Jamboo
{{short description|1980 film by M. Karnan}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Jamboo
| image = Jamboo poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = M. Karnan
| screenplay = M. Karnan
| story = Maa. Ra
| producer = M. Karnan
| starring = Jaishankar
| cinematography = M. Karnan
| editing = G. Kalyana Sundaram
K. Gouthaman
| music = Shankar–Ganesh
| studio = Indrani Films
| released = {{film date|1980|1|15|df=y}}
| runtime = 122 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Jamboo is 1980 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film, co-written, directed and produced by M. Karnan from a story by Maa. Ra. The film stars Jaishankar, leading an ensemble cast that includes Major Sundarrajan, S. A. Ashokan, Thengai Srinivasan, M. R. R. Vasu, Manorama and Jayamala. It was released on 15 January 1980.{{Cite web |title=Jamboo (1980) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/jamboo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023100521/https://screen4screen.com/movies/jamboo |archive-date=23 October 2023 |access-date=4 October 2021 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}{{Cite web |date=2 April 2021 |title=திரைப்படச்சோலை 19: ஜெய்சங்கர் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/654042-thiraipada-solai.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506165937/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/654042-thiraipada-solai.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |access-date=4 October 2021 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}
Plot
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A varied group of travellers on a flight to the United States find themselves stranded on an island. They are rescued by Jamboo, who has lived on the island by himself since childhood. He is capable of surviving the harsh surrounding full of wild animals, raging rivers and other natural dangers. Jamboo takes on the task of keeping the crash survivors alive and eventually lead them off the island. They are forced to stay on the island until the circumstances are right for them to attempt an escape. The film chronicles the many varied dangers they face as they attempt to get home.
Cast
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- Jaishankar as Jamboo
- Major Sundarrajan as Saamy
- S. A. Ashokan as Paranthaman
- Thengai Srinivasan
- M. R. R. Vasu
- Manorama as Anjalai
- Jayamala as Geetha
- Jaya Vani as Radha
- Lalitha as Noori
- Praveena as Tribal princess
- Mallika
- Jothi Kanna
- Kanchana
- Vimala
- Manjula
- Kovai Shantha
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy
- S. V. Ramadas
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- Mottai Seetha Raman
- P. L. Selvaraj
- Franco
- Prabhakar
- Master Sivakumar
}}
Soundtrack
Music was written by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.{{Cite web |title=Jambu |url=https://tamilsongslyrics123.com/movie/Jambu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004064802/https://tamilsongslyrics123.com/movie/Jambu |archive-date=4 October 2021 |access-date=4 October 2021 |website=Tamil Songs Lyrics}}
| class="wikitable" | |
| Songs | Length |
|---|---|
| "Yenga Vandha Yenga" | 04:49 |
| "Yen Intha Mayakkam" | 05:36 |
| "Oh Rama Oh Rama" | 05:30 |
| "Machaan Thota Mazaa" | 03:02 |
Reception
Kanthan of Kalki said it was disheartening to see a film like Jamboo at a time when Tamil cinema was progressing.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=24 February 1980 |title=ஜம்பு |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-02-24/page/n57/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230730151713/https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-02-24/page/n57/mode/2up |archive-date=30 July 2023 |access-date=30 July 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=57 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2791300}}
Category:1980s action adventure films
Category:1980s Tamil-language films
Category:Films directed by M. Karnan
Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh
Category:Indian action adventure films
Category:Tamil-language Indian films
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