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| Directed by | Rajashekar
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| Produced by | G. Hanumantha Rao |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Ambika Jaishankar |
| Cinematography | V. Ranga |
| Edited by | Kothagiri Gopalrao |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Maaveeran (Template:Translation) 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
Cast
- 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
Maaveeran is a remake of Manmohan Desai's 1985 Hindi film Mard, and even used some footage from that film.Template:Sfn It was shot in the expensive 70 mm film format, becoming the first Tamil film to do so.[1][2]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3] He composed a six-track stereophonic sound, making Maaveeran the first film to achieve this feat.[4]
| 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
Maaveeran was released on 1 November 1986, Diwali day,[5] and faced heavy competition from Punnagai Mannan, Aruvadai Naal and Palaivana Rojakkal.[4] The Indian Express wrote on 7 November 1986, "One Manmohan Desai in Hindi is enough. Was a Tamil import of his film necessary?".[6] The film emerged a critical and commercial failure;[7] according to Rajinikanth's biographer Naman Ramachandran, the combination of Punnagai MannanTemplate:'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".Template:Sfn
References
- ↑ The Tamil Film in 100 years of Indian Cinema. Madras Musings(1-15 December 2013). Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ↑ The Eye of the Serpent: An Introduction to Tamil Cinema{{#if:Baskaran|, Baskaran}. East West Books(1996)
- ↑ Maaveeran (Old) (1986). Raaga.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rajinikanth turns 67: More than moondru mugam. The New Indian Express(11 December 2017). Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ↑ Maaveeran. The Indian Express(1 November 1986).
- ↑ Rajini's Raj. The Indian Express(7 November 1986).
- ↑ Rajinikanth's 10 Biggest FLOPS. Rediff.com(28 May 2014). Retrieved 6 April 2021.
Bibliography
- Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography{{#if:Ramachandran|, Ramachandran}. Penguin Books(2012). ISBN 978-81-8475-796-5