Neelu as Jerry's grandfather
Chaams as Dhandapani
Sathish as Farooque

Production

The film's script was written by Crazy Mohan and he described the film as his "pet project" as he wanted to do create similar to Kadhalikka Neramillai (1964).^[1] The film was earlier titled Idhuthan Kadhal Enbathaa.^[2] Arul Vincent who earlier assisted P. C. Sreeram made his debut as cinematographer with this film.^[3] A dance number picturised on Ramesh and the three actresses were shot at a beach resort near Mahabalipuram.^[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ramesh Vinayakam.^[5]

"Hollywood" – Sharreth, Subiksha
"Kanava" – Sujatha
"En Swasathil" – Madhu Balakrishnan, Kalyani Nair
"Kapildevda" – David Bhaskar
"Naan Pudicha" – Ramesh Vinayagam, Vidya

Critical reception

Indiaglitz wrote "Director S B Kanthan deserves a pat for getting the best from his artistes. Though the movie seems to be an extension of Crazy Mohan's stage plays, the hilarious sequence makes it engrossing".^[6] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "'Jerry' is more like a Crazy Mohan play gone bad. A laugh riot gone awry. A film that is an insult to audience inelligence [sic]".^[7] Sify wrote "Crazy Mohan and Kamalhassan have given us some great comedies in the past. But this time, the writer disappoints as the comedy in Jery fails to evoke any laughter. The film falls flat as Crazy is clueless, debutant director Kanthan is helpless and hero Ramesh is pure teakwood!".^[8] Lajjavathi of Kalki wrote it is surprising that director Kanthan stumbled despite having a great plot for comedy. It is disappointing that the film was made like a drama without setting the scenes for cinema.^[9]

References

^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (6 January 2006). "'Crazy' comedy in the making". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
^ "Jithan Ramesh in Idhuthan Kadhal Enbathaa". Behindwoods. 8 September 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
^ "பி.சி.ஸ்ரீ ராம் அசிஸ்டெண்ட்... ஆனா, 16 வருஷங்களுக்குப் பிறகு இப்பதான் என் ஒர்க் வெளியில தெரிய ஆரம்பிச்சிருக்கு!". Kungumam (in Tamil). 27 February 2022. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ "Jerry". Chennai Online. 7 February 2006. Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Jerry (2006)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
^ "Jerry Review". IndiaGlitz. 23 May 2006. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
^ Mannath, Malini (29 May 2006). "Jerry". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "Jery". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ லஜ்ஜாவதி (18 June 2006). "ஜெர்ரி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 1. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.