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Sivaji
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
S. Shankar
Produced by
M. S. Guhan
M. Saravanan
Screenplay by
S. Shankar
Starring
Rajinikanth
Shriya Saran
Vivek
Suman
Music by
A. R. Rahman
Cinematography
K. V. Anand
Edited by
Anthony Gonsalves
Production
company
AVM Studios
Distributed by
AVM Productions
(India- except Andhra Pradesh)
Pyramid Saimira
(Malaysia)
Ayngaran International
(Worldwide)
Sri Sai Ganesh Productions
(Andhra Pradesh)
Release date
14 June 2007 (2007-06-14) (premiere)
15 June 2007 (2007-06-15) (India)
Running time
185 minutes
Country
India
Language
Tamil
Budget
₹600-780 million[a]
Box office
₹1.28 billion[4]
Sivaji is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by S. Shankar and produced by AVM Productions. Rajinikanth and Shriya Saran play the lead roles, with Suman, Vivek and Raghuvaran playing other significant roles in the film. A. R. Rahman composed the soundtrack and background music, while Thotta Tharani and K. V. Anand were the film's art director and cinematographer respectively.
The film revolves around a well-established software systems architect, Sivaji, who returns home to India after finishing work in the United States. On his return, he dreams of giving back to society with free medical treatment and education. However his plans face a roadblock in the form of the influential businessman, Adiseshan. When corruption also arises, Sivaji is left with no option but to fight the system in his own way.
The film was initially scheduled for release on 14 April 2007 (Tamil New Year), but due to post-production delays, it was released worldwide on 15 June 2007 in Tamil, and subsequently released in Telugu as a dubbed version on the same date. The film was also dubbed in Hindi, which released on 8 January 2010. The film was positively received by critics, and became a commercial success worldwide. It went on to win a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards and two Vijay Awards.
The film was converted into 3D and released on 12 December 2012 as Sivaji 3D. The runtime of the 3D version was shorter than the original, cut to 155 minutes, and released amidst moderate fanfare and fared positively critically and commercially. It also became the first Indian film to use Dolby Atmos surround sound technology.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.2 Cast and crew
3.3 Filming
4 Themes and influences
5 Soundtrack
6 Release
6.1 Special screenings
6.2 3D re-release
7 Box office
8 Reception
8.1 Critical response
8.2 Accolades
9 Notes
10 References
11 Sources
12 External links
Plot[edit]
Sivaji, an Indian software architect, returns to India from the United States. He aims to establish a non-profit trust called Sivaji Foundation, which includes a network of hospitals and educational institutions that serve the poor free of charge. An influential businessman, Adiseshan, sees Sivaji as his competitor because he runs profit-making educational institutions and hospitals. Sivaji is forced to bribe the corrupt civil service, but eventually, the bribes demanded become so high that he has to mortgage his house and sell his car to pay them. When Sivaji goes to court, he loses the case filed against him by Adiseshan regarding the methods Sivaji had used to open his foundation as a result of bribing numerous government officials. Simultaneously, Sivaji falls in love with a girl named Tamizhselvi. However, upon asking for his horoscope, an astrologer warns that their union will result in Sivaji's death. When Tamizhselvi refuses the proposal due to her concern for Sivaji, he calms her fears and convinces her to marry him.
Following the loss in the court case, Tamizhselvi requests Sivaji out of fear not to come for her again. Sivaji is reduced to utter poverty. Realising that the methods he used are unlikely to work again, he decides to play the game his own way. Sivaji, with the help of his uncle Arivu, acquires evidence of ₹2 billion worth of illegal earnings in Adiseshan's possession and uses the documents to blackmail Adiseshan into giving him half the money. He further obtains details on people who have illegal earnings across Tamil Nadu and blackmails them to give him half of their illegal wealth. He then transfers the money to the bank accounts of his friends around the world by "hawala" forgery. They then deposit the money as donations to Sivaji Foundation, making the money usable and legitimate.
Sivaji informs the Income Tax Investigation and Vigilance Department about the details of the illegal money held by the tax evaders (including Adiseshan) and gets them arrested. He reopens the foundation and soon is able to provide free, good quality education, infrastructure, services and employment to people in every district of Tamil Nadu. Led by Adiseshan, those who were blackmailed by Sivaji exploit Tamizhselvi's innocence to silence him. Fearing for Sivaji's life, she hands over Sivaji's laptop to the CBI and Income Tax officers hired by Adiseshan with all the information regarding the illegal money transactions. With presentable evidence, Sivaji is arrested.
Adiseshan and the police order Sivaji to unlock his laptop. When Sivaji refuses, Adiseshan tortures him, leaving him for dead. To cover this up, Adiseshan and the police organise for thugs to shoot at the police van that will carry Sivaji's body, making it look like a murder by a third party. Sivaji, however, is faking; he was informed of the plans to kill him by a sympathetic police constable prior to the interrogation. Left alone in the room, he electrifies himself. Sivaji's friend Dr. Chezhian, Tamizhselvi and Arivu intercept the police van after being informed by Sivaji through a MMS and replace Sivaji's body with a dummy before the thugs open fire. While everyone thinks that Sivaji is dead, Chezhian revives him using a defibrillator. Following Sivaji's "death", Adiseshan and the CBI still try to open Sivaji's laptop by trying to fool the voice-detection program; they fail and all the data in the laptop is erased.
A few days later, while everyone wonders about the future of Sivaji Foundation, the revived Sivaji returns to take control of the foundation in the guise of an NRI friend, M. G. Ravichandran. Though Adiseshan immediately realises that Ravichandran is actually Sivaji, he is unable to prove this to the police due to the proof of Sivaji's "death" and Ravichandran's identity. Later, Sivaji confronts Adiseshan and the two fight atop the terrace of Adiseshan's medical college. During the fight, Adiseshan inadvertently strikes the campus's terrace roof causing money hidden in it to fly around the campus. The students spot the money and go after it, causing a stampede in which Adiseshan is killed. Sivaji Foundation soon becomes a frontier for India's economic and industrial rise.
Cast[edit]
Rajinikanth as Sivaji (M. G. Ravichandran)[5]
Shriya Saran as Tamizhselvi[6]
Vivek as Arivu[6]
Suman as Adiseshan[5]
Manivannan as Aarumugam[7]
Vadivukkarasi as Mrs. Aarumugam[7]
Cochin Haneefa as A. Kuzhandhaivel[7]
Solomon Pappayya as Thondaiman[7]
Pattimandram Raja as Ramalingam[7]
Shanmugarajan as the Police Inspector who supports Adiseshan[7]
Pyramid Natarajan as Arivu's lawyer[7]
M. S. Bhaskar as Pazhanisamy[8]
Livingston as the Police inspector who has confrontations with Sivaji[8]
Uma Padmanabhan as Mrs. Jyothi Ramalingam[7]
Bose Venkat as Velu[7]
Vasu Vikram as an MLA[7]
Mahadevan as the astrologer whom Tamizhselvi consults regarding her marriage[8]
Raghuvaran as Dr. Chezhian[6]
Nayantara in a cameo appearance in the song "Baleilakka"[8]
Ilavarasu in a cameo appearance[9]
Kanal Kannan in a cameo appearance[9]
Mayilsamy in a cameo appearance[9]
A. C. Murali Mohan as a Doctor who provides treatment to Kuzhandhaivel[9]
Chinni Jayanth in a cameo appearance[9]
Dhamu in a cameo appearance[9]
Swaminathan as a customer who asks for a Kanjira[9][b]
S. Shankar in a cameo appearance in the song "Baleilakka"[10]
K. V. Anand in a cameo appearance in the song "Baleilakka"[10]
Thota Tharani in a cameo appearance in the song "Baleilakka"[10]
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
Following the success of his film Jeans (1998), S. Shankar wrote a script for his next film titled Mudhalvan (1999) having Rajinikanth in mind for the lead role.[11] However, Rajinikanth could not act in the film due to schedule conflicts with Padayappa (1999).[12] Hence the role went to Arjun Sarja.[13] Post Anniyan (2005), Shankar decided to take a break before preparing for his next project.[14]
In August 2005, Rajinikanth signed up for his next film which was to be produced by Chennai's oldest operative studio, AVM Productions, which was run by M. S. Guhan and M. Saravanan.[15][16] This time Shankar was confirmed to be the film's director.[15] After consulting Sivaji Ganesan's family to avoid any issues with the film's name, the project was subsequently announced on 24 August 2005.[17] The film was titled Sivaji,[17] after Rajinikanth's name at birth – Sivaji Rao Gaekwad. A tagline, The Boss, which stands for "Bachelor of Social Service", was suffixed to the title.[18]
In addition to being AVM Productions' 168th film,[19] Sivaji was also Rajinikanth's 154th film,[15] his 100th Tamil film[c] and his ninth film with AVM Productions.[15] According to Rajinikanth's biographer Naman Ramachandran, the film was also made to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of the production company's founder, A. V. Meiyappan.[20] Sivaji was also noted for its change in the traditional yellow coloured Rajinikanth introductory text which made its debut with Annamalai. Instead the text is displayed in Chrome.[21]
Cast and crew[edit]
In October 2005, Shankar and Rajinikanth announced that actress Shriya Saran would play the female lead role.[22] Saran's voice was dubbed by actress Kanika, who was selected after a successful voice test,[23] thereby collaborating for the second time with Shankar.[d] Actor Vivek was signed up for the role of Sivaji's maternal uncle, Arivu, in November 2005.[24] Actress Sunaina made her acting debut through this film in a special appearance; the scene however was later removed from the final cut.[25][26] Nayantara, who had earlier worked with Rajinikanth in Chandramukhi, was signed up to perform alongside Rajinikanth in the song "Baleilakka".[27][28]
Suman was confirmed in March 2006 to play the role of Adiseshan after Amitabh Bachchan, Prakash Raj and Mohanlal were considered.[29] Sathyaraj said he declined the role because, "After a film of the calibre of Mr. Bharath with Rajnikanth, I couldn't settle for anything less. So I didn't accept Sivaji."[30] For his role, Suman removed his moustache and used dentures to make his smile visible.[31] Shankar instructed one of the costume designers to give the character a spotless white dhoti, shirt, shoes, a Rolex watch and Ray-Ban sunglasses.[31] Prior to this, Suman had acted with Rajinikanth in Thee (1981).[32] Subbu Panchu Arunachalam, son of filmmaker Panchu Arunachalam, dubbed for Suman.[33] Debate speakers Solomon Pappaiah and Pattimandram Raja were selected to play supporting roles making their cinematic acting debut.[34][35] Vadivukkarasi and Manivannan were selected to play Sivaji's parents.[36][37] Raghuvaran appeared in a small role as Dr. Chezhian.[6]
Shankar, who also wrote the film's story and screenplay,[7] was paid a then record salary of ₹30 million (Indian rupees)[e] for the project.[39] A. R. Rahman, who was selected to compose the film's soundtrack and background score, was also paid ₹30 million.[40][e] Sujatha Rangarajan was assigned to write the dialogues for Sivaji.[7] Tha. Prabhu Raja Cholan, who would later direct the film Karuppampatti (2013), worked as an assistant director in this film.[41] Rajinikanth's daughter Soundarya worked as a graphics designer, creating the title for this film; she had earlier worked in the same position on two of her father's films – Baba (2002) and Chandramukhi (2005).[42] K. V. Anand was hired as the cinematographer in August 2005.[43] Manish Malhotra was responsible for designing the film's costumes,[44] while Anthony and Thota Tharani were the editor and art director respectively.[7] Additional make-up for Rajinikanth was done by make-up artist Banu.[45]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography commenced on 28 November 2005 with a puja at AVM Productions. The film's launch was a secret event, with only pivotal members of the cast and crew being called for the event's attendance.[24] The first schedule of Sivaji began on 14 December 2005 with the song "Vaaji Vaaji" featuring Rajinikanth and Saran being shot at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.[46][47] The idea of shooting at Ramoji Film City was suggested to Shankar by Tharani who felt that the place offered a lot of scope for him to utilise his skills and experience as an art director.[47] "Vaaji Vaaji" was picturised with an intention to showcase a Babylonian palace setting when Shankar requested Tharani to show "a palace with lots of colour".[47] Tharani created a four-storey Babylonian palace to accommodate 80 dancers and 100 junior artists for the number.[48] Shooting of the number, which according to K. V. Anand was filmed in Super 35 motion picture film format, was completed in eight days.[49] G. Dhananjayan mentions in his book The Best of Tamil Cinema that ₹35 million[e] was spent on the song's making.[50]
I decided to have a glass dome depicting four seasons. But Shankar was specific, saying he wanted the desert and the flowers look. So, we decided to have desert on one side and rocks, waterfalls and flowers on the other.
— Thota Tharani, on his experience of designing the set for the "Sahana" number.[51]
Tharani described the set designing for the song "Sahana", which was also shot at Ramoji Film City, as "extremely challenging".[51] After listening to the lyrics of the song which speaks of the four traditional calendar seasons, Tharani thought of using a concept titled Living in Seasons, which he used at a symposium held in Japan.[f] For the set's design which depicted the four seasons, Tharani proposed three concepts – a traditional Japanese house, a contemporary house and a futuristic house. Shankar chose the futuristic house concept, which consisted of three domes in the shapes of a square, a circle and a pyramid adjacent to one another.[51] The circular dome had a pathway around it and water falling from a 50 feet high rock, which would seep under the set. Tharani made use of acrylic glass and normal glass with the former being implemented on the floor to make the dance movements more easier to perform. Construction of the set for the number was completed in 30 days.[53]
In addition to these two songs, Tharani contributed to similar creations for the music store where Tamizhselvi works as a saleswoman, the street surrounding the music store, the warehouse behind the music store, the interior portions of Thamizhselvi's house and Adiseshan's office room.[52] The music shop was designed in the Victorian architecture style, while the warehouse was constructed at AVM Productions with the fight sequence being filmed there as well.[54] Filming of another action sequence in an open-air theatre, which was also designed by Tharani, took place for approximately 15–20 days.[55] K. V. Anand used balloon lights brought from a French company Airstar Space Lighting for the sequence.[55][56] The interior portions of Thamizhselvi's house was designed using clippings of flats constructed by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board.[57]
The Guggenheim Museum which features in "Style".[3]
The "Style" segment was filmed in May 2006 at the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain,[3][58] as well as the City of Arts and Sciences.[59] The fair look of Rajinikanth's character in the segment was created using computer-generated imagery, which was performed by V. Srinivas Mohan, the head of the Chennai-based firm Indian Artists. K. V. Anand re-shot every single movement of Rajinikanth with a British woman named Jacky, who was also one of the song's background dancers. All the shots featuring Rajinikanth in the song and those featuring Jacky were scanned in 4K resolution to enhance their clarity after which Jacky's skin colour was digitally implemented onto Rajinikanth's skin.[60] French hair-stylist Sandrin Veriar Seth designed two distinct hair-styles for the entire film and 13 hair-styles for the segment alone.[19] To avoid disruptions that could occur at the shooting spot due to Rajinikanth's fan following in Tamil Nadu, Brinda choreographed "Balleilakka", Rajinikanth's introduction song sequence in Wai, a hill station near Pune with 500 people for eight days.[28] To add more colour to the sequence, a 50-member team of Puli Kali artists from Thrissur were employed by Shankar as background dancers.[61]
In November 2006, sequences featuring Rajinkanth, Saran and Vivek were shot at the Pune Junction railway station.[62] Filming of a key portion involving Rajinikanth and Vivek took place in the Victoria Public Hall building in Chennai.[63][64] A fight sequence and the song "Athiradi" were filmed at Binny Mills. The sets for the song were made bearing resemblance to the city of Venice.[65] For the climax scenes, which were filmed at the Magarpatta city SEZ towers, Rajinikanth tonsured his head.[66][67] The scenes where Sivaji gets the money he transferred to his friends by forgery were filmed in New York City.[68] The completion of those scenes in February 2007 marked the end of the principal photography.[69] The climactic fight between Sivaji and Adiseshan was filmed at Vels University.[70] K. V. Anand told Shobha Warrier of Rediff that the portions other than the songs and action sequences were completed in 65 days.[71] For the film's dubbed Telugu version, Rajinikanth reshot some scenes.[72]
Themes and influences[edit]
Many critics stated that the theme of Sivaji has been inspired from Shankar's previous films Gentleman (1993) and Mudhalvan (1999).[73] The film deals with the concept of corruption and money laundering and how the film's protagonist employs methods to get rid of those elements.[74] Gopinath Rajendran of The New Indian Express compared the film's title character to Robin Hood for being a hero "who takes from the rich and passes it on to the poor".[75]
Sivaji, who is a software engineer is frustrated with the corruption in India which is shown in the scene where he watches the pitiable condition of poor people stating that: "The rich get richer, the poor get poorer".[76] Sivaji's love for his country is also illustrated in a scene where he is advised by his uncle to go back to abroad but he says "Where else will I go? This is home."[77]
Soundtrack[edit]
Main article: Sivaji (soundtrack)
After some re-recording of the background score in Paraguay,[78] A.R. Rahman had been to London for additional re-recording.[78][79]
A month and a half prior to the film's official soundtrack release, three songs from the soundtrack were leaked into the Internet. The songs, however, were only unofficial with low quality, where the official versions were composed slightly different and sung by different artists.[80][81][82]
Release[edit]
The television rights of the film were sold to Kalaignar TV for ₹40 million.[83] The film's distribution rights, as distributed by AVM Productions to various companies are ₹35 million (US$520,000) for the selling of rights to Kerala, ₹140 million (US$2.1 million) for Andhra Pradesh and ₹139.5 million (US$2.1 million) for the rights to Ayngaran, an international Tamil film distributor. Sivaji was awarded a "U" (Universal) rating by the Central Board of Film Certification, only cutting three scenes – a suggestive dialogue by Vivek and two scenes of close up views of Shriya Saran's navel and cleavage.[84] The trailer was released by CNN-IBN on 30 May 2007 lasting for three minutes.[85] The official trailer was released by AVM to Galatta.com, the official online sponsor and Ayngaran International.[86] The film was supposed to be released on the Tamil New Year's day, 14 April 2007,[87] but due to post-production delays, the film was released worldwide on 15 June 2007.[88][89] On 15 July 2007, AVM Productions, the producers of the film, announced their decision to dub the film into Hindi.[90][91] That version was released on 14 January 2010.[89]
M. Satyamoorthy, on 9 July 2007, sought to stop the film being screened, claiming that it defamed the Indian National Congress, a political party, as well as its President, Sonia Gandhi, and the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh. Satyamoorthy cited a scene in which portraits of Gandhi and Singh are visible behind Adiseshan's (the villain's) chair, implying that he was a member of the Indian National Congress.[92] Satyamoorthy also claimed ₹500 million (US$7.5 million) in damages from the film's producer, director and lead actor to be paid to the Tamil Nadu section of the party.[93] Jaya Rajadevan, one of the film's assistant directors, sought an injunction in civil court to stop screening of the film for alleged plagiarism. Rajadevan claimed that he had written the film's story and had discussed it with Shankar's manager in 2005.[94] Although the court sent notices to Shankar, among others, the screening of the film was not stopped.[95]
Special screenings[edit]
Rajinikanth used his political affiliations to screen the film for several politicians. He went to Hyderabad to showcase the film for the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Chandrababu Naidu, on 14 June 2007.[96] At the screening, Rajinikanth told the media that he would invite the Chief Minister, Rajasekhara Reddy, for a special viewing as well. Rajinikanth said that he had screened the film to current and former Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers, Dr. Karunanidhi[97] and Jayalalitha,[98] respectively, and that India's Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, was also keen to watch the film.[97] A private screening was also shown to Amitabh Bachchan.[99]
3D re-release[edit]
A 2012 re-release, also known as Sivaji 3D, was created by re-mastering the original to Dolby Atmos and post-converting to 3D format and cutting half an hour of running time.[100] Sivaji 3D is the first Indian film to be launched with the new Dolby Atmos platform.[94][101] The trailer of 3D version was launched on 13 August 2012 at Prasad Labs along with Rajinikanth.[102] The 3D version released on 12 December 2012, coinciding with Rajinikanth's birthday.[94][103] The runtime of 3D version was shorter than original, cut to two hours and thirty-five minutes.[104]
Box office[edit]
The theatrical rights of the film were sold for ₹26 million (US$390,000)[105] in Kerala and ₹80 million (US$1.2 million) in Andhra Pradesh. Worldwide, the film was estimated to have been released in about 750 screens.[106] The film opened to virtually full cinemas.[107] Sivaji was released in 303 screens in Tamil Nadu, 300 screens in Andhra Pradesh; 12 screens in North India and 145 screens across the rest of the world.[106][108] It was released in 16 screens in Chennai and grossed ₹13.5 million (US$200,000) within the first four days, at that point a new record for Tamil cinema. The film also debuted well in Kerala and in Bangalore. Despite protests from pro-Kannada groups, the film debuted in 13 screens.[109] In the national capital, New Delhi, the film debuted on 4 screens in PVR Cinemas.[110] Based on what the distributors claim, there was "overwhelming response to the film", with the number of screens increasing to 12 by the second week.[111] The film made a good debut in the nation's other metros as well such as Mumbai[109] and Kolkata,[112] as well as in other non-traditional markets for Tamil films such as Pune[113] and Baroda,.[114] The film grossed ₹ 40.7 million[115] in two weeks; ₹ 85 million in five weeks,[116] and ₹ 100 million in seven weeks in Chennai.[117]
Sivaji was also successful in international markets. The film had a wide release with over 145 prints and in 200 theatres (Tamil Version alone) in over 20 countries across South East Asia, Europe, North America, GCC and Australia and others, one of the widest release for an Indian film in the international markets. Internationally, Sivaji had good screenings in Malaysia.[118][119] grossing over US$2 million in Malaysia,[120] Sivaji made a debut with 150 shows in Singapore.[121] In Sri Lanka, the film debuted across 70 screens with all 700 shows virtually sold out.[122] In the Persian Gulf that contains a sizeably large Indian diaspora, the film opened to a good response.[123] The film has collected over $8.5 Million from the overseas markets.
In Canada, the film released in 10 screens in 3 major cities along with special screenings for the Tamil diaspora in the smaller cities.[124] In United Kingdom, the film debuted on the box-office list at No.9 with earnings of about £14,000 per screen and was the first Tamil film to enter UK Top 10. In United States, Sivaji was released in 24 screens with subsequent additions of 19 and 21 screens for the Tamil version and Telugu version respectively.[125] The producers of the film claimed that the film was going to be dubbed in Chinese and Japanese by Ayngaran International, the holder of international rights of the film.[90] The response in Cape Town was disappointing, while the box-office collections in Johannesburg and Durban allowed it to become the first Tamil film to feature in the South African box-office top 10.[126] Singapore Airlines bought a 3-month exclusive in-flight screening rights to the film, a first for the airline for any Tamil film.[127]
In the UK, 13 seconds of the film was cut.[128] The original film showed Rajinikanth throwing a firecracker into his mouth, lighting it and then spitting it out at Pattimanram Raja, which was removed to give the film a 12A rating, The Ayngaran UK DVD release was uncut and given an 18 rating by the BBFC. It was also the first Tamil film to be officially released on a 1080p High Definition Blu-ray disc.[129]
The overseas distributor Ayngaran International reported collections as follows: US$2,000,000, Canada $500,000, UK$750,000, Europe and Gulf $750,000, Malaysia $2,000,000, Singapore $750,000, Sri Lanka $1,250,000, Australia, New Zealand & Thailand $250,000.[130] Sivaji was released in South Africa in late July 2007 after six weeks of its release by the leading South African distributor Ster Kinekor with four prints and released in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.[131][132]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu, in a review about the story, said that the lead character carrying out a rebellion against corruption was something "not be true to life". She concluded by saying that "the story sags towards the end". She, however, appreciated the performances of the prominent actors, the soundtrack, art direction, photography and the animation.[133] Ananth Krishnan, another review from The Hindu, a month after the film's release, said that the film "... presents an effective diagnosis of entrenched corruption but the rather disturbing remedy it offers is, good old vigilantism." It concluded by saying that, though the film did well at the box-office, the message of rejecting the corrupt system instead of reforming it was troubling.[134] T. S. V. Hari of Hindustan Times said that the director, Shankar, was not creative enough for the film and added this by saying "Sivaji turns out to be a rehash of all his previous jingoistic claptrap efforts". It appreciated the other technical departments and suggested a good response at the box office.[135] The Times of India had a similar review about the story saying that "it had nothing new to offer" but promised it to be entertaining and gave it four stars.[136]
R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com summed the film by saying, "No logic, only Rajni's magic". About the story, he said, "Unfortunately, (the) message is lost in the maze of illogical and sometimes absurd sequences". The review, however, praised the performances of Rajinikanth, Shriya and Vivek and the technical crew.[137] A. R. Rahman's score and Shankar's directorial abilities were also lauded in the review.[138] Sify wrote: "There is only one hero here, [..] – Rajni himself. Such is the overpowering screen presence of his cinematic charisma in every frame of the film. The film works big time as Shankar has made the film on a grand scale, [..] which is a visual treat with superbly choreographed action scenes. All this comes with top-of-the line techno-finesse, perhaps the best ever in Tamil cinema" and also wrote that "Technically, [..] a revelation [..] there are stunning visuals, which is paisa vasool. K.V.Anand's cinematography is top class. Art director Thotta Tharani work is enticing, especially the sets in songs".[73]
Accolades[edit]
2008 National Film Awards[139]
Won – Silver Lotus Award for Best Special Effects – M.S. Indian Artists, Chennai
2008 Filmfare Awards South[140]
Won – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – A.R. Rahman
Won – Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – K. V. Anand
Won – Filmfare Best Art Director Award – Thotta Tharani
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Rajinikanth
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film – Sivaji
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer Female – Chinmayi
2007 Vijay Awards[141]
Won – Vijay Award for Favourite Hero – Rajinikanth
Nominated – Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine – Shriya Saran
Won – Vijay Award for Best Music Director – A.R. Rahman
Nominated – Best Playback Singer Female – Chinmayi[142]
Nominated – Best Playback Singer Male – Udit Narayan
2007 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards [143]
Won- Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film – First Prize
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ The Economic Times claims the budget to be 600 million.[1] The Telegraph estimated it to be 700 million,[2] while India Today claimed it to be 780 million.[3]
Jump up ^ The Kanjira, Khanjira or Ganjira, a South Indian frame drum, is an instrument of the tambourine family.
Jump up ^ Not counting other language films.[19]
Jump up ^ Kanika had earlier dubbed for Sadha in Anniyan (2005).[23]
^ Jump up to: a b c The average exchange rate in 2007 was 39.33 Indian rupees (₹) per 1 US dollar (US$).[38]
Jump up ^ The Hindu gives the year the symposium was held as 1991,[52] while Rediff.com states the year to be 1992.[51]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Sivaji mania: Theatres out of tickets". The Economic Times. 15 June 2007.
Jump up ^ "The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) – 7days – Starry starry might". Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b c Lakshmi Subramanian (9 July 2007). "The Boss". India Today. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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Gentleman (1993)
Kadhalan (1994)
Indian (1996)
Jeans (1998)
Mudhalvan (1999)
Nayak (2001)
Boys (2003)
Anniyan (2005)
Sivaji (2007)
Enthiran (2010)
Nanban (2012)
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2.0 (2018)
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Mudhalvan (1999)
Kaadhal (2004)
Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei (2006)
Veyil (2006)
Kalloori (2007)
Arai En 305-il Kadavul (2008)
Eeram (2009)
Rettaisuzhi (2010)
Anandhapurathu Veedu (2010)
Imsai Arasan 24th Pulikecei (2018)
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Kappal (2014)
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M. S. Guhan
B. S. Gurunath
Aruna Guhan
Aparna Guhan
Films produced
1930s
Alli Arjuna (1935)
Ratnavalli (1936)
Nandakumar (1937)
1940s
Vaayaadi (1940)
Poli Panjali (1940)
Bhookailas (1940)
Sabapathy (1941)
En Manaivi (1942)
Vasanthasena (1943)
Harichandra (1944)
Sri Valli (1945)
Naam Iruvar (1947)
Vedhala Ulagam (1948)
Rama Rajyam (1948)
Vaazhkai (1949)
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Jeevitham (1950)
Or Iravu (1951)
Bahar (1951)
Parasakthi (1952)
Gunasagari (1953)
Sathya Sodhanai (1953)
Ladki (1953)
Jaathaka Phala (1953)
Jaathakam (1953)
Andha Naal (1954)
Bedara Kannappa (1954)
Sri Kalahastiswara Mahatyam (1954)
Penn (1954)
Sangham
Shiv Bhakta (1955)
Chella Pillai (1955)
Vadina (1955)
Aadharsa Sakthi (1955)
Doctor (1956)
Nagula Chaviti (1956)
Naga Devathai (1956)
Bhai-Bhai (1956)
Sadharamma (1956)
Kula Dheivam (1956)
Chori Chori (1956)
Miss Marry (1957)
Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke (1957)
Bhabhi (1957)
Bhookailas (1958)
Baktha Raavana (1958)
Rathna Deepam (1958)
Mamiyar Mechina Marumagal (1959)
Sagodhari (1959)
Baap Bete (1959)
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Barkha (1960)
Bharkava (1960)
Aakash Bathal (1960)
Deivapiravi (1960)
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Thilakam (1960)
Bindiya (1960)
Paava Mannippu (1961)
Anubavam (1961)
Chhaya (1961)
Sagaaya (1961)
Paarthaal Pasi Theerum (1962)
Veerathirumagan (1962)
Man-Mauji (1962)
Annai (1962)
Main Chup Rahungi (1962)
Naanum Oru Penn (1963)
Pachai Vilakku (1964)
Pooja Ke Phool (1964)
Main Bhi Ladki Hoon (1964)
Server Sundaram (1964)
Naadi Aadajenmi (1965)
Kaakum Karangal (1965)
Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum (1965)
Anbe Vaa (1966)
Laadla (1966)
Ramu (1966)
Leta Manasulu (1966)
Major Chandrakanth (1966)
Bhakta Prahlada (1967)
Mehrban (1967)
Adhey Kangal (1967)
Ave Kallu (1967)
Do Kaliyaan (1967)
Ramu (1968)
Uyarndha Manithan (1968)
Mooga Nomu (1968)
Annaiyum Pithavum (1969)
1970s
Bomma Borusa (1970)
Enga Mama (1970)
Chitti Chellelu (1970)
Anadhai Anandhan (1970)
Main Sunder Hoon (1970)
Sudarum Sooravaliyum (1970)
Babu (1971)
Kasethan Kadavulada (1972)
Kadhalikka Vanga (1972)
Akka Thamudu (1972)
Jaise Ko Taisa (1973)
Puttinillu Mettinillu (1973)
Nomu (1974)
Pooja (1975)
Jeevan Jyoti (1976)
1980s
Punnami Naagu (1980)
Murattu Kaalai (1980)
Sivappu Malli (1981)
Jeene Ki Arzoo (1981) (Hindi)
Pokkiri Raja (1982)
Amma (1982)
Sakalakala Vallavan (1982)
Paayum Puli (1983)
Mundhanai Mudichu (1983)
Moodu Mullu (1983)
Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey (1983)
Soorakottai Singakutti (1983)
Pudhumai Penn (1984)
Nallavanukku Nallavan (1984)
Nalla Thambi (1985)
Uyarndha Ullam (1985)
Mr. Bharath (1986)
Samsaram Adhu Minsaram (1986)
Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu (1986)
Dharma Devathai (1986)
Samsaram Oka Chadarangam (1987) (Telugu)
Shankar Guru / Chinnari Devata (1987) (Tamil-Telugu bilingual)
Anbulla Appa (1987)
Per Sollum Pillai (1987)
Manithan (1987)
Thyagu (1987)
Siksha (1987)
Paatti Sollai Thattathe (1988)
Thaimel Aanai (1988)
Vasanthi (1988)
Sondhakaaran (1989)
Raja Chinna Roja (1989)
Penn Puthi Mun Puthi (1989)
1990s
Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga (1990)
Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata (1990)
Maanagara Kaaval (1991)
Pattondru Keten (1991)
Aa Okkati Adakku (1992) (Telugu)
Yejaman (1993)
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Vietnam Veedu (1970)
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No Award (1973)
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No Award (1974)
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Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979)
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Deiva Magan (1969)
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No Award (1972)
No Award (1973)
No Award (1974)
No Award (1975)
No Award (1976)
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No Award (1984)
No Award (1985)
No Award (1986)
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Pudhea Paadhai (1989)
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Agni Sakshi (1982)
No Award (1983)
No Award (1984)
No Award (1985)
No Award (1986)
No Award (1987)
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Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (1989)
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Moondram Pirai (1981)
Ezhavathu Manithan (1982)
No Award (1983)
No Award (1984)
No Award (1985)
No Award (1986)
No Award (1987)
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Nyaya Tharasu (1989)
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Roja (1992)
Jaathi Malli (1993)
Naatamai (1994)
Anthimanthaarai (1995)
Indian (1996)
Arunachalam & Suryavamsam (1997)
Natpukkaga (1998)
Padayappa (1999)
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En Rasavin Manasile (1991)
Thevar Magan (1992)
Pathinipenn (1993)
Nammavar (1994)
Kolangal (1995)
Kadhal Kottai (1996)
Porkkaalam (1997)
Marumalarchi (1998)
Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1999)
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Gunaa (1991)
Chinna Gounder (1992)
Gokulam (1993)
Pavithra (1994)
Avatharam (1995)
Purushan Pondatti (1996)
Arasiyal (1997)
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998)
Ethirum Puthirum (1999)
2000-2009
First prize
Vanathai Pola (2000)
Virumbugiren (2001)
Ramana (2002)
Eera Nilam (2003)
Autograph (2004)
Chandramukhi & Ghajini (2005)
Veyil (2006)
Sivaji (2007)
Dasavathaaram (2008)
Pasanga (2009)
Second prize
Vaanavil (2000)
Pandavar Bhoomi (2001)
Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)
Power of Women (2003)
Vishwa Thulasi (2004)
Anniyan (2005)
Paruthi Veeran (2006)
Mozhi (2007)
Abhiyum Naanum (2008)
Mayandi Kudumbathar (2009)
Third prize
Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000)
Aanandham (2001)
Unnai Ninaithu (2002)
Parthiban Kanavu (2003)
Kannadi Pookal (2004)
Thavamai Thavamirundhu (2005)
Thiruttu Payale (2006)
Pallikoodam (2007)
Santosh Subramaniam (2008)
Achamundu Achamundu (2009)
2010-2014
First prize
Mynaa (2010)
Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011)
Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2012)
Ramanujan (2013)
Kuttram Kadithal (2014)
Second prize
Kalavani (2010)
Deiva Thirumagal (2011)
Saattai (2012)
Thanga Meengal (2013)
Goli Soda (2014)
Third prize
Puthran (2010)
Uchithanai Muharnthaal (2011)
Dhoni (2012)
Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2013)
Nimirndhu Nil (2014)
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American game show winnings records
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In the United States, a game show is a type of radio, television, or internet program in which contestants, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering trivia questions and/or solving puzzles, usually for money and/or prizes. Game shows are usually distinguishable from reality television competition shows, in which the competition consumes an entire season of episodes; in a game show, prizes can typically be won in a single match (in some cases, particularly in the ones that offer record-setting prizes, contestants can play multiple matches and accumulate a larger total).
Since the genre began, many shows have offered prizes of large sums of money to contestants; Teddy Nadler set the original monetary winnings record of $264,000 during his appearance on The $64,000 Challenge in 1957. Nadler was not surpassed until 1980, when Thom McKee won $312,700 on Tic-Tac-Dough. In 1999, John Carpenter won $1,000,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, becoming the first person to win a seven-figure prize on an American game show. Since then, many players have gone on to win that amount and even surpassed it. As of 2015, Brad Rutter is the highest-earning American game show contestant of all time, having accumulated a total of $4,555,102. He succeeded Ken Jennings as the highest-earning contestant by virtue of his victory on May 16, 2014, in the Jeopardy! Battle of the Decades tournament.
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1 Daytime game shows
2 Overall winnings record
2.1 1950s–1999
2.2 1999–2004: The million-dollar game show boom
2.3 2004–present: Jennings vs. Rutter
3 Top ten winnings list
4 References
Daytime game shows[edit]
Most daytime game show top prizes were limited to $25,000 during the 1960s and 1970s, a restriction made for both budgetary concerns and to assuage criticism from scandals that arose surrounding prime-time game shows in the 1950s. The single day record for shows in daytime television was set by Michael Larson in 1984, who won $110,237 (equivalent to $260,000 in 2017)[1] on Press Your Luck. Larson achieved his record by memorizing the show's board patterns. He repeatedly hit the board's squares that awarded contestants money and an additional spin. That spin would in turn replace the spin he had just used, effectively allowing him to spin the board in the second round as long as wanted. Because of this, his game had to be split into two episodes (which aired June 8 and June 11, 1984), as his turn caused the game to go well over the show's half-hour allotted time. At the time of the show's airing, CBS only allowed contestants to win up to $50,000 on a game show (contestants would retire after winning $25,000); the winnings limit increased to $75,000 in November of that year, and would increase to $100,000 (and later $125,000) before being eliminated in 2006. In 2003, Game Show Network produced a documentary about the event.[2]
In 2006, Larson was succeeded by Vickyann Chrobak-Sadowski, who set the record by winning $147,517 (equivalent to $179,000 in 2017)[1] on the 35th season premiere of The Price Is Right in 2006.[3] Chrobak-Sadowski's record was later broken by Sheree Heil from her appearance on The Price Is Right in 2013. She won $170,345 in cash and prizes on the episode that aired December 30, 2013, including an Audi R8 won in the pricing game "Gas Money", $10,000 cash, and Prada shoes.[3][4][5]
On the October 28, 2016 episode of The Price Is Right, which aired during Big Money Week, Christen Freeman won $210,000 in cash during a playing of Cliff Hangers. During the episode, game rules were modified to offer a top prize of $250,000, which was reduced by $10,000 for every step the mountain climber took. In addition to her One Bid prize and an additional $1,000 won during the Showcase Showdown, Freeman's grand total was $212,879, setting a new daytime record.[6]
Overall winnings record[edit]
1950s–1999[edit]
Twenty One host Jack Barry (center) with contestant Charles Van Doren (right) and fellow contestant Vivienne Nearing (left)
While the 1950s had multiple big winners (Herb Stempel and Charles Van Doren of Twenty One being two of the most notable),[7][8] Teddy Nadler set the overall record during the 1956–57 television season, who set a record that would stand for the next two decades by winning $264,000 (equivalent to $2,376,000 in 2017)[1] on The $64,000 Challenge.[9] The quiz show scandals of 1958 and 1959 prompted the cancellation of most of the big-budget game shows and the imposition of strict limits on prize amounts, which meant that through the 1960s and 1970s, game show contestants could not match their 1950s counterparts.
It was not until 1980 that Nadler's record fell. During the summer of that year, a U.S. Naval officer named Thom McKee began a run on Tic-Tac-Dough that carried over into the following season. Since champions on Tic Tac Dough played until they were defeated, and games on the show could end in ties with the pot carrying over, McKee was able to keep building his total as long as he kept playing and winning. McKee won $312,700 (equivalent to $929,000 in 2017)[1] in cash and prizes in 43 games, which included eight cars (on Tic Tac Dough and its sister show, The Joker's Wild, a contestant automatically won a car after every fifth game they won).[10]
While McKee was the biggest solo winner until 1999, nine couples on The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime won the show's top prize of $1,000,000 (equivalent to $2,154,000 in 2017),[1] in a combination of prizes and a long-term annuity, during the show's run in syndication from January 1986 to September 1987.[11] However, this program had no solo players.
1999–2004: The million-dollar game show boom[edit]
In 1999, McKee was passed by Michael Shutterly, who was the biggest winner in the first airing of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in the United States. Shutterly was the first contestant on the show to get to the 15th and final question, but elected to walk instead with $500,000 (equivalent to $735,000 in 2017),[1] which made him the biggest winner in American game show history at the time. Shutterly had previously won $49,200 as a 4 day champion on Jeopardy! in 1988, making his career winnings total $549,200. [12]
During the second season of Millionaire in the United States, the show crowned its first million-dollar winner. On November 19, 1999, John Carpenter won the show's top prize without using any lifelines, save for a phone call on the final question to tell his father he was going to win the million dollars. After Carpenter answered the final question, which concerned Richard Nixon's appearance on Laugh-In in 1968,[13] host Regis Philbin proclaimed Carpenter the show's (and worldwide format's) first top prize winner.
Carpenter's record remained intact until the following year. In early 2000, Rahim Oberholtzer, a contestant on the revival of Twenty One, won four games in his appearances on the show, along with $120,000 in the show's "Perfect 21" bonus round, for a total of $1,120,000.[14] For surpassing Carpenter's mark, host Maury Povich proclaimed Oberholtzer "the TV Game Show King."[15]
Late in its run, the Fox show Greed brought back some of its previous winners to try for an extra $1,000,000. Curtis Warren, who was part of the first team to win $1,000,000 on the show (of which his share was $400,000, plus $10,000 for winning a terminator round), was one of the contestants brought back to do so on February 11, 2000.[16] Warren was given a question about TV shows that had been made into movies, with eight choices (of which he had to identify the four correct answers). He successfully did so, giving himself $1,410,000 (equivalent to $2,004,000 in 2017)[1] and the record for the time being.[16]
Warren's record was even shorter lived than Oberholtzer's had been, lasting only four days. Three days before Warren's win, David Legler, who also appeared on NBC's Twenty One, began a run as champion on the show. Four days after Warren's win, the run continued, with Legler having earned a grand total of $1,765,000 (equivalent to $2,508,000 in 2017)[1] in six wins to surpass Warren's record and become the third contestant in two months to top $1,000,000 on a game show.[17]
Legler held the record for well over a year. As 2000 ended and 2001 began, the producers of Millionaire decided that it had been too long (71 games over a five-month period) since their top prize had been won, and instituted an accumulating jackpot which added $10,000 to the grand prize amount for each game it was not won. Kevin Olmstead claimed the top prize on April 10, 2001, winning a jackpot of $2,180,000 (equivalent to $3,013,000 in 2017)[1]. Olmstead became the first contestant to top $2,000,000 in total winnings on a game show and supplanted Legler as the all-time leader.[18]
In 2004, ABC launched an ultra high-stakes version of Millionaire entitled Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire, with a $10,000,000 top prize. Two separate Super Millionaire series aired, one in February and one in May of that year. However, despite the higher stakes and the potential for someone to top the all-time record for winnings, the largest prize awarded was $1,000,000 (equivalent to $1,296,000 in 2017)[1] won by Robert Essig.[19]
2004–present: Jennings vs. Rutter[edit]
Ken Jennings has held the all-time game show winnings record twice.
One week after Super Millionaire came to an end, Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah, became the new champion on Jeopardy! The episode, broadcast on June 2, 2004, was the first in a long winning streak for the software engineer, made possible due to a change at the beginning of that season (the show's twentieth on air in syndication), eliminating the longstanding rule limiting consecutive appearances for a champion to five. With no limit to his appearances, Jennings began to break many game show records. As his streak continued deeper into the 21st season, Jennings was inching closer and closer to Olmstead's record. Jennings topped Olmstead's Millionaire winnings with his 65th consecutive win, finishing the day with $45,099 and a new cumulative total of $2,197,000.[20]
Jennings won nine more games before his streak came to an end on November 30, 2004. He had extended his record total to $2,520,700 at the time of his defeat, after which he was awarded an additional $2,000 for finishing in second place per Jeopardy! rules.[21] Shortly after Jennings' defeat, Jeopardy! decided to see how he would fare in tournament play. On February 9, 2005, the show launched its Ultimate Tournament of Champions, inviting back 144 other past champions to compete over the next three months in a five-round single-elimination tournament with a $2,000,000 grand prize. The field included the highest-winning five-time champions and winners of some previous tournaments, though not all invitees were able to participate. Jennings received a bye into the finals of the tournament, where he faced semi-final winners Jerome Vered and Brad Rutter in a three-game, cumulative total match. Vered had set a single-day scoring record during his appearance on the show in 1992,[22] while Rutter had won the 2001 Tournament of Champions[23] and the 2002 Million Dollar Masters tournament and was the show's highest-earning contestant of all-time before Jennings.[24]
In the tournament's three-day final, Rutter defeated Jennings and Vered to win the tournament and $2,000,000, and in the process he supplanted Jennings as the winningest all time American game show contestant. Including the $1.18 million he had won in his previous Jeopardy! appearances (five regular season games, a Tournament of Champions win, the Million Dollar Masters win, and three matches in the earlier rounds of the Ultimate Tournament of Champions), Rutter's total stood at $3,255,102,[25] while Jennings was now second with $3,022,700 having gained an additional $500,000 for his second-place finish in the tournament.
Jennings slowly began to chip away at Rutter's record, first by winning $714.29 in 2006 as part of the Mob on NBC's 1 vs. 100.[26] A year later, Jennings won the Grand Slam tournament on Game Show Network and the $100,000 top prize by defeating Ogi Ogas in the final round.[27] Finally, on October 10, 2008, Jennings passed Rutter by winning $500,000 on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?.[28] He extended the record by winning $300,000 in The IBM Challenge, where he and Rutter took on IBM supercomputer Watson in a special 2011 Jeopardy! event. Rutter won $200,000 in the challenge, in which both he and Jennings pledged half of their winnings to charity.[29] He then added $100,000 more later in 2011 when he appeared on Million Dollar Mind Game,[30] raising his total to $3,555,102, second only to Jennings' $3,923,414.29.
In 2014, Jennings and Rutter were both invited to play in the Jeopardy! Battle of the Decades, a tournament conducted by the producers of Jeopardy! to celebrate its thirtieth season in syndication. Both men advanced to the two-day tournament final with Roger Craig filling the third position. Needing a win to reclaim his record, Rutter took the top prize in the tournament after Jennings, who needed to answer the second day's Final Jeopardy clue correctly to win (after making a sufficient wager), failed to do so. Rutter won the top prize of $1,000,000 while Jennings won the $100,000 second prize.[31]
Jennings later appeared on Millionaire in November 2014. Winning the top prize was the only way he could have reclaimed the record from Rutter; however, Jennings finished with only $100,000, leaving him in second place.[32] Jennings later appeared on the ABC prime time show 500 Questions in 2016; however, as he only lasted four questions, he was unable to add to his total.[33]
Top ten winnings list[edit]
Rank
Name
Total winnings
Show(s)
Notes
1
Brad Rutter $4,555,102
Jeopardy!, $4,455,102[31][34] Rutter's total includes $55,102 during his initial appearance on Jeopardy! in 2001, $100,000 in 2002's Tournament of Champions, two separate $1,000,000 prizes (one for winning the Million Dollar Masters tournament in 2002 and one for winning the Battle of the Decades in 2014), $2,100,000 during the Ultimate Tournament of Champions in 2005, and $200,000 ($100,000 of which was donated to charity) for finishing third in the 2011 Jeopardy! IBM Challenge.
Million Dollar Mind Game, $100,000[30]
2
Ken Jennings $4,123,414.29 Jeopardy!, $3,422,700[21][29][31][35] Jennings won $2,522,700 in his original run on Jeopardy!,[21] $500,000 for his second-place finish in the Ultimate Tournament of Champions,[35] $300,000 ($150,000 of which was donated to charity) in the 2011 IBM Challenge,[29] and $100,000 for finishing second in the Battle of the Decades.[31] In addition to his appearances on other shows, Jennings also competed on 500 Questions in 2016; however, he did not add to his total, lasting only four questions.[33]
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, $500,000[28]
Grand Slam, $100,000[27]
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, $100,000[32]
1 vs. 100, $714.29[26]
3
Andrew Kravis $2,656,550 The Million Second Quiz, $2,600,000[36] Kravis won $326,346 in the main competition as one of the top four finalists, then won a $2,000,000 grand prize plus an additional $273,654 as champion to bring his total to $2.6 million, surpassing the amount of money won by Jennings during his original run on Jeopardy!.
Wheel of Fortune, $50,550[37]
Jeopardy!, $5,000[38]
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, $1,000[39]
4
Kevin Olmstead $2,207,000 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, $2,180,000[40] Olmstead's primary win occurred during the progressive jackpot shows on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2001. Following this win, Olmstead held the record as the biggest winner in American television for over three years until it was broken by Ken Jennings. He also held the record as the biggest winner on a primetime game show in U.S. television history for over twelve years until it was broken by Andrew Kravis on September 19, 2013.
Jeopardy!, $27,000[40]
5
Ed Toutant $1,871,401 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, $1,860,000[40] Toutant was another contestant during the progressive jackpot shows on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2001. After missing a question which was later revealed to be flawed, Toutant was invited back to continue playing for the jackpot at the same level he was playing for during his original appearance. Toutant was able to complete the remaining questions and win a jackpot of $1.86 million.
Jeopardy!, $11,401[40]
6
Ashlee Register $1,795,000 Duel, $1,795,000[41] Register won $75,000 plus an accumulating $1,720,000 jackpot, giving her the record for most winnings by a female contestant on a game show in U.S. television history (equivalent to $2,119,000 in 2017) and the record for the most money won by an American who has only ever appeared on one game show.
7
David Legler $1,765,000 Twenty One, $1,765,000[17] Legler won $1,765,000 over six wins on the 2000 revival of Twenty One, making him the show's biggest winner.
8
Curtis Warren $1,546,988 Greed, $1,410,000[16] Warren's then-record-setting win came in a Million Dollar Moment on Greed, bringing his total winnings on the show to $1,410,000. Warren also appeared on Sale of the Century, Win Ben Stein's Money, and Jeopardy!, although he failed to win any money while competing on the latter program.[42]
Sale of the Century, $136,288[43]
Win Ben Stein's Money, $700[44]
9
John Carpenter $1,250,000 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, $1,250,000[45] Carpenter's winnings include $1,000,000 as first ever top prize winner on the show, and $250,000 ($125,000 of which was donated to charity) in the champions edition of the show.
10
Adam Rose $1,153,908 The Price Is Right, $1,153,908[3][46] Rose's total was achieved on a $1,000,000 Spectacular special episode, winning $153,903 in cash and prizes including both of that evening's Showcases, which earned him a $1,000,000 cash bonus.
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