Golmaal (1998 film)

Golmaal is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Selva, making his directorial debut. The film stars Selva himself and newcomer Monica Nerukkar, with Rajan P. Dev, K. S. Ravikumar, Dhamu, Sathya Prakash, Mahanadi Shankar, Bhanu Prakash playing supporting roles. It was released on 5 June 1998.[1]

Golmaal
Title card
Directed bySelva
Written bySelva
S. N. Sakthivel (dialogues)
Produced byK. S. Ravikumar
C. Sudhakar
StarringSelva
Monica Nerukkar
CinematographyM. R. Hareekanth
Edited byB. Ramesh
Music byBala Bharathi
Production
company
North East Pictures
Release date
  • 5 June 1998 (1998-06-05)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Ganesh, a good-for-nothing youth, falls in love with Aishwarya. Her father Colonel Rajappa is a very strict father who hates love. Ganesh and Aishwarya decide to elope but her father later has a heart attack and Aishwarya refuses to marry him. Colonel Rajappa's state of health deteriorates, therefore he arranges his daughter's wedding as soon as possible. Three terrorists escape from jail. While preparing Aishwarya's wedding in Karnal Rajappa's house, Ganesh enters in her room and tries to convince her. In the meantime, the three terrorists enter their house and begin to sequester them. These terrorists are ultimately Ganesh's friends and it was Ganesh's plan to marry his lover Aishwarya. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Production

Selva turned director with this film, which would be his last before a hiatus.[2][3] Monica Nerukkar, a Mumbai-based model best known for her work on the "Maggie Dosa" advert, made her debut as an actress in Tamil cinema with the project.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Bala Bharathi, with lyrics written by Arivumathi, Vasan and Thirumaran.[5]

SongSinger(s)Duration
"Hey Paappa"Suresh Peters4:24
"Nee Pesum"Hariharan, K. S. Chithra4:22
"Twinkle Twinkle"Anuradha Sriram4:24
"Vaada Vaana"Chandrabose4:29

Reception

Ji of Kalki praised the humour, climax and interesting ideas used for humour but criticised the use of double meaning dialogues and concluded saying this full-length decent comedy would have been widely appreciated if scissors had been used in significant places.[6] Two years after release, the producers were given a ₹5 lakh (equivalent to ₹21 lakh or US$26,000 in 2023) subsidy by the Tamil Nadu government along with several other films.[7]

References
  1. "Gol mall ( 1998 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. "70 Tamil actors you didn't know were directors too". Cinema Express. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. Rajendran, Gopinath (10 July 2017). "A tribute to Thalaivar". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. "1997-98'ன் கோடம்பாக்கக் குஞ்சுகள்". Indolink. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  5. "NATPUKAGA & GOLMAAL (BHASKY TAMIL AUDIO CD)". MaduraMusicCentre. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  6. ஜி (19 July 1998). "கோல்மால்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 96. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  7. Mass Media in India. Publications Division. 2001. p. 181. ISBN 9788123009421. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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