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| Maveeran | |
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| File:Maaveeran poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Rajashekar |
| Produced by | G. Hanumantha Rao |
| Screenplay by | Rajasekhar |
| Story by | Prayag Raaj |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Ambika Jaishankar |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | V. Ranga |
| Edited by | Kothagiri Gopalrao |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Maaveeran (transl. Great Warrior) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Rajashekar. A remake of the 1985 Hindi film Mard, it stars Rajinikanth, Ambika and Jaishankar. The film revolves around a rude princess, who falls in love with a simpleton after initially being hostile towards him.
Maaveeran was the first in Tamil to be shot in 70 mm film format, and have a six-track stereophonic sound. It was released on 1 November 1986, Diwali day, and became a critical and commercial failure.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Rajinikanth as Raja (Maaveeran)
- Ambika as Rekha
- Jaishankar as Harry
- Sujatha as Raja's mother
- Vijayakumar as Joe
- Anand Babu as a dancer
- Dara Singh as Sethupathi
- C. R. Vijayakumari as Gowri
- Nagesh as Stepfather of raja
- Thengai Srinivasan as Drama head – Guest Appearance
- Sunitha as Helina
- Vittal Prasad as Vicky
Production[edit | edit source]
Maaveeran is a remake of Manmohan Desai's 1985 Hindi film Mard, and even used some footage from that film.[1] It was shot in the expensive 70 mm film format, becoming the first Tamil film to do so.[2][3]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4] He composed a six-track stereophonic sound, making Maaveeran the first film to achieve this feat.[5]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ammaa Ammaa" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Vaali | 04:22 |
| 2 | "Ezhugave" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Vairamuthu | 04:28 |
| 3 | "Hey Maina" | Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra | Gangai Amaran | 04:26 |
| 4 | "Nee Koduththatha" | Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra | Vaali | 07:01 |
| 5 | "Sokku Podi" | Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra | Gangai Amaran | 04:37 |
| 6 | "Vaangada Vaanga" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Gangai Amaran | 04:23 |
Release and reception[edit | edit source]
Maaveeran was released on 1 November 1986, Diwali day,[6] and faced heavy competition from Punnagai Mannan, Aruvadai Naal and Palaivana Rojakkal.[5] The Indian Express wrote on 7 November 1986, "One Manmohan Desai in Hindi is enough. Was a Tamil import of his film necessary?".[7] The film emerged a critical and commercial failure;[8] according to Rajinikanth's biographer Naman Ramachandran, the combination of Punnagai Mannan's director K. Balachander, lead actor Kamal Haasan, lead actress Revathi and the soundtrack by Ilaiyaraaja "proved too much for Maaveeran, and its audience was restricted to hard-core Rajinikanth fans".[9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ramachandran 2012, p. 111.
- ↑ "The Tamil Film in 100 years of Indian Cinema". Madras Musings. 1–15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ↑ Baskaran, S. Theodore (1996). The Eye of the Serpent: An Introduction to Tamil Cinema. Chennai: East West Books. p. 223. OCLC 243920437.
- ↑ "Maaveeran (Old) (1986)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Rajinikanth turns 67: More than moondru mugam". The New Indian Express. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Maaveeran". The Indian Express. 1 November 1986. p. 7.
- ↑ "Rajini's Raj". The Indian Express. 7 November 1986. p. 14.
- ↑ "Rajinikanth's 10 Biggest FLOPS". Rediff.com. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Ramachandran 2012, p. 112.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Ramachandran, Naman (2012). Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-81-8475-796-5.