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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Herova? Zerova?<br />
| image = <br />
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| director = [[V. Priya]]<br />
| producer = [[Suriya]]<br/>I. Vishnuvardhan<br />
| writer = [[Sivakumar]]<br />
| starring = [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]<br/>[[R. Madhavan]]<br/>[[Jyothika]]<br/>[[Suriya]]<br />
| music = [[Harris Jayaraj]]<br />
| cinematography = [[K. V. Anand]]<br />
| editing = [[Sreekar Prasad]]<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = 11 September 2008<br />
| runtime = 5 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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'''''Herova? Zerova?''''' ({{translation|Hero or Zero?}}) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language [[short film|short]] [[docudrama]] produced by [[Suriya]]. Sponsored by the Ministry of Education of Tamil Nadu,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/15290.html |title=Herova? Zerova? Educational Awareness Campaign |date=16 May 2008 |work=IndiaGlitz |access-date=10 February 2010}}</ref> the 5-minute film was directed by [[V. Priya]] with cinematography by [[K. V. Anand]] and music by [[Harris Jayaraj]]. It was featured on [[Kalaignar TV]] and officially uploaded to [[YouTube]], but was later removed.<br />
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The film highlighted the importance of childhood education and sought to create awareness of [[dropping out|early dropouts]] and [[child labour]] in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/19sssurya.htm |title=Surya, the social activist |date=19 May 2008 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=10 February 2010}}</ref> In the intro of the film, then-chief minister [[M. Karunanidhi]] recites his own poem on education. Along with Suriya, actors [[R. Madhavan]], [[Jyothika]] and [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] (in order of appearance) feature as themselves.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200805162223.htm |title=TN actors in documentary highlighting evils of child labour |date=16 May 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=10 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120118/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200805162223.htm |archive-date=4 June 2011}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]<br />
*[[R. Madhavan]]<br />
*[[Jyothika]]<br />
*[[Suriya (actor)|Suriya]]<br />
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