Jaihind (1994 film)
Jaihind (transl. Victory to India!) is a 1994 Tamil language war action film written and directed by Arjun. The film stars him and Ranjitha. The film had musical score by Vidyasagar and was released on 20 May 1994 and was a blockbuster at the box office.[1][2] A spiritual successor titled Jaihind 2, also starring Arjun, was released in 2014.[3]
| Jaihind | |
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| File:Jaihind 1994 poster.jpg Poster | |
| Directed by | Arjun |
| Produced by | S. Chain Raaj Jain |
| Written by | Arjun |
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| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | K. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | P. Sai Suresh |
Production company | Mishri Entreprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
PlotEdit
Bharath (Arjun), a police officer, is in love with Priya (Ranjitha), a policewoman. A terrorist group attacks the state of Tamil Nadu and kills the current Chief Minister (Kalyan Kumar) and Sriram, Bharath's brother (Devan). Bharath decides to go with some prisoners and his lover in the island where the terrorist group is hidden. This is a secret and dangerous mission. Whether he will be able to prevent their attacks or become a victim himself forms the crux of the story.
CastEdit
- Arjun as ACP Bharath IPS
- Ranjitha as Inspector Priya
- Goundamani as Head Constable Kottaisamy
- Manorama as Bharath's mother
- Senthil as Pulikutty / Poonaikutty / Paayuson / Swimmer / Saarayakadai Saathappan / Sangili Karuppan / Poonai padai thalaivan (He is actually a DIG of police)
- Major Sundarrajan as Ravichandran
- Kalyan Kumar as Chief Minister
- Devan as Sriram, Bharath's brother
- Rajesh as Seenivasan
- Pandari Bai as Maria Devi
- Chandrasekhar as Sekhar
- Vaishnavi as Susila
- Charuhasan as Priya's father
- Chokkalinga Bhagavathar
- Idichapuli Selvaraj as Police constable
- Vimalraj as the Terrorist Leader
- Bayilvan Ranganathan as Inspector
- Gowtham as Gowtham
- Kamala Kamesh
- Baby Vichitra
- Kavithasri as an item number
- Raju Sundaram special appearance in the song "Bodhai Yeri Pocchu"
SoundtrackEdit
The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The soundtrack, released in 1994, featuring 5 tracks.[4]
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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| "Bodhai Yeri Pocchu" | S. P. Sailaja, Suresh Peters | 4:29 |
| "Kanna En Selai" | S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:53 |
| "Muttham Thara" | Mano, Sindhu | 3:22 |
| "Thanni Vachu" | Malgudi Subha, Vidyasagar | 4:49 |
| "Thayin Manikodi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:26 |
ReceptionEdit
K. Vijiyin of New Straits Times wrote, "The strong family theme helps prop up all the action scenes and makes it different from just another Rambo-style movie."[5]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Action King becomes Jungle King". Behindwoods. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ↑ "Jai Hind-II from Arjun". Indiaglitz. 12 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (7 November 2014). "Arjunin Jai Hind 2: Well, if you liked Jai Hind..." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ↑ "Jai Hind (1994)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ↑ Vijiyin, K. (11 June 1994). "Strong family theme saves this action movie". New Straits Times. p. 13. Retrieved 13 March 2022.