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Maaveeran

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{{short description|1986 film by Rajasekhar}}
{{No plot|date=April 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Maveeran
| image = Maaveeran poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Rajashekar (director)|Rajashekar]]
| screenplay = Rajasekhar
| story = Prayag Raaj
| starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]<br />[[Jaishankar]]
| producer = G. Hanumantha Rao
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| editing = Kothagiri Gopalrao
| cinematography = V. Ranga
| studio = [[Padmalaya Studios]]
| released = {{Film date|1986|11|01|df=y}}
| runtime = 157 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Maaveeran''''' ({{Translation|Great Warrior}}) is a 1986 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Rajashekar (director)|Rajashekar]]. A remake of the 1985 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Mard (1985 film)|Mard]]'', it stars [[Rajinikanth]], [[Ambika (actress)|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 ==

== Cast ==
*[[Rajinikanth]] as Raja (Maaveeran)
*[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] as Rekha
*[[Jaishankar]] as Harry
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Raja's mother
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|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 (actress)|Sunitha]] as Helina
*Vittal Prasad as Vicky

== Production ==
''Maaveeran'' is a remake of [[Manmohan Desai]]'s 1985 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Mard (1985 film)|Mard]]'', and even used some footage from that film.{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|p=111}} It was shot in the expensive [[70 mm film]] format, becoming the first Tamil film to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1-15 December 2013 |title=The Tamil Film in 100 years of Indian Cinema |url=http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2023%20No%2016/the-tamil-film-in-100-years-of-indian-cinema.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902220237/http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2023%20No%2016/the-tamil-film-in-100-years-of-indian-cinema.html |archive-date=2 September 2019 |access-date=2018-12-17 |website=[[Madras Musings]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |title=The Eye of the Serpent: An Introduction to Tamil Cinema |publisher=East West Books |year=1996 |location=Chennai |pages=223 |oclc=243920437 |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maaveeran (Old) (1986) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002781 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203092802/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002781 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |access-date=24 December 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> He composed a six-track stereophonic sound, making ''Maaveeran'' the first film to achieve this feat.<ref name="moondru mugam" />

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Ammaa Ammaa" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || [[Vaali (poet)|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 ==
''Maaveeran'' was released on 1 November 1986, [[Diwali]] day,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 November 1986 |title=Maaveeran |page=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19861101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> and faced heavy competition from ''[[Punnagai Mannan]]'', ''[[Aruvadai Naal]]'' and
''[[Palaivana Rojakkal]]''.<ref name="moondru mugam">{{Cite news |date=11 December 2017 |title=Rajinikanth turns 67: More than moondru mugam |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/dec/11/rajinikanth-turns-67-more-than-moondru-mugam-1724738.html |url-status=live |access-date=20 April 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180420112329/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/dec/11/rajinikanth-turns-67-more-than-moondru-mugam-1724738.html |archive-date=20 April 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote on 7 November 1986, "One Manmohan Desai in Hindi is enough. Was a Tamil import of his film necessary?".<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 1986 |title=Rajini's Raj |page=14 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19861107&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> The film emerged a critical and commercial failure;<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2014 |title=Rajinikanth's 10 Biggest FLOPS |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-rajinikanths-10-biggest-flops/20140528.htm?print=true |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/su6CU |archive-date=6 April 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> 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".{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|p=112}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2012 |isbn=978-81-8475-796-5 |location=New Delhi |author-link=Naman Ramachandran}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0318433}}

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Lavanya actress

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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lavanya
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|12|01|df=y}}
| birth_name = A. Lavanya Devi
| othername = Lavanya Neelima
| yearsactive = 1997–2016
| occupation = Actress
}}

'''Lavanya''' is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films and serials. Lavanya rose to fame portraying supporting roles in Tamil films during the 1990s, before moving on to work in television in the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://moviegalleri.net/2017/01/nisaptham-audio-launch-stills.html?pid=1153161 |title=Picture 1153161; Tamil TV Serial Actress Lavanya; New Movie Posters |publisher=Moviegalleri.net |date=2017-01-31 |accessdate=2017-11-14}}</ref>

==Career==
Lavanya studied at M. A. Krishnaswamy Higher Secondary School in Chennai and then Velankanni Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Hosur, Tamil Nadu before embarking on a career in films. Early notable roles she appeared in includes her character in [[K. S. Ravikumar]]'s ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999), where she played the wife of [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]'s character, ''[[Jodi (1999 film)|Jodi]]'' (1999), ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'' (1999) and ''[[Thenali]]'' (2000), where she portrayed an interviewer. She also did some roles as the lead actress, notably in the Malayalam film, ''Aram Indriyam'' (2001). She subsequently went on to appear in over one hundred films, mainly in supporting roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O71jW2y2XZI |title=Star Kitchen 120; Actress Lavanya Special Cooking |publisher=YouTube |date=2015-12-14 |accessdate=2017-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDPra2swzw |title=Star Kitchen 121; Actress Lavanya Special Cooking |publisher=YouTube |date=2015-12-16 |accessdate=2017-11-14}}</ref> She has been as a supporting actress in ''[[Naan Than Bala]]'' (2014), a tale of Dharma’s triumph over evil that has received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/naan-than-bala/naan-than-bala-review.html |title=Naan Than Bala movie review |publisher=Behindwoods |accessdate=2017-11-14}}</ref>

Lavanya moved into work in television roles and notably portrayed a princess in the historical drama series, ''[[Romapuri Pandian]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Share on FacebookShare on Twitter |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Lavanya-to-don-a-new-avatar/articleshow/51369897.cms |title=Lavanya to don a new avatar — Times of India |publisher=Times of india |date=2016-03-12 |accessdate=2017-11-14}}</ref>
==Selected filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"
| '''Year''' || '''Film''' || '''Role''' || '''Notes'''
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Suryavamsam (1997 film)|Suryavamsam]]'' || Swapna ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Kondattam]]'' || Purushothaman's daughter ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Uyirodu Uyiraga]]'' || Anjali's friend ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Padayappa]]'' || Suryaprakash's wife ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' || Pallavan's sister ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Sangamam]]'' || Selvam's sister ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Jodi (1999 film)|Jodi]]'' || Uma ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Kannupada Poguthaiya]]'' || The bride ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'' || Abitha's sister ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Thenali]]'' || Raj TV reporter ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Kannaal Pesavaa]]'' || Sandhya ||
|-
| 2001 || ''Aram Indriyam'' || ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Samudhiram]]'' || ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[12B]]'' || Deepa ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Jagathy Jagadeesh in Town]]'' || Rasika || Malayalam film
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Kamarasu]]'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Run (2002 film)|Run]]'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Sundhara Travels]]'' || TV reporter ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Arputham]]'' || Vasanthi ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Samasthanam]]'' || Sudha ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]'' || ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Military (film)|Military]]'' || Nandhini ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Aethirree]]'' || Priya's friend ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Indru Mudhal]]'' || ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Alai (film)|Alai]]'' || Meera's friend ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Anjaneya (film)|Anjaneya]]'' || ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Thirumalai]]'' || Uma ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Anbe Un Vasam]]'' || ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Joot]]'' || Eashwaran's sister-in-law ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Sindhamal Sitharamal]]'' || ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Gajendra (film)|Gajendra]]'' || ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Iyappa Saamy'' || ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Thalaimagan]]'' || Abhirami ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Aavani Thingal]]'' || Rasathi ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Manikanda]]'' || Manikanda's sister ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Mudhal Kanave]]'' || Lavanya ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Sindhanai Sei]]'' || Madhu ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Saa Boo Thiri]]'' || Shanthi ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Pen Singam]]'' || Sivakami ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Naane Ennul Illai]]'' || Vaani ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Anandhapurathu Veedu]]'' || Raadhika ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Uchithanai Muharnthaal]]'' || Mrs. Charles Antony ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Machinichi'' || ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Thirumathi Thamizh]]'' || ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Naan Thaan Bala]]'' || Poochi's wife ||
|-
| 2014-2016 || ''[[Romapuri Pandian]]'' || ||
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1760264}}

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