Ghajini (2005 film)

Ghajini
Ghajini
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. R. Murugadoss
Written by	A. R. Murugadoss
Produced by	Salem Chandrasekharan
Starring	Suriya; Asin; Nayanthara; Pradeep Rawat
Cinematography	R. D. Rajasekhar
Edited by	Anthony
Music by	Harris Jayaraj
Production; company	Sri Saravanaa Creations
Distributed by	Sri Saravanaa Creations Overseas Khafa Exports
Release date	29 September 2005;
Running time	175 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹7 crore
Box office	₹50 crore

Ghajini (pronounced [gadʐini]) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by Salem Chandrasekharan. The film stars Suriya in the main lead role with Asin as the female lead and Pradeep Rawat as the main antagonist, along with Nayanthara and Riyaz Khan in the supporting roles. Harris Jayaraj composed the soundtrack and background music, while R. D. Rajasekhar and Anthony were the film's cinematographer and editor, respectively. In the film, Sanjay Ramaswamy (Suriya), once an eminent businessman, develops anterograde amnesia due to a head injury he sustains while attempting to save his fiancee Kalpana (Asin) from getting murdered by a gangster (Pradeep Rawat). After that, he sets out to avenge her murder with the aid of photographs from a Polaroid Instant camera and permanent tattoos on his body.

The film's production began shortly afterwards in April and was completed by September on the same year. The film was shot at Chennai, while two song sequences were filmed in Switzerland. It was dubbed and released in Telugu by Allu Aravind in November 2005, and received positive reviews with praise for the performances of the lead pair and the plot. It was remade into a Hindi film by Murugadoss again in 2008, with Asin, Rawat and Khan reprising their roles. The film's story takes inspiration from the Christopher Nolan film Memento (2000) and the 1951 film Happy Go Lovely.^[4]^[5]

^ "Ghajini". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "Made for Rs 7 crore, this film earned Rs 50 crore, its Bollywood remake was blockbuster too, boosted career of." Daily News & Analysis. 17 February 2024.
^ "சூர்யா...close up". Kungumam. 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^ Smith, Iain Robert (2016). Hollywood Meme: Transnational Adaptations in World Cinema. Edinburgh University Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-7486-7747-4. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ "When Christopher Nolan opened up about Aamir Khan's Ghajini being 'inspired by' Memento: 'I heard it was successful'". Hindustan Times. 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[1] "Ghajini". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[2] "Made for Rs 7 crore, this film earned Rs 50 crore, its Bollywood remake was blockbuster too, boosted career of." Daily News & Analysis. 17 February 2024.

[3] "சூர்யா...close up". Kungumam. 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[4] Smith, Iain Robert (2016). Hollywood Meme: Transnational Adaptations in World Cinema. Edinburgh University Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-7486-7747-4. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[:0-5] "When Christopher Nolan opened up about Aamir Khan's Ghajini being 'inspired by' Memento: 'I heard it was successful'". Hindustan Times. 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

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