Maaveeran


Maaveeran is a 1986 Tamil-language Indian 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 failed commercially.

Cast

Maaveeran, a remake of Manmohan Desai's 1985 Hindi film Mard, was shot in the expensive 70 mm film format, becoming the first Tamil film to do so.

Soundtrack

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

Release and reception

Maaveeran was released on 1 November 1986, Diwali day, and faced heavy competition from Punnagai Mannan and Palaivana Rojakkal. The Indian Express wrote on 7 November 1986, "One Manmohan Desai in Hindi is enough. Was a Tamil import of his film necessary?". The film failed at the box-office because, according to Rajinikanth's biographer Naman Ramachandran, the combination of Punnagai Mannans 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".