''Jery'' () is a 2006 Indian

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film directed by S. B. Khanthan, produced by V. Vishwanathan, and written by

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. The film stars

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as the titular character, while

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, and

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play the female leads. The music was composed by

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with editing done by Krishnakumar. The film was released on 19 May 2006.

Plot

Jayaram alias Jery (

) is a man who takes risks and hates love. He is challenged by his friends to make three women love him. He makes his classmate Janaki (

), an actress Janani (

), and a police officer Jeeva (

) fall in love with him. Whether the three girls find out and whom he unites with forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Production

The film's script was written by Crazy Mohan and he described the film as his "pet project" as he wanted to do create similar to ''

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'' (1964). The film was earlier titled ''Idhuthan Kadhal Enbathaa''. Arul Vincent who earlier assisted P. C. Sreeram made his debut as cinematographer with this film. A dance number picturised on Ramesh and the three actresses were shot at a beach resort near Mahabalipuram.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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*"Kapildevda" – David Bhaskar *"Naan Pudicha" – Ramesh Vinayagam, Vidya

Critical reception

Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote "'Jerry' is more like a Crazy Mohan play gone bad. A laugh riot gone awry. A film that is an insult to audience ". ''

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'' wrote "Crazy Mohan and Kamalhassan have given us some great comedies in the past. But this time, the writer disappoints as the comedy in Jery fails to evoke any laughter. The film falls flat as Crazy is clueless, debutant director Kanthan is helpless and hero Ramesh is pure teakwood!". Lajjavathi of ''

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'' wrote it is surprising that director Kanthan stumbled despite having a great plot for comedy. She added that it is disappointing that the film was made like a drama without setting the scenes for cinema. ''Cinesouth'' wrote, "Many scenes may remind one of dramas, but one feels happy about the festival of comedy".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 2000s Indian films 2000s Tamil-language films 2006 directorial debut films 2006 films 2006 romantic comedy films Films scored by Ramesh Vinayakam Films with screenplays by Crazy Mohan Indian films based on plays Indian romantic comedy films Tamil-language Indian films