Junior Senior (2002 film)

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
Directed byJ. Suresh
Written bySuresh
N. Prasannakumar (dialogues)
Produced byP. Loganathan (SHAKTHI INTERNATIONAL)
StarringMammootty
Hamsavardhan
Leena
Charulatha
Ramesh Khanna
Charlie
Delhi Ganesh
Pandu
K. R. Vijaya
CinematographyT. Rajesh
Edited byB. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Release date
  • April 19, 2002 (2002-04-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

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Production

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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

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Junior Senior
Soundtrack album by
Released13 March 2002
Recorded2001
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length18:37
ProducerYuvanshankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Malli Malli Chudali
(2002)
Junior Senior
(2002)
Kadhal Samrajyam
(2002)

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
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

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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

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  1. ^ "Never say die". The Hindu. 31 December 2005. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ^ "Nilacharal".
  3. ^ "Junior Senior". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Junior Senior". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Junior Senior". The Hindu. 3 May 2002. Archived from the original on 4 June 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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