Jama

Name: Jama
Director: Pari Elavazhagan
Genre: Film
Released: 2024-08-02
Rating: 3
Cast: Pari Elavazhagan, Sri Krishna Dayal, Manimegalai, Vasant Marimuthu, Siva Maran

Directed by Pari Elavazhagan

TezScore60/100 Mixed Early coverage · 1 scored of 2 Indian-media reviews How TezScore works

2 Aug 2024

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Synopsis

Jama

In the village of Pallikondapattu, Tiruvannamalai, Kalyanam is a male actor who performs as female characters in the Therukoothu troupe, Ramachandran Nadaga Sabha (transl. Ramachandran Drama Association), led by Thandavam, a drunkard. Kalyanam's father, Elavarasan, originally founded the troupe. The troupe has 16 members, but Kalyanam is the only member who doesn't play male characters. Kalyanam's mother worries about his marriage prospects due to his feminine behavior as he socializes with village women, chatting and gossiping, and his consistent portrayal of the female lead character, Draupadi which earns him ridicule from the village youths. However, Kalyanam is uninterested in marriage, and his ambition is to lead the drama troupe that once belonged to his father. Kalyanam's mother pressures him to tell Thandavam that he will no longer portray female characters, or else he will leave the troupe. Thandavam was already incensed with Chandran leaving the troupe, so when Kalyanam, oblivious to the situation, requests a male lead role, Thandavam mocks Kalyanam, causing Kalyanam to break down in tears.

Director: Pari Elavazhagan
Release: 2 Aug 2024
Language: Tamil

Cast & crew

PA Pari Elavazhagan Kalyanam, Director, Writer SR Sri Krishna Dayal Elavarasan MA Manimegalai Kalyanam's mother VA Vasant Marimuthu Ganesan "Poonai" SI Siva Maran Maran A. A. K. Elavazhagan Karuna KA Kaala Kumar Cast

Ammu Abhirami Cast CH Chetan Cast SA Sai Devanand S Producer SA Sasikala S Producer SA Sai Venkateswaran S Producer IL Ilaiyaraaja Composer GO Gopal Krishna Cinematographer PA Partha M.A Editor

Reviews

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Critics' consensus

Mixed

Across 2 available source-linked Indian-media reviews for Jama, reception is mixed. The scored review is 60/100.

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Times of India Abhinav Subramanian

Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India gave it two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote, "Jama, despite its narrative shortcomings, offers a genuine tribute to Theru Koothu and strives to revive a fading art form."

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OTTplay Anusha Sundar

★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3/5