Ajagajantharam

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Ajagajantharam
Ajagajantharam First Look.jpeg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTinu Pappachan
Written byKichu Tellus
Vineeth Vishwam
Produced byEmmanuel Joseph
Ajith Thalapilly
StarringAntony Varghese
Arjun Ashokan
Chemban Vinod Jose
Sabumon Abdusamad
CinematographyJinto George
Edited byShameer Muhammed
Music byJustin Varghese
Production
company
Silver Bay Studios
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date
  • 23 December 2021 (2021-12-23)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹6 crore
Box office₹20 crore

Ajagajantharam is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Tinu Pappachan and written by Kichu Tellus and Vineeth Vishwam. Antony Varghese, Arjun Ashokan, Chemban Vinod Jose, and Sabumon Abdul Samad are in the lead roles. The film is produced by Emmanuel Joseph and Ajith Thalapilliy and the music composed by Justin Varghese. The film was scheduled to release on 26 February 2021,[1] but postponed due the second wave of COVID-19 shutdowns.[2][3] The film was released worldwide on 23 December 2021 to a positive response.[4][5]

Synopsis[]

The village of Aranjali is celebrating it's annual temple festival. Most of the youth and some middle aged villagers are all under influence of alcohol and substance's and with big ego. A mahout who came with an elephant for the first is a bit uninhibited and carries on himself with high ego. When an unemployed youth of the village tries to be a bit brash and bumptious with him, the mahout front kicks him to the ground for being in his face for long. This incident triggers a chain of events involving the mahout's group, unemployed village youth's, a notorious criminal, a drama troop and some trouble-loving villagers which end-up starting a full scale mayhem to the place.[6]

Cast[]

Production[]

Both Antony and Tinu had earlier collaborated in the latter's debut directorial Swathanthriyam Ardharathriyil, which was a thriller. The film is produced by Emmanuel Joseph and Ajith Thalapilliy and the music composed by Justin Varghese. The title for the film is given by Lijo Jose Pellissery.[9] Ajagajantharam has been written by Kichu Tellus and Vineeth Vishwam.[10] Jinto George is the cinematographer while Shameer Muhammad is the editor.[11][12] Arjun Kallingal is the still photographer.[13]

Music[]

Ajagajantharam
Soundtrack album by
Justin Varghese
Released2021 (2021)
Recorded2021
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length3:35
LanguageMalayalam
Label123Musix
ProducerEmmanuel Joseph, Ajith Thalapilly
Justin Varghese chronology
Joji
(2021) 		Ajagajantharam
(2021) 		Gangster of Mundanmala
(2022)
Singles from Ajagajantharam
  1. "Olluleru"
    Released: 16 October 2021
  2. "Dannana"
    Released: 19 December 2021
Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Olluleru"Traditional dance song of Mavila CommunityPraseetha Chalakudy3:35
2."Dannana"Sudheesh MaruthalamMathai Sunil3:32
Total length:6:67

Release[]

Initially the film was originally scheduled to released in theatres on 26 February 2021, but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.[14] The next time, The film fixed its release date as May 28 2021, but again got postponed.[15] The next time, The film scheduled to be released by the eve of Dusshera (12 October 2021), but again got postponed.[16] The next time, The film confirmed to release on 3 December 2021.[17] The film again got pushed to Christmas 2021, due to avoid clash with Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham that was released on 2 December 2021.[18] And finally the film was released theatrically on 23 December 2021.[19]

Reception[]

The film received a positive response from critics.[20]

The New Indian Express gave a rating of 3.5 on 5 and wrote "Ajagajantharam is, to put it simply, a riotous display of unchecked aggression and unbridled chaos. It doesn’t require one to feel emotionally attached to any particular character. We are only required to be invested in the mayhem caused by a bunch of man-children with brittle egos. But, if one were to pick a side to root for, regardless of your disagreement with the way he generally conducts himself, it has to be Antony Varghese’s character whose name I can’t recall right now because this is that film where you remember the faces more than the names. Nothing wrong with that."[21]

References[]

  1. ^ "Antony Varghese's Ajagajantharam to hit theatres on Feb 26". Times of India. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ "സെക്കന്റ് ഷോ ഇല്ല; 'അജഗജാന്തരം' റിലീസ് മാറ്റി". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd.
  3. ^ "Antony Varghese's Ajagajantharam to hit theatres on Feb 26 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Ajagajantharam Movie|തിയറ്ററുകളിൽ ഉത്സവാവേശം പകരാന്‍ 'അജഗജാന്തരം'; റിലീസ് തിയതി പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു". Asianet News. 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ "ഉത്സവാവേശം പകരാന്‍ 'അജഗജാന്തരം' ഡിസംബര്‍ 23ന് തിയേറ്ററിലേക്ക്". The Cue. 22 November 2021.
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  7. ^ "Arjun Ashokan: I dreamt of all this and I'm happy it's all coming true now - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. ^ Madhu, Vignesh (27 September 2020). "Angamaly Diaries fame Kichu Tellus to tie the knot with Oru Adaar Love actress Roshna Ann Roy". onlookersmedia. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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  12. ^ "ajagajantharam first look poster അജഗജാന്തരം ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്തിറങ്ങി". www.twentyfournews.com. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  13. ^ "INTERVIEW | Lijo Jose Pellissery's go-to photographer Arjun Kallingal on his action-packed life". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Antony Varghese's Ajagajantharam to hit theatres on Feb 26". Times of India. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  15. ^ "AJAGAJANTHARAM NEW RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED". IndiaGlitz. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  16. ^ "AJAGAJANTHARAM GETS A RELEASE DATE". IndiaGlitz. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  17. ^ "തിയറ്ററില്‍ ഓളമുണ്ടാക്കാന്‍ 'അജഗജാന്തരം'; പ്രസീത ചാലക്കുടിയുടെ ആലാപനത്തില്‍ വീഡിയോ ഗാനം". Asianet News. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Mohanlal's Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham will release in theatres on December 2, confirms Kerala minister Saji Cherian". The New Indian Express. 11 November 2021.
  19. ^ "'Ajagajantharam' to release on Dec 23". Sify. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  20. ^ "ajagajantharam theatre response : തിയറ്ററുകളിൽ ആവേശമായി അജഗജാന്തരം ; ആദ്യ പ്രതികരണങ്ങൾ". Asianet News. 23 December 2021.
  21. ^ "Ajagajantharam: Immaculately staged depiction of unchecked fury". The New Indian Express. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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