Ganesh (2009 film)
| Ganesh ... just Ganesh | |
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| Directed by | M. Saravanan |
| Written by | M. Saravanan Abburi Ravi (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Sravanthi Ravi Kishore |
| Starring | Ram Pothineni Kajal Aggarwal Poonam Kaur |
| Cinematography | Hari Anumolu |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Mickey J Meyer |
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Release date |
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Running time | 173 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
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
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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
[edit]- Ram Pothineni as Ganesh
- Kajal Aggarwal as Divya
- Poonam Kaur as Deepa
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Mahadev
- Brahmanandam as Yadagiri
- Rashmi Gautam as Archana
- Giri Babu as Rama Chandra Murthy,Ganesh's father
- Chandra Mohan as Chandram, Divya's father
- Sumithra as Lakshmi, Ganesh's mother
- Sudha as Savitri, Divya's mother
- Rohini Hattangadi as Divya's aunt
- Y. Kasi Viswanath as Divya's uncle
- Sameer as Aravind, Divya's brother
- Surekha Vani as Divya's sister-in-law
- Fish Venkat as Mahadev's henchman
- Saptagiri as Apparao
- Ravi Prakash as Prakash
- Rajitha
Production and release
[edit]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
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| Released | 10 September 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:00 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Mickey J Meyer | |||
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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]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thanemando" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Javed Ali | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Lalla Lai" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Krishna Chaitanya, Shweta Pandit | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Yele Yele" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Srimathumitha | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Raja Kumari" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Kunal Ganjawala, Srimathumitha | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Chalo Chalore" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Karthik & Kids Chorus | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Raja Maharaja" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Ranjith | 4:51 |
| Total length: | 28:00 | |||
Reviews
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ganesh (just Ganesh...) press meet". Idlebrain.com. 22 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Ganesh Movie Review - Ram, Kajal". 123telugu.com. 26 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Ganesh (just Ganesh...) music launch". Idlebrain.com. 10 September 2009. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ Rajamani, Radhika (24 September 2009). "Review: Ganesh is fun". Rediff. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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