Jothi (1983 film) explained

Director:Manivannan
Cinematography:Haribabu
Editing:K. Kesavakumar
Music:Ilaiyaraaja
Studio:Thai Creations
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Jothi is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Manivannan. The film stars Mohan and Ambika. It was released on 14 January 1983.[1]

Production

Jothi was the first film that Manivannan began directing, though its delayed release meant that Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982) became his directorial debut.[2] [3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4] [5]

Reception

Thiraignani of Kalki felt Mohan and Ambika were a mismatched pair but praised their performances, felt Sathyajith was unimpressive as villain, and Smitha was wasted, while many characters were just randomly coming and going.[6] The film was commercially unsuccessful.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jothi / ஜோதி . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240114071202/https://screen4screen.com/movies/jothi . 14 January 2024 . 16 April 2024 . Screen 4 Screen.
  2. Web site: 15 October 2023 . எம் புருஷன்தான் எனக்கு மட்டும்தான்: 'கோபுரங்கள் சாய்வதில்லை' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121064837/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/1139013-gopurangal-saivathillai-movie-release-on-this-day.html . 21 November 2023 . 16 April 2024 . . ta.
  3. Web site: சாருஹாசன் . 8 June 2015 . அழியாத கோலங்கள் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117212422/http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=8816&id1=6&issue=20150608 . 17 January 2023 . 16 April 2024 . . ta.
  4. Web site: Jothi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416132711/https://mossymart.com/product/jothi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ . 16 April 2024 . 16 April 2024 . Mossymart.
  5. Web site: 1 January 1983 . Jothi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP . live . https://archive.today/20240416125429/https://music.apple.com/in/album/jothi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1605092361 . 16 April 2024 . 16 April 2024 . Apple Music.
  6. திரைஞானி . 6 February 1983 . ஜோதி . live . https://archive.today/20230126032357/https://archive.org/details/kalki1983-02-06/page/n11/mode/2up . 26 January 2023 . 16 April 2024 . . ta . Internet Archive.
  7. Web site: 24 February 2020 . நட்சத்திரங்களுடன் ஒரு வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி: 32- இயக்குநர் ராசி அழகப்பன் எழுதும் தொடர் . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230105211314/http://andhimazhai.com/news/view/rasi-azhagppan-32.html . 5 January 2023 . 16 April 2024 . Andhimazhai . ta.