Golmaal(1998)
Golmaal (also known as Gol Mall) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by actor Selva in his directorial debut. The film stars Selva as Ganesh and Monica Nerukkar as Aishwarya, with Rajan P. Dev, K. S. Ravikumar, Dhamu, Sathya Prakash, and Mahanadi Shankar in supporting roles. The story follows a lazy youth who fakes a terrorist attack to win his love from her strict father. The music was composed by Bala Bharathi with lyrics by Arivumathi, Vasan, and Thirumaran. The film received positive reviews for its humour and clever plot twists. It was released on 5 June 1998.
Quick Facts
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- Theatrical Release
- 5 June 1998
- Director
- Selvaah
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 25m 0
Storyline
A lazy young man named Ganesh falls in love with Aishwarya, whose strict father hates romance. When her father arranges a quick wedding, Ganesh and his friends pretend to be terrorists to stop it. But real terrorists arrive, turning his plan into a dangerous mess.
“Love is the biggest trick of all”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Golmaal
Cast reunions in this film: Venniradai Moorthy & Delhi Ganesh (11 films together), Delhi Ganesh & K. S. Ravikumar (6 films together), and Venniradai Moorthy & Selvaah (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Golmaal' is a Hindi word meaning mischief or confusion, which was unusual for a Tamil movie at the time.
- Director Selva also played the lead role, a dual responsibility he took on early in his filmmaking career.
- The movie was shot in just 30 days, a very short schedule for a feature film in the late 1990s.
- Actress Monica Nerukkar, who played Aishwarya, was a popular model making her Tamil cinema debut with this film.
- The comedy track involving the three 'terrorists' was inspired by the style of classic Tamil slapstick comedies from the 1980s.
- The film's soundtrack by composer Sirpy included a hit song 'Kadhal Vandhale' that gained popularity on radio channels.
- Despite being a comedy, the plot revolves around a fake hostage situation, a concept not commonly seen in Tamil films of that period.