Jana is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Shaji Kailas. The film's score was composed by C. Raja Mani and soundtrack was composed by Dhina, while Rajeev Ravi was the cinematographer. Plot Janarthanan "Jana" lives in a village in Tamil Nadu, and leading a life incognito, taking up the cause of the villagers, and making enemies around. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Jana's past is revealed. Jana is actually a terror to the Mumbai dons and corrupt politicians. At the present, Jana finally meets his rival Bhandari, who is released from prison to have his final round with him. Cast Ajith Kumar as Janardhanan "Jana" Siddique as Bhandari Manoj K. Jayan as ACP Rajasekar, Jana's brother Raghuvaran as Jana's father Sneha as Manimegalai Srividya as Jana's mother Sathyapriya as Mahalakshmi, Manimegalai's mother Bindu Panicker as Jana's sister Vijayan as Salim Bhai Ilavarasu as Jana's brother-in-law Latha as Jana's aunt Manivannan as Manimegalai's uncle Sindhu as Deivanai, Manimegalai's aunt Manorama as Manimegalai's grandmother Karunas as Tappa Baburaj as Chinnapandi Radharavi as Sankarapandi Vinu Chakravarthy as MLA Rajan P. Dev as Minister Delhi Ganesh as Saminathan Ponnambalam as Police inspector Riyaz Khan as Bhandari's brother Vaiyapuri as Jana's servant Thyagu as Balu, School attender Sukran Sampath Ram Subair as Commissioner Menon Production The film was announced in early 2002 titled as Thiruda. Trisha Krishnan was initially signed on to play the lead female role but pulled out due to unavailability of dates. The title was subsequently changed to Jana after the lead character and Ajith began filming in December 2002. Trisha's role was later taken by Sneha. The shooting took place at Palghat where some sets were erected. It was a lavish set costing 9 lakh, consisting of two big bungalows, one belonging to Raghuvaran and the other to Radharavi, in the film. Most of the story has taken place in these bungalows. Among those present were hero Ajit and heroine Sneha. The sets have been designed by art-director Maniraj. Apart from Palghat, a 20-day schedule took place at locations like Ottappalam, and Shornoor in Kerala. Soundtrack The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by Dhina. Release and reception The film released on 1 May 2004, Ajith's 33rd birthday. Visual Dasan of Kalki called it "a comforting victory film" for Ajith. Indiaglitz called it "a complete rehash of Rajini starrer Baasha" and that it "is completely out of sorts movie". Behindwoods wrote