Jeeva (1988 film)
Jeeva | |
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Directed by | Pratap Pothen |
Written by | A. L. Narayanan (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Pratap Pothen |
Story by | Pratap Pothen |
Produced by | T. G. Thyagarajan G. Saravanan |
Starring | Sathyaraj Amala |
Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
Music by | Gangai Amaran |
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Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Jeeva is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Pratap Pothen, starring Sathyaraj and Amala. Amala created a sensation by appearing in a bikini onscreen.[1] The film was remade in Hindi as Baaz (1992).
Plot[]
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Jeeva is a carefree unemployed youth living with his widowed mother and sister. When they are murdered, he seeks revenge.
Cast[]
- Sathyaraj as Jeeva
- Amala as Geetha
- Janagaraj as Dilli
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Anand
- Captain Raju as DSP Dhairiyam
- Pradeep Shakthi as Somnath
- R. S. Shivaji
- Anandaraj
- Lalu Alex as C.J. Dass
- Silk Smitha as Monika
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- Thalapathy Dinesh
- Raasi as sister
Soundtrack[]
The soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran. Lyrics by him and Pulamaipithan.[2][3]
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Abracadabra" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
2. | "Hero Vandhachu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
3. | "Pattuvanna Rosa" | K. S. Chithra | |
4. | "Sangeetham" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. N. Surendar | |
5. | "Thagudu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
6. | "O Thendrale" | K. J. Yesudas |
Release and reception[]
Jeeva was released on 1 July 1988.[4] On 22 July that month, N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express said, "Pratap Pothen, in his attempt to put together a commercial yarn for Satya Movies, totters between two stools of varied height. On the one hand he tries to give a modish feel to his film – the jazzy interiors, the costumes that his actors wear, the five-star hotel-ad agency ambiance – but on the other he has to give a long rope to hero Satyaraj's attempts to play to a plebeian constituency. Pothen ends up being stylish and moronic. This makes an incongruous mixture."[5]
References[]
- ^ "Bikini babes of Tamil cinema on Bikini Day". The Times of India. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Jeeva (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Jeeva Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Gangai Ameran". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Jeeva". The Indian Express. 1 July 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ Krishnaswamy, N. (22 July 1988). "Jeeva". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
External links[]
- 1988 films
- Tamil-language films
- 1980s masala films
- 1980s Tamil-language films
- 1988 action films
- Films directed by Pratap Pothen
- Films scored by Gangai Amaran
- Indian action films
- Indian films about revenge
- Indian films
- Tamil films remade in other languages