Junior Senior is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, Produced by P.Loganathan, directed by J. Suresh starring Mammootty, Hamsavardhan and former Miss Malaysia Leena.[1] The film was dubbed into Malayalam as Super in 2009.
| Junior Senior | |
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| Directed by | J. Suresh |
| Written by | Suresh N. Prasannakumar (dialogues) |
| Produced by | P. Loganathan (SHAKTHI INTERNATIONAL) |
| Starring | Mammootty Hamsavardhan Leena Charulatha Ramesh Khanna Charlie Delhi Ganesh Pandu K. R. Vijaya |
| Cinematography | T. Rajesh |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast edit
- Mammootty as Santhosh aka Senior
- Hamsavardhan as Shakthi aka Junior
- Leena as Indira
- Charulatha as Varsha
- Ramesh Khanna
- Charle
- Delhi Ganesh
- Pandu
- K. R. Vatsala
Production edit
The film was shot entirely in Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia, since the entire story plays there. Leena, who plays the female lead, is a Malaysia-born Tamilian, who was seen by J. Suresh in Malaysia and eventually given the role of the heroine, Indira. She was brought into the cast after the original choice, Tejashree, had walked out.[2]
Soundtrack edit
| Junior Senior | ||||
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| Released | 13 March 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 18:37 | |||
| Producer | Yuvanshankar Raja | |||
| Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack as well as the film score were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, who teamed up with director J. Suresh for the second time after Velai. The soundtrack, which was released on 13 March 2002, features 5 tracks, whilst the lyrics were written by Pa. Vijay and V. Ilango.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration | Notes |
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| 1 | "Anandham Pennukulle" | P. Unnikrishnan | V. Ilango | 4:20 | |
| 2 | "Naan Oruvan" | Vijay Yesudas | Pa. Vijay | 1:48 | |
| 3 | "Oh Shalalala Jamaai" | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Yugendran, Premji Amaran | 4:18 | ||
| 4 | "Pudhusai Pudhusai" | Srinivas, Tippu | 4:35 | ||
| 5 | "Singara Kanna" | Chitra Sivaraman | 4:23 | ||
| 6 | "Thithippai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha | 3:36 |
Reception edit
Chennai Online wrote "The director’s style is simple, the narration moves at a steady pace, the tale being told without melodrama. The director could have got a firmer grip on the script towards the latter half".[3] Sify wrote "The director himself has no clue about the story. Absurd and haphazardly shot Junior Senior is one of the most insufferable movies in recent times and one wonders what made Mammootty, a great actor do this film!".[4] The Hindu wrote ""Junior Senior" lacks cohesion completely with the link missing in most of the scenes. The director, obviously expects the viewer to make his inferences".[5]
References edit
- ^ "Never say die". The Hindu. 31 December 2005. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Nilacharal".
- ^ "Junior Senior". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Junior Senior". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Junior Senior". The Hindu. 3 May 2002. Archived from the original on 4 June 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
External links edit
- Junior Senior at CineSouth
- Junior Senior 'The Hindu' review[usurped]
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