''Jango'' () is a 2021 Indian

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directed by debutant Mano Karthikeyan and produced by

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and Zen Studios. The film stars debutant Satheesh Kumar and Mirnalini Ravi. The music is composed by

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with cinematography by Karthik K. Thillai and editing by San Lokesh. The film, credited as the first in Indian cinema to use the concept of time loops, was released theatrically on 19 November 2021.

Plot

A neurosurgeon who is stuck in a time loop tries to save his estranged wife from being killed by a mystery man.

Cast

Production

''Jango'' is the directorial debut of Mano Karthikeyan. It was marketed as the first Indian film to revolve around the concept of time loops, despite a few Tamil films already having used this concept.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack and score is composed by

. The audio rights were acquired by

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. The audio launch was held on 6 September 2021.

Release and reception

The film was released in theatres on 19 November 2021. ''

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'' gave a rating of 2.5 out on 5 and wrote, "Jango is worth watching because of the time loop perspective and other scientific topics featured in the movie." Bhuvanesh Chandar of ''

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'' gave a rating of 1.5 out on 5 and wrote, "The poor writing is on display everywhere. ..All the poor lip sync in this film doesn't help either. Another example of bad writing is how predictable the identity of the antagonist is. My biggest surprise was how this film, with as many unusual ideas, is yet so unsurprising." M. Suganth of ''

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'' wrote, "for the first 40 minutes, it feels like it is us, the audience, who are in a time loop. Bland actor. Terrible comedy. Painful romance. Repeat. This is how these portions go, and we feel trapped".

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes 2020s films about time travel 2020s Indian films 2020s Tamil-language films 2021 films 2021 science fiction films Films produced by C. V. Kumar Films scored by Ghibran Vaibodha Indian science fiction films Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language science fiction films Time loop films