Johnny
Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Genres | Action, Drama |
| Release date | 14 December 2018 |
| Running time | 2hr |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Prashanth Prabhu Sanchita Shetty Narrated by Nassar |
| Directed by | Pa.Vetriselvan |
| Screenplay by | Thiagarajan |
| Story by | Sriram Raghavan |
| Produced by | Thiagarajan |
| Cinematography by | M. V. Panneerselvam |
| Edited by | Shiva Saravanan |
| Music by | Ranjan Durairaj |
| Production Company | Staar Movies |
Cast & Characters:
- Prashanth as Johnny/Shakthi
- Prabhu as Jaishankar
- Sanchita Shetty as Ramya
- Anandaraj as Prakash
- Ashutosh Rana as Ram
- Shakti Kapoor as Shukla
- Aathma Patrick as Shiva
- Sayaji Shinde as Kalyan
- Ashwanth Thilak as Karthik
- Aroul D. Shankar as Arul
- Shankar Krishnamurthy as Advocate Jagan
- Munishkanth as Rolex
- Jayakumar as Naidu
- Devadarshini as Prema (Prakash’s wife)
- Sona Heiden as Ram’s wife
- Kalairani as Shiva’s mother
- Ravi Venkatraman as Police Officer
- Sandhya as Indhu
- Sugunthan as Security
- Krishnamohan
Storyline:
Shakthi (Prashanth), Jaishankar (Prabhu), Prakash (Anandaraj), Ram (Ashutosh Rana), and Shiva (Aathma Patrick) are partners in a happening club in town. One day, Shiva goes to Kochi to strike a financial deal with Kalyan (Sayaji Shinde), an intelligent cop. Meanwhile, Shakthi and Ramya (Sanchita Shetty), who are in love with each other, hatch a plan to leave the country without informing anyone. Later, the partners get the shock of their life when they learn about Shiva’s demise, followed by a few more assassinations. Finally, Shakthi settles scores with all his partners and pursues his dream of settling down in Canada with Ramya.
About Movie:
Johnny is a Tamil action thriller film directed by Vetriselvan and produced by Thiagarajan. The film stars Prashanth and Sanchita Shetty in lead roles, with supporting performances from Prabhu, Anandaraj, Ashutosh Rana, Aathma Patrick, and Sayaji Shinde.
Johnny received mixed reviews from both critics and audiences. While some appreciated the performances and action sequences, others felt that the film did not fully resonate compared to its predecessors, particularly Johnny Gaddaar, from which it is adapted. The film’s narrative structure and character development were also points of discussion among viewers.
The film is a remake of the 2007 Hindi film Johnny Gaddaar, which itself was an uncredited adaptation of the 1963 French film Symphonie Pour Un Massacre (The Corrupt) by Jacques Deray, based on the 1962 French crime novel Les Mystifies by Alain Reynaud Fourton. This connection highlights the trend of adapting successful narratives across different Indian languages.