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Jolly O Gymkhana (film)

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Jolly O Gymkhana is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film written and directed by Sakthi Chidambaram, starring Prabhu Deva in the lead role, playing the role of a corpse, alongside Madonna Sebastian as the female lead.[1][2] The film also stars Abhirami, Yogi Babu, Redin Kingsley, Robo Shankar, John Vijay, Sai Dheena, Madhusudhan Rao and Yashika Aannand in pivotal roles.[3][4] The film is bankrolled by Rajendra M Rajan and Punitha Rajan for Transindia Media & Entertainment Private Limited.[5] The film has music composed by Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy, editing by Ramar, and cinematography by MC Ganesh Chandra.[6]

Jolly O Gymkhana
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySakthi Chidambaram
Written bySakthi Chidambaram
Produced by
  • Rajendra M Rajan
  • Punitha Rajan
Starring
CinematographyMC Ganesh Chandra
Edited byRamar
Music byAshwin Vinayagamoorthy
Production
companies
  • Transindia Media
  • Entertainment Private Limited
Release date
  • 22 November 2024 (2024-11-22)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Jolly O Gymkhana got released in theatres on 22 November 2024.[7]

Premise

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Four women who run a biriyani centre in Tenkasi ends up in possession of a corpse (Prabhu Deva),[1] which they are forced to transport to Kodaikanal.[8][4]

Cast

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Production

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Development

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In early November 2023, it was reported that director Sakthi Chidambaram would be joining hands with Prabhu Deva for the third time after Charlie Chaplin (2002) and Charlie Chaplin 2 (2019) in their upcoming project. The director furthur revealed that Prabhu Deva would essay a role of a corpse for most part of the film.[8] The film also features Madonna Sebastian and Abhirami playing the role of her mother, making her second collaboration after Charlie Chaplin with Sakthi Chidambaram after 22 years.[3] The film also stars Yogi Babu, Redin Kingsley, Robo Shankar, John Vijay, M.S Bhaskar,[9] Sai Dheena, Pujita Ponnada, Aadukalam Naren,[10] Madhusudhan Rao and Yashika Aannand in pivotal roles.[4][11] In mid-December, the title of the film was revealed as Jolly O Gymkhana, a callback to the song by the same name composed by Anirudh Ravichander and sung by Vijay from the film Beast (2022).[2] The film is bankrolled by Rajendra M Rajan and Punitha Rajan for Transindia Media & Entertainment Private Limited.[5] The film has music composed by Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy, editing by Ramar, and cinematography by MC Ganesh Chandra.[6][10]

Filming

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Principal photography predominantly took place around Tenkasi, Kodaikanal, Chennai, and Puducherry.[12] On 6 November 2023, Chidambaram revealed that the entire filming has been wrapped up the previous week and the film is in the post-production stage.[3]

Music

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Jolly O Gymkhana
Soundtrack album by
Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
ProducerAshwin Vinayagamoorthy
Singles from Jolly O Gymkhana
  1. "Police Kaarana Kattikitta"
    Released: 26 October 2024
  2. "Oosi Rosy"
    Released: 12 November 2024

The soundtrack and background is composed by Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy.[12] The first single "Police Kaarana Kattikitta" sung by actor-singer Andrea Jeremiah was released on 26 October 2024.[13] The second single "Oosi Rosy" was released on 12 November 2024 by Arya and Priya Anand.[14]

Track Listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Oosi Rosy"M Jegan Kaviraj, Sakthi ChidambaramG. V. Prakash Kumar4:08
2."Police Kaarana Kattikitta"M Jegan Kaviraj, Sakthi ChidambaramAndrea Jeremiah3:35
3."Kalangadhey"M Jegan Kaviraj, Sakthi ChidambaramSreekanth Hariharan3:40
4."Vellaikaaran Biryani"M Jegan Kaviraj, Sakthi ChidambaramMathichiyam Bala1:58
5."Doi"M Jegan Kaviraj, Sakthi ChidambaramV. M. Mahalingam1:46
6."Oru Body Naalu Lady"M Jegan Kaviraj, Sakthi Chidambaram, Aakash VAshwin Vinayagamoorthy3:26
7."Irukaan Aana Illa"M Jegan Kaviraj, Sakthi ChidambaramS. Chinnaponnu2:35
Total length:21:08

Release

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Theatrical

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Jolly O Gymkhana got released in theatres on 22 November 2024.[7]

Reception

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Critical response

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Roopa Radhakrishnan of Times of India gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Jolly O Gymkhana shows that just having women as central characters in a film doesn't make one a pro-woman movie. A series of utterly senseless and outright vulgar jokes don't help its case."[15] Avinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express wrote "Jolly O Gymkhana could have been something interesting and definitely more funny, but when the makers resort to the easiest pickings, feeling bad about the could-haves or revolting on what was included is just a fool’s errand."[16]

Prashanth Vallavan of Cinema Express wrote "With the botched execution of Jolly O Gymkhana, it is obvious that Sakthi Chidambaram has erroneously believed that an insincere effort was the right attitude to make a lighthearted comedy."[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Prabhudeva's 'Jolly O Gymkhana' trailer". The Times of India. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b M, Narayani (18 December 2023). "Prabhu Deva's next with Sakthi Chidambaram titled Jolly O Gymkhana". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c M, Narayani (6 November 2023). "Prabhu Deva to play a dead person in Sakthi Chidambaram's next". Cinema Express. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Prabhu Deva To Play A Dead Body In Sakthi Chidambaram's Next". News18. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b Features, C. E. (15 December 2023). "Prabhu Deva's next with Shakthi Chidambaram titled Jolly O Gymkhana". Cinema Express. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Prabhudeva's film with Sakthi Chidambaram titled 'Jolly O Gymkhana'". The Times of India. 15 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b Kumar, Akshay (8 November 2024). "Prabhudeva's Jolly O Gymkhana to release on November 22". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Prabhudeva plays a corpse in Sakthi Chidambaram's next". The Times of India. 7 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Jolly O Gymkhana - Title of Prabhudeva and Madonna Sebastian's new film revealed". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b ""ஜாலியோ ஜிம்கானா திரைப்படம் மக்களை கொண்டாட வைக்கும்!" - இயக்குநர் ஷக்தி சிதம்பரம் பேட்டி.. - News7 Tamil". 16 December 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  11. ^ "సరికొత్త కాన్సెప్ట్‌తో ప్రభుదేవా కొత్త సినిమా! | Prabhu Deva New Movie With Sakthi Chidambaram Latest Update | Sakshi". www.sakshi.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Jolly O Gymkhana trailer out: Watch Prabhu Deva play dead on the hands of bunch of women". OTTPlay. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  13. ^ M, Narayani (26 October 2024). "'Police Kaarana Kattikitta' song from Jolly O Gymkhana out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  14. ^ Features, C. E. (12 November 2024). "'Oosi Rosy' song from Prabhu Deva's Jolly O Gymkhana out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Jolly O Gymkhana Movie Review : A disgraceful attempt at comedy". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Jolly O Gymkhana movie review: Prabhudeva, Abhirami-lead ensemble shoulder this slightly funny but sloppy comedy". The Indian Express. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  17. ^ Vallavan, Prashanth (22 November 2024). "Jolly O Gymkhana Movie Review: A tedious barrage of mostly unfunny jokes". Cinema Express. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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