Jeans(1998)
Jeans is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by S. Shankar. It stars Prashanth in a dual role as identical twin brothers Viswanathan and Ramamoorthy, alongside Aishwarya Rai as Madhumitha. The story follows a young woman who pretends to have an identical twin sister to win over her lover's father, who insists his twin sons marry twin girls. The film was the most expensive Indian production at the time, with a budget of ₹20 crore. It won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects and was India's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The soundtrack, composed by A. R. Rahman, became a major hit. Jeans was released on 24 April 1998 and completed 100 days in theatres.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Disney+ Hotstar, Prime Video, Netflix, Sun NXT, ShemarooMe, Aha Video, Airtel Xstream Play, VI Movies and TV
- Theatrical Release
- 24 April 1998
- Director
- Shankar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 52m
- Rating
- 4.9/10
Storyline
Visu and Ramu are identical twin brothers living in Los Angeles. Visu falls in love with Madhu, but their father Nachiappan refuses to let them marry because Madhu is not a twin. To win his approval, Madhu pretends to have a twin sister named Vaishnavi. The lie spirals out of control when Ramu falls in love with the fake twin.
“Two brothers. One love. A world of lies.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Jeans
Cast reunions in this film: Nassar & A. R. Rahman (16 films together), Nassar & Senthil (13 films together), Shankar & A. R. Rahman (10 films together), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & A. R. Rahman (10 films together), Nassar & Prashanth (6 films together), and Senthil & Shankar (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film was India's official entry to the Oscars in 1998, making it the first Tamil film submitted for Best Foreign Language Film.
- Aishwarya Rai wore 99 different costumes in the movie, a record for an Indian actress at the time.
- The song 'Columbus Columbus' was partly shot at the real Seven Wonders of the World, requiring extensive international travel.
- The film's budget was around 20 crore rupees, one of the most expensive Indian films of its time.
- Director Shankar included a cameo of himself as a photographer in the song 'Enake Enaka'.
- The movie's climax was filmed at the Hoover Dam in the United States, a rare location for Tamil cinema then.
- Due to its high cost, the film was considered a box office disappointment despite its grand scale.
