Gol Mall Explained

Gol Mall
Director:Selva
Producer:K. S. Ravikumar
C. Sudhakar
Starring:Selva
Monica Nerukkar
Cinematography:M. R. Hareekanth
Editing:B. Ramesh
Music:Bala Bharathi
Studio:North East Pictures
Runtime:145 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Gol Mall (or Golmaal) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by actor 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]

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.

Production

Actor 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]

Song Singer(s) Duration
"Hey Paappa" 4:24
"Nee Pesum" 4:22
"Twinkle Twinkle" 4:24
"Vaada Vaana" 4:29

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] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote that Selva "webs a fairly interesting tale based on his own story and the surprise punches are cleverly effected to get over the issues he has created".[7] Two years after release, the producers were given a subsidy by the Tamil Nadu government along with several other films.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gol mall (1998) . dead . https://archive.today/20070815073735/http://cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=gol%20mall . 15 August 2007 . 10 July 2014 . Cinesouth.
  2. Web site: 16 June 2020 . 70 Tamil actors you didn't know were directors too . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220424010550/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/jun/16/70-tamil-actors-you-didnt-know-were-directors-too-1064--37.html . 24 April 2022 . 24 April 2022 . Cinema Express.
  3. Web site: Rajendran . Gopinath . 10 July 2017 . A tribute to Thalaivar . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200902222105/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jul/10/a-tribute-to-thalaivar-1626643.html . 2 September 2020 . 24 April 2022 . The New Indian Express.
  4. Web site: 1997-98'ன் கோடம்பாக்கக் குஞ்சுகள் . 1997-98 Kodambakkam babies . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120724022641/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/98/Feb/kuttisp2.htm . 24 July 2012 . 23 June 2023 . Indolink . en.
  5. Web site: NATPUKAGA & GOLMAAL (BHASKY TAMIL AUDIO CD) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602045105/https://maduramusiccentre.com/shop/ols/products/natpukaga-golmaal-bhasky-tamil-audio-cd . 2 June 2023 . 2 June 2023 . MaduraMusicCentre.
  6. ஜி . 19 July 1998 . கோல்மால் . live . https://archive.today/20230602020949/https://archive.org/details/kalki1998-07-19/page/n97/mode/2up . 2 June 2023 . 1 June 2023 . . 96 . ta . Internet Archive.
  7. News: Ramanujam . D. S. . 19 June 1998 . Film Reviews: Priyamudan/Golmal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19991008203723/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/980619/09/09190224.htm . 8 October 1999 . 14 March 2024 . . 26.
  8. Book: Mass Media in India . . 2001 . 9788123009421 . 181 . 29 June 2023.