Maaveeran

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Maveeran
Maaveeran poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRajashekar
Screenplay byRajasekhar
Story byPrayag Raaj
Produced byG. Hanumantha Rao
StarringRajinikanth
Ambika
Jaishankar
CinematographyV. Ranga
Edited byKothagiri Gopalrao
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 November 1986 (1986-11-01)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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.[1] 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.

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Maaveeran is a remake of Manmohan Desai's 1985 Hindi film Mard, and even used some footage from that film.[2] It was shot in the expensive 70 mm film format, becoming the first Tamil film to do so.[3][4]

Soundtrack[]

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5] He composed a six-track stereophonic sound, making Maaveeran the first film to achieve this feat.[6]

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,[7] and faced heavy competition from Punnagai Mannan, Aruvadai Naal and Palaivana Rojakkal.[6] The Indian Express wrote on 7 November 1986, "One Manmohan Desai in Hindi is enough. Was a Tamil import of his film necessary?".[8] The film emerged a critical and commercial failure;[9] 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".[10]

References[]

  1. ^ https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1986/nov/23-11-1986/p11.jpg
  2. ^ Ramachandran 2012, p. 111.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Baskaran, S. Theodore (1996). The Eye of the Serpent: An Introduction to Tamil Cinema. Chennai: East West Books. p. 223. OCLC 243920437.
  5. ^ "Maaveeran (Old) (1986)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Rajinikanth turns 67: More than moondru mugam". The New Indian Express. 11 December 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Maaveeran". The Indian Express. 1 November 1986. p. 7.
  8. ^ "Rajini's Raj". The Indian Express. 7 November 1986. p. 14.
  9. ^ "Rajinikanth's 10 Biggest FLOPS". Rediff.com. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  10. ^ Ramachandran 2012, p. 112.

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