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Jeans

DVD cover
Directed by S. Shankar
Produced by Ashok Amritraj
Sunanda Murali Manohar
Written by Screenplay:
S. Shankar
Story:
S. Shankar
Dialogue:
Sujatha
Starring Prashanth
Aishwarya Rai
Nassar
Raadhika
Senthil
Raju Sundaram
Lakshmi
Music by A. R. Rahman
Cinematography Ashok Kumar
Editing by A. Sreekar Prasad
Distributed by Oscar Films
Eros Multimedia
Cee I TV
Release date(s) Flag of World April 24, 1998
Running time 175 min. S Shankar (born August 17, 1963) is a popular Film director, Film producer and Screenwriter from Kumbakonam, Ashok Amritraj is Chairman and CEO of Hyde Park Entertainment, a Hollywood producer and a former tennis player Dr Sunanda Murali Manohar is a noted Tamil film producer Films she has produced include Jeans and Thambi, both of which were blockbusters S Shankar (born August 17, 1963) is a popular Film director, Film producer and Screenwriter from Kumbakonam, S Shankar (born August 17, 1963) is a popular Film director, Film producer and Screenwriter from Kumbakonam, Sujatha (May 3 1935 - February 27 2008 was the pseudonym of the Tamil writer S Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan or Aishwarya Bachchan (Birthname Aishwarya Rai; Tulu: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ born 1 November 1973 is an internationally Nassar ( நாசர்)(also spelled Nasser, Naasar or Nazar) is Tamil actor producer writer director lyricist and singer Radhika is a veteran South Indian actress She is also the founder of Radaan Mediaworks and has produced many successful serials like Chithi, Selvi Raju Sundaram is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts directs and choreographs for films This article is about the actress For the Hindu Goddess, click here. Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A Sanjay Ashok Kumar ( Hindi: अशोक कुमार Urdu: اَشوک کُمار ( October 13, 1911 &ndash December 10, A Sreekar Prasad (commonly referred to as Sreekar Prasad) is a Film editor from pradesh India. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
Country India[1]
Language Tamil
Budget 12 crores
IMDb profile

Jeans is a 1998 Tamil musical and romantic film. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. A crore is a unit in the Indian numbering system and was formerly a unit in the Persian numbering system still widely used in Bangladesh, India, Maldives The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. The musical film is a Film genre in which several Songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative Directed and co-written by Shankar and produced by Ashok Amritraj and Murali Manohar, its stars Prashanth, Aishwarya Rai and Nassar in multiple lead roles. S Shankar (born August 17, 1963) is a popular Film director, Film producer and Screenwriter from Kumbakonam, Ashok Amritraj is Chairman and CEO of Hyde Park Entertainment, a Hollywood producer and a former tennis player Dr Sunanda Murali Manohar is a noted Tamil film producer Films she has produced include Jeans and Thambi, both of which were blockbusters Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan or Aishwarya Bachchan (Birthname Aishwarya Rai; Tulu: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ born 1 November 1973 is an internationally Nassar ( நாசர்)(also spelled Nasser, Naasar or Nazar) is Tamil actor producer writer director lyricist and singer Raju Sundaram and Lakshmi, prominent actors from the south Indian film industry, played the roles of the lead characters' relatives in the movie. Raju Sundaram is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts directs and choreographs for films This article is about the actress For the Hindu Goddess, click here. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

The film opened to Indian audiences after several delays, on April 24, 1998 just after the Tamil New Year, and in the process, becoming the most expensive film to be made in India at the time. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Puthandu, or better known as Tamil New Year, is the celebration of the first day of the new Tamil year by people of Tamil origin Despite receiving mixed reviews on the actors' performances and the basic storyline, the film went on to become a major hit at the South Indian box office. Owing to its success, it was later dubbed into the Hindi and Telugu language and released with the same name. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Furthermore, the film was nominated by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1998. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars handed out annually by the U "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

Contents

Plot

The film revolves around a Non-resident Indian man who has twin sons, and as a result of his separation from his twin wants his sons to be married to twin daughters. A non-resident Indian (NRI is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country a person of Indian origin who is born outside India or a person of However the elder son falls in love with a woman, who visits America to help her grandmother remove a brain tumour. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The eldest son, after helping the woman's grandmother to live, tells her his father's plea. The eldest son and the woman eventually put on a double act attempting to deceive the father, however they're plans are foiled. A double act, also known as a Comedy duo, is a comic device in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners usually of the same How the couple manage to change his father's decision forms the crux of the story.

Cast

The cast featured three actors, who were played multiple roles. As per other Shankar film, the supporting cast was elaborate with several guest appearances by prominent artistes.

Production

The key elements

The entire production of the movie took about a year and a half to be completed and released. Prior to Jeans, Shankar had directed three films, Gentleman, Kadhalan and Indian, all three of which had been successful ventures at the box-office. Gentleman ( 1993) is a Tamil film directed by S Shankar, released on the 13th July 1993. Kadhalan is a successful Tamil language Film released in 1994, directed by S Indian is a 1996 Tamil Film directed by S Shankar. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar Jeans, unlike the others, was his first film which was shot outside of India, for the majority of the film.

Producers Ashok Amritraj, Michael Soloman and Murali Manohar all made their Tamil film debuts with Jeans, respectively, in producing the most expensive film til date in 1998. Dr Sunanda Murali Manohar is a noted Tamil film producer Films she has produced include Jeans and Thambi, both of which were blockbusters Tamil cinema or Kollywood ( Tamil: கோலிவுட் kōlivūṭ) is the English name of the popular Tamil Film Industry based in the Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Critics felt that Jeans, if it became a hit like Shankar's previous films, would capitulate him into the top bracket of directors as both the lead actors, Prashanth and Aishwarya Rai had been labelled as "flop" actors. The film was made by many of the same filmmakers involved in Indian which won several National Film Awards. The National Film Awards is the most prestigious film award ceremony in India, and the country's oldest award ceremony alongside the Filmfare Awards. The casting of the film was left to Shankar after he had finalized the story. Genes was the title selected but Shankar felt it would not apply to the masses so he used the homonym, Jeans.

The film's launch was held at the AVM Studios in Vadapalani, Chennai in December 1996. Vadapalani (வடபழநி in Tamil, meaning 'North Palani ' is one of the main hubs of Chennai. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Jeans invitation was printed, wrapped in Jeans cloth and was hand delivered by Shankar to his close colleagues and friends in Chennai, which included prominent actors in the Tamil filmdom, making it the grandest Tamil film launch to date in 1996. Tamil cinema or Kollywood ( Tamil: கோலிவுட் kōlivūṭ) is the English name of the popular Tamil Film Industry based in the Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Aishwarya Rai, Prashanth, and S. Shankar and just about anyone else associated with the shooting of the film, wore their favorite pair of blue jeans as per request from the producers.

Casting

The original actor considered for the roles of Vishwanathan and Ramamoorthy was Abbas, an upcoming artiste at the time, but the offer was rejected by Abbas citing that his dates were booked for the full year of 1996. Abbas (Abbas Ali born May 26 1975) is an Indian film actor who acts in Kollywood ''Tamil'' films. The second choice for the lead role, prominent actor Ajith Kumar also opted out due to call sheet problems. Ajith Kumar ( Tamil: அஜித் குமார் (born May 1, 1971) is an Indian film actor and car racer who has acted in many Tamil The roles eventually went to Prashanth, whose career in films was not as successful as the previous actors enquired. Prashanth dedicated almost a year and half to Jeans, sacrificing seven films in the process, as he considered it "a once in a lifetime" opportunity which would have straighten up his career. Aishwarya Rai, a former Miss World, was the original choice for the roles of Madhumitha and Vaishnavi. The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international Beauty pageant created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951 Despite having a huge fan base and publicity, Aishwarya Rai hadn't given a hit in her two movie career despite her debut movie, Iruvar directed by Mani Ratnam being critically acclaimed. Iruvar ( The Duo) ( 1997) is a Tamil language film directed by Mani Ratnam, with music composed by A Mani Ratnam (மணி ரத்னம் (born June 2, 1956 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India) is a critically acclaimed South Amongst the actors in the film were Senthil, Nassar and Raju Sundaram, all three of them appearing as supporting actors with Nassar starring in his first Shankar film. Prominent supporting actresses Radhika, Lakshmi were all signed up for the film, with Lakshmi joining the team later following the death of her father-in-law. For Radha the mother of Karna from Mahabharata see Radha (Mahabharata Radha (Devanagari राधा IAST Rādhā is the principal Furthermore popular singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam who was selected for a role, left the project and S. Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam, ( Telugu: శ్రీపతి పండితారధ్య్యుల బాల సుబ్రమణ్యం Kannada V. Sekhar replaced him.

The other substitution in the project involved the cinematographer. Despite popular belief that Shankar would again sign on Jeeva, whom he had worked with in Kadhalan, Gentleman and Indian. Jeeva ( September 21, 1963 &ndash June 25, 2007) was a popular film cinematographer and director in Kollywood, the Chennai However Santhosh Sivan was announced as the cinematographer for the film but between the time of the announcement and the finishing stages of the film, cinematographer Ashok Kumar was publicized as the official cinematographer for the film. Santosh Sivan (born in Trivandrum, Kerala) is an Indian Cinematographer and Film director. Sanjay Ashok Kumar ( Hindi: अशोक कुमार Urdu: اَشوک کُمار ( October 13, 1911 &ndash December 10, In mid-1997, film organisation FEFSI striked and in the midst of this, the film's art director Thotta Tharani, a FEFSI supporter, refused to sacrifice his position in FEFSI in order to continue filming Jeans. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Padmashri Thota Tharrani is an Indian film Art Director and Production designer. Without much choice, Shankar signed a newcomer Bala to take over the set design and art work for the film. The film's art direction is credited with both Thotta Tharani and Bala. Venki was signed up to deal with the special-effects in the film, with Jeans containing the most number of minutes of special effects amongst any film made til 1998, including Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Jurassic Park is a Science fiction Novel that was written by Michael Crichton and published in 1990. The film also were assisted in graphics of having the effects created by the Pentafour company in Hollywood.

Filming

The filming of Jeans, broke the record for the number of different foreign locations featured in an Indian film. The initial scenes of the Rajamani family's catering company was filmed in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6 Other scenes were shot in California at the Universal Studios, who usually does not grant permission for foreign films to conduct shooting there. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American However with influence from the film's producer Ashok Amritraj they were able to obtain special permission to film a few scenes inside. Besides the King Kong set, Jeans was also shot in the "simulated earthquake experience" sets. King Kong is the name of a fictional giant ape from the fictional Skull Island, who has appeared in several works since 1933 The filming in Los Angeles received much publicity as well as the filming at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Grand Canyon The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Other Jeans shooting locations in the United States of America included the Valley of Fire, Manhattan Beach, Malibu Lake and many scenic spots throughout California. The song Columbus was picturized at the shores of Venice Beach, California with some foreign male and female dancers. Venice is a district in western Los Angeles California. It is known for its Canals Beaches and Circus -like Ocean Front Walk, Shankar also filmed in New York at the World Trade Center when co-producer Michael Salomon and his wife, Luciana Balusia visited the sets of Jeans. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan

After a 45 day schedule in the United States, Shankar and the team returned to India to film a couple of scenes in the climax. The team then visited several other countries to picturize the song Poovukul, with featured scenes with six prolific buildings in the world, dubbing Aishwarya Rai as the "seventh wonder of the world". The team made a thirty day trip around the world stopping to can scenes at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Empire State Building, the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, the Egyptian pyramids, and the Eiffel Tower. The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Torre pendente di Pisa or simply The Tower of Pisa (it La Torre di Pisa is the Campanile, or freestanding bell tower of the The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco Skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street The Great Wall of China ( or ( is a series of stone and earthen Fortifications in China, built rebuilt and maintained between the 6th century BC and the 16th The Taj Mahal (tɑdʒ The Egyptian pyramids are pyramid shaped structures located in Egypt, and were built as a tomb for dead pharaohs The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel /tuʀ ɛfɛl/ is an Iron Tower built During the shooting in Paris the death of Princess Diana had taken place and shooting was delayed in the France, due to her death. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. For the most part, Jeans was surrounded by world events of all sorts and for Shankar, the cast and crew of the film described the experiences as "tremendously vivid and memorable".

Release

Reception

Ratings
Australia:  PG
India:  U
United Kingdom:  U
United States:  PG

Despite missing the original release date of January 14, 1998, Jeans was released worldwide on April 24, 1998 soon after Tamil New Year's Day with 240 prints, the record for a Tamil film in 1998. A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types The Office of Film and Literature Classification is a Statutory Censorship and classification body which provides day to day administrative support for the Classification The Central Board of Film Certification ( CBFC) is the regulatory body and Censorship board of India. The British Board of Film Classification ( BBFC) originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for Film, DVD The Motion Picture Association of America's film-rating system is used in the U Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Upon release the film was subsequently dubbed into two languages, Telugu and Hindi. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Owing to the success of the film, the number of reels grew to about hundred, it was estimated that the film garnered about Rs. The rupee (रुपया ( code: INR) is the Currency of India. 5 crores (50 million) in India. A crore is a unit in the Indian numbering system and was formerly a unit in the Persian numbering system still widely used in Bangladesh, India, Maldives The film completed 100 days of screening in the theaters in the state of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. In local parlance, this is considered to be one of the measures for a film's success. The reception in Malaysia was equally successful and was released in six major metropolises for up to 9 weeks, the film collected 114,883 (then approximately Rs. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and A metropolis (from the Greek μήτηρ mētēr meaning 'mother' and πόλις pólis meaning 'city/town' is a big City, in most cases with 5 million) within its 50 day run.

Music

Jeans
Soundtrack by A. R. Rahman
Released April 1, 1998
Recorded 1997
Genre Soundtrack
Length 34 Minutes
Label Westop
Producer Ashok Amritraj
Professional reviews
A. R. Rahman chronology
Vishwa Vidaatha
(1997)		 Jeans
(1998)		 Dil Se...
(1998)
Main article: Jeans (soundtrack)

The Jeans soundtrack was released by Westop on April 1, 1998. Jeans is the soundtrack from the 1998 film Jeans, released by Westop on April 1, 1998. Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Ashok Amritraj is Chairman and CEO of Hyde Park Entertainment, a Hollywood producer and a former tennis player Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A Jeans is the soundtrack from the 1998 film Jeans, released by Westop on April 1, 1998. Dil Se ( Hindi: दिल से Urdu: دل سے Translation: From the Heart is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Mani Jeans is the soundtrack from the 1998 film Jeans, released by Westop on April 1, 1998. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The original scores from the film's composer, A. R. Rahman, make up the tracks on the album. Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A The Lyrics are by Vairamuthu. Vairamuthu, born in 19 53 in Theni district of Tamil Nadu is a noted Tamil Poet and Lyricist. The soundtrack also features six vocals played during the film: "Ennake Ennaka" by Unnikrishnan and Pallavi, "Columbus Columbus" by A. For the malayalam actor see Oduvil Unnikrishnan P Unnikrishnan is an Indian Musician. R. Rahman, "Poovukul" by Unnikrishnan and Sujatha, "Vaaraya Thozhi" by Sonu Nigam, Shahul Hameed, Harini and Sangeetha, "Kannodu Kanbethallam" by Nithyashree and "Anbe Anbe" by Hariharan and Anuradha Sriram. Sujatha Mohan is an Indian Playback singer. She has sung in Tamil and Malayalam languages Harini is a South Indian film Playback singer who has worked with the film composers A Sangeetha, also known as Rasika, is a popular Telugu / Tamil actress These songs were dubbed into Hindi, using Javed Akhtar's lyrics when it was released in North India. Javed Akhtar ( Urdu: جاوید اختر; Hindi: जावेद अख़्तर born

The climax of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture appears at the end of the track "Anbe Anbe". Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote the Festival Overture "The Year 1812" in E major, Op The revolutionary sounding Overture is played at key parts at the beginning and end of the film.

Track Listings

  1. Ennake Ennaka - Unnikrishnan, Pallavi
  2. Columbus Columbus - A. R. Rahman
  3. Poovukul - Unnikrishnan, Sujatha
  4. Kannodu Kaanberallam - Nithyashree
  5. Varaya Thozhi - Sonu Nigam, Shahul Hameed, Harini, Sangeetha
  6. Anbe Anbe - Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram





References

  1. ^ Jeans (1998). For the malayalam actor see Oduvil Unnikrishnan P Unnikrishnan is an Indian Musician. Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A For the malayalam actor see Oduvil Unnikrishnan P Unnikrishnan is an Indian Musician. Sujatha Mohan is an Indian Playback singer. She has sung in Tamil and Malayalam languages Harini is a South Indian film Playback singer who has worked with the film composers A Sangeetha, also known as Rasika, is a popular Telugu / Tamil actress IMDB. com. Retrieved on 2 October 2006. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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