Gajaana

Gajaana
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPrabadish Samz
Written byPrabadish Samz
Produced byPrabadish Samz
Starring
Cinematography
  • Gopi Duraisamy
  • Vinod JP
Edited byK.M.Riyas
Music byAchu Rajamani
Production
company
Four Square Studios
Release date
  • 9 May 2025 (2025-05-09)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Gajaana is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language supernatural fantasy adventure film written, directed and produced by Prabadish Samz under his Four Square Studios, having Vedhika, Yogi Babu and Inigo Prabhakaran in the lead roles, alongside an ensemble cast including Chandini Tamilarasan, Hareesh Peradi, Pratap Pothen, Sendrayan, Velu Prabhakaran and others in supporting roles.[1]

Gajaana was released in theatres on 9 May 2025.

Plot

The film revolves around a group of young people embarking on a journey into a forest, to unveil its mystery behind the centuries-old curse facing supernatural elements and deadly animals in the forest.[2]

Cast

Production

In early June 2022, an announcement was made regarding Vedhika's next fantasy adventure film project titled Gajaana by the film's writer, director and producer Prabadish Samz.[3] The film also stars Yogi Babu, and Inigo Prabhakaran in the lead roles[4] alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Chandini Tamilarasan, Hareesh Peradi, Pratap Pothen, Karate Karthi, Ilango, Sendrayan, Vijayalakshmi Veeramani, Knife Naren, Velu Prabhakaran,[5] Pooja Shankar, Rajesh, Sahana Venkataraman, Deva, Nithiya and others in supporting roles.[6] The technical crew includes Gopi Duraisamy and Vinod JP as the cinematographers, K. M. Riyas as editor and Achu Rajamani as the music composer.[7]

Music

The film has music composed by Achu Rajamani.[2] The first single "Kagidha Megam" composed by Vikram Varman and sung by Haricharan was released on 15 July 2024.[8]

Track Listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kagidha Megam"KabilanHaricharan5:18

Release

Gajaana was released in theatres on 9 May 2025.[9] It was earlier scheduled for 27 December 2024.[5] After a few days of its release, on 11 May 2025, it was announced that the film has been temporarily suspended from screening in theatres citing the ongoing 2025 India–Pakistan conflict and the associated safety reasons.[10]

Reception

A critic of Dinamalar rated the film 2.5/5 by criticizing the graphics and the slow-paced screenplay, especially in the second half.[11] Roopa Radhakrishnan of The Times of India gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Gajaana is amateurish, ill-conceived and pretentious. When a film presents intriguing high-concept ideas, we would also expect its execution to have depth and nuance.[...] Gajaana gets butchered in execution with its unnecessary positioning of a sequel, unconvincing CGI and the lack of focus given to individual character arcs."[12]

References

  1. ^ ansgar.r. "கோலிவுட்டில் மீண்டும் ஒரு Fantasy Adventure படம்.. யோகி பாபு & வேதிகா இணையும் "கஜானா" - மிரட்டும் டீசர் இதோ!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Tamil). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Features, C. E. (17 March 2024). "Teaser of Vedhika's Gajaana out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. ^ "வேதிகாவின் சாகசப் பயணத்தை மையப்படுத்தும் 'கஜானா' - ஓர் அறிமுகம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Vedhika goes on a treasure in Gajana". The Times of India. 11 June 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b Features, C. E. (1 December 2024). "Vedhika's Gajaana gets release date; trailer out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  6. ^ தினத்தந்தி (30 November 2024). "யோகி பாபு, வேதிகா நடித்துள்ள 'கஜானா' படத்தின் டிரெய்லர் வெளியீடு". www.dailythanthi.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  7. ^ மலர், மாலை (30 November 2024). "வேதிகா நடித்த கஜானா திரைப்படத்தின் டிரெய்லர் வெளியீடு". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  8. ^ Features, C. E. (16 July 2024). "'Kagidha Megam' from Vedhika's Gajaana out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  9. ^ "'Gajaana' director accuses Yogi Babu of skipping promotions for Rs 7 lakh fee". The Times of India. 5 May 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  10. ^ Features, C. E. (11 May 2025). "Vedhika, Inigo Prabhakar-starrer Gajaana discontinued from theatres". Cinema Express. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  11. ^ "கஜானா - விமர்சனம் {2.5/5} - Gajaana Cinema Movie Review : கஜானா - காலி". Dinamalar. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Gajaana Movie Review : A high-concept idea gets lost in low-effort execution". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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