Hero (1994 film)

Hero
Poster
Directed byA. Jagannathan
Written byAaroor Dass (dialogues)
Story bySubhash Ghai
Based onKhal Nayak
Starring
CinematographyBabu
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byMaragathamani
Production
company
Shri Sowdamini Creaters
Distributed byGattani Film
Release date
  • 16 September 1994 (1994-09-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Hero is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by A. Jagannathan.[1] It is a remake of the 1993 Hindi film Khal Nayak.[2] The film stars Vinod Kumar Alva, Rahman and Sukanya. It was released on 16 September 1994.

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Maragathamani and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.[3][4] The songs "Nallavan Illai" and "Sollikkul Enna Irukku" are based on "Nayak Nahi" and "Choli Ke Peeche", respectively, from the original Hindi film.[5] The song "Kannadi Paarka Vandhen" is based on Keeravani's own Telugu song "Bangaru Kodi Petta" which he composed for Telugu film Gharana Mogudu.[citation needed]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Sollikkul Enna Irukku"K. S. Chithra, Malgudi Subha 
2."Nallavan Illai Nee"Mano, Malgudi Subha 
3."Pura Pura Penn Pura"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
4."Kannadi Paarka Vandhen"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
5."Nallavano Kettavano"Malgudi Subha 

Release and reception

Hero was released on 16 September 1994 by Gattani Film.[6][7] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express noted that the director remained faithful to the original film and that Vinod Kumar was made to imitate Sanjay Dutt while finding the performances of Rahman and Sukanya as adequate.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Hero ( 1994 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 21 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Sanjay Leela Bhansali to remake Khalnayak". The Times of India. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Hero". JioSaavn. 1 January 1994. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Saadhu / Hero Tamil Audio CDs By Ilaiyaraaja | Maragathamani". VintageAV.shop. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b Mannath, Malini (23 September 1994). "Copy cat". The Indian Express. p. 6. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ "Hero (1994)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Hero". The Indian Express. 16 September 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via Google News Archive.