Girivalam (film)

Girivalam
DVD cover
Directed byT. Shivraaj
Written byT. Shivraaj
Produced byA. Ahmed
StarringShaam
Richard
Roshini
Anamica
CinematographyR. Selva
Edited byL. Kesavan
Music byDeva
Production
company
Variety Frames
Release date
  • 1 April 2005 (2005-04-01)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Girivalam is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film directed by Shivraj. The film stars Shaam, Richard, Roshini and Anamica. it is a remake of 2002 Hindi film Humraaz.[1]

Plot

Arjun heads a dance troupe, and Priya, one of the dancers, is secretly in love with him. Their dream is to become a permanent fixture at Giriprasad’s hotel, a wealthy businessman. Though they lose the competition, their dream is realized when the lead dancer of the winning troupe dies in an accident. Giriprasad falls in love with Priya, and his sincerity wins her over. However, it is revealed that Arjun had been scheming to have Priya marry Giriprasad to access his wealth.

Swetha, another dancer in the troupe, discovers that Arjun intentionally killed the lead dancer. She blackmails him for money, threatening to expose the truth to Giriprasad and the police. Arjun meets her to pay but instead kills her. Before dying, Swetha manages to leave a voicemail on Giriprasad’s phone, exposing Arjun. Meanwhile, Priya faces a dilemma between her love for Giriprasad and her personal dreams. Distraught, she has an accident but later recovers from a coma. She decides to stay with Giriprasad, which enrages Arjun, prompting him to seek revenge.

Arjun manipulates the situation by lying to Giriprasad that Priya is giving him stolen money. Giriprasad spies on them and grows suspicious. Later, he discovers Swetha’s recording and uses it to blackmail Arjun into killing Priya. Giriprasad instructs Arjun to attack Priya when she answers a phone call, intending to hear her scream. Unaware of the plot, Priya records a confession for Giriprasad, expressing her remorse and asking for forgiveness.

As the plan unfolds, Arjun attacks Priya, and Giriprasad listens to her screams over the phone. However, Priya survives, saved by Arjun, who later blames the attack on a small-time thief who is killed. Arjun then blackmails Giriprasad using a recording of their meeting about the murder, giving him three choices: divorce Priya, go to jail, or commit suicide. The next day, Giriprasad meets Arjun at the designated spot and confronts him, rips up his contract, and decides to risk being imprisoned by killing Arjun to ensure justice.

A violent fight ensues between the two men, with Giriprasad’s supporters intervening, only to be killed by Arjun. Just as Arjun is about to kill Giriprasad, Priya intervenes and confronts the former, revealing her realization of Arjun’s murderous nature. Arjun shoots her, but she manages to survive and, in a dramatic turn, uses his gun to fatally shoot him. Arjun gradually succumbs to his death, and Giriprasad and Priya reunite, finally free from Arjun's manipulations.

Cast

Production

The film is directed by Shivraj, who previously helmed Adi Thadi (2004) and is the second venture of Variety Frames after Kadhal Kirukkan (2003).[2] It is a remake of the Hindi film Humraaz (2002).[2] After the failure of Kadhal Virus (2002), Richard accepted this film after his brother-in-law Ajith Kumar okayed the script.[3][4] Shaam played a negative role in the film while Richard plays the rich husband.[5][6] Newcomer Tanu Roy plays Richard's wife.[7] The film was being shot during August 2004,[8] and the film was almost done shooting during September 2004.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva.[9] The song "Nee Yaaro Nee Yaaro" is a remake of the song "Bardaasht Nahin Kar Sakta" from the original Hindi film Humraaz and it is also the only song from the original Hindi version.

Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
"Adiyae Aandaal Amma" Ranjith, Anuradha Sriram Piraisoodan 04:18
"Mayavarathu Kaara" Shoba Chandrasekhar, Karthik Snehan 04:46
"Nee Yaaro Nee Yaaro" Tippu, Harini Pa. Vijay 05:07
"Solvaaya Solvaaya" Ranjith, Anuradha Sriram, Sridevi 05:11
"Meesa Vecha Paiya" Anuradha Sriram Snehan 04:12

Release

The film released alongside the low budget films Gurudeva and Thaka Thimi Tha and did not fare well at the box office.[10]

References

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  3. ^ "Ajit's NOC for Richard's film". Indiaglitz. 22 September 2004. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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  6. ^ "Richard proving different". Galatta. 11 October 2004. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Shaam on the ball". Indiaglitz. 11 December 2004. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Honour well deserved". The Hindu. 27 August 2004. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  9. ^ "கிரிவலம் (2005)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Chennai weekend box-office (Apr 01-03)". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2020.