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| Jeeva | |
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| Directed by | Pratap K. Pothen |
| Produced by | T. G. Thyagarajan G. Saravanan |
| Written by | A. L. Narayanan |
| Screenplay by | Pratap K. Pothen |
| Story by | Pratap K. Pothen |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Amala Janagaraj Nizhalgal Ravi |
| Music by | Gangai Amaran |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
Production company | |
Release date | 1 July 1988 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Jeeva is a 1988 Tamil language action film, directed by Pratap K. Pothen, starring Sathyaraj and Amala in lead roles. Amala created a sensation by appearing in a bikini onscreen.[1]
Plot
Jeeva is a carefree unemployed youth living with his widowed mother and sister. When they are murdered, he seeks revenge.[2]
Cast
- Sathyaraj as Jeeva
- Amala as Geetha
- Janagaraj as Dilli
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Anand
- Captain Raju as DSP Dhairiyam
- Pradeep Shakthi as Somnath
- R. S. Shivaji
- Anandaraj
- Lalu Alex as C.J. Dass
- Silk Smitha as Monika
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- Thalapathy Dinesh
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran. Lyrics by Gangai Amaran and Pulamaipithan [3][4]
- "Abracadabra" — S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- "Hero Vandhachu" — S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- "Pattuvanna Rosa" — Chithra
- "Sangeetham" — Malaysia Vasudevan, S. N. Surendar
- "Thagudu" — SPB
- "O Thendrale" — K. J. Yesudas
Release and reception
Jeeva was released on 1 July 1988.[5] On July 22 that month, N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express said, "Pratap Pothen, in his attempt to put together a commercial yarn for Satya Movies, totters between two stools of varied height. On the one hand he tries to give a modish feel to his film - the jazzy interiors, the costumes that his actors wear, the five-star hotel-ad agency ambiance - but on the other he has to give a long rope to hero Satyaraj's attempts to play to a plebeian constituency. Pothen ends up being stylish and moronic. This makes an incongruous mixture."[2]
References
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/Bikini-babes-of-Tamil-cinema-on-Bikini-Day/Bikini-babes-of-Tamil-cinema-on-Bikini-Day/photostory/37833872.cms
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Krishnaswamy, N. (22 July 1988). "Jeeva". The Indian Express. p. 5.
- ↑ http://tunes.desibantu.com/jeeva-1988/
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/jeeva-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1161550096
- ↑ "Jeeva". The Indian Express. 1 July 1988. p. 5.
External links
- Jeeva (1988) on IMDb
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