12B is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film written, cinematographed and directed by Jeeva, with dialogues by Sujatha; it is his directorial debut. The film stars Shaam in his debut with Simran and Jyothika in lead roles. Hindi actors Suniel Shetty and Moon Moon Sen play supporting roles with the former making a cameo appearance. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, with editing by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan.
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6.1Unemployed Shakthi Singh lives a poor lifestyle along with his widowed and ailing mother and a sister. His mother falls ill and gets admitted in hospital. While on his way to an interview with HSBC, Shakthi sees a beautiful girl, gets distracted and misses his bus - route No.12B. As a result he misses the interview, and ends up getting employed as a Garage Mechanic with Madan, his friend. He does meet with the same girl, gets to know her name is Jyotika, who lives a wealthy lifestyle with her mother, Sulo, while her dad is away on business. Both continue meeting not aware that her marriage has been arranged with Pratap. This story also depicts the possibility of Shakthi catching the 12B on time, attending the interview and getting hired, pursuing Jyotika in vain, and ending up in the arms of his co-worker, Priya. Both possibilities end up with Shakthi getting involved in a vehicle accident - and no guarantees that he will survive or wed Jyotika.
Released: 2001-05-15150 minDir: JeevaDrama, Romance
Cast
- Shaam as Shakthivel / Shakthi Singh
- Jyothika as Jho jo
- Simran as Priya
- Suniel Shetty as Aravind
- Vivek as Madhan
- Srinath as Bolt
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 2001
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Tamil
- Follows
- Majunu
- Director
- Jeeva
- Screenwriter
- K. Bhagyaraj
- Cast member
- Jyothika
- Composer
- Harris Jayaraj
- Cinematographer
- Jeeva
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12B is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film written, cinematographed and directed by Jeeva, with dialogues by Sujatha; it is his directorial debut. The film stars Shaam in his debut with Simran and Jyothika in lead roles. Hindi actors Suniel Shetty and Moon Moon Sen play supporting roles with the former making a cameo appearance. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, with editing by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan.
12B is an unofficial remake of the 1998 British-American romantic drama film Sliding Doors. The film introduced the use of dual narrative to Tamil cinema; it depicts events in a man's life that depend on whether he catches a bus or not. The film gained attention for its casting of Simran and Jyothika, who were two of the leading female actors of Tamil cinema; it is also the first Tamil film in which Shetty and Sen appear. The film was released on 28 September 2001 and performed average at the box office. Critics praised the new concept but criticised the narrative, which they found confusing.