Jaihind (1994 film)

Jaihind
Poster
Directed byArjun
Written byArjun
Produced byS. Chain Raaj Jain
Starring
CinematographyK. S. Selvaraj
Edited byP. Sai Suresh
Music byVidyasagar
Production
company
Mishri Entreprises
Release date
  • 20 May 1994 (1994-05-20)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹3 crore[1]

Jaihind (transl. Victory to India!) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language action war film written and directed by Arjun. The film stars him and Ranjitha. It was released on 20 May 1994,[2] and became a commercial success.[3] A spiritual successor titled Jaihind 2, also starring Arjun, was released in 2014.[4]

Plot

ACP Bharath is a police officer with high patriotic image. His brother Sriram was in an encounter with a terrorist group, which is responsible for the death of Tamil Nadu's current Chief Minister. He is romantically interested in his colleague, Inspector Priya. Priya's father is also a nationalist political leader who supports Arjun. The Government decides to destroy the terrorist group. Arjun, Priya along with some condemned prisoners move to a remote island to nab the terrorist group.

Cast

Cameo appearances

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.[5] The song "Thayin Manikodi" remains hugely popular and is frequently played during Independence Day.[6][7] It inspired the title of a 1998 film also directed by and starring Arjun.[8]

Song Singer(s) Duration
"Bodhai Yeri Pocchu" S. P. Sailaja, Suresh Peters 4:29
"Kanna En Selai" S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:53
"Muttham Thara" Mano, Sindhu 3:22
"Thanni Vachu" Malgudi Subha, Vidyasagar,Arjun 4:49
"Thayin Manikodi" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:26

Reception

K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "The strong family theme helps prop up all the action scenes and makes it different from just another Rambo-style movie."[9] R. P. R. of Kalki wrote that Arjun has done a one man show like Seshan, but felt that Arjun has messed up in aspects like music, calling it torture, keeping lengthy dialogues and the poor choice of actor as antagonist. He concluded that one must appreciate the makers the fact that they have made a point, but sighed at the fact that they did not know how to convey it.[10]

References

  1. ^ ஹர்ஷா (15 May 1994). "கமலின் ஜனரஞ்சகப் படம்!". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 40–41. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "ஜெய் ஹிந்து / Jai Hind (1994)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Action King becomes Jungle King". Behindwoods. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  4. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (7 November 2014). "Arjunin Jai Hind 2: Well, if you liked Jai Hind..." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Jai Hind (1994)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. ^ "மறக்க முடியுமா? - ஜெய்ஹிந்த்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 24 October 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. ^ Praveenkumar, K (15 August 2021). "Happy Independence Day 2021: Five patriotic Tamil songs you can tune into". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  8. ^ Karthi, Laxmi (1 February 2024). "அர்ஜுன் இயக்கிய லாபமும் நஷ்டமும் அடைந்த படங்கள்.. 60 வயதிலும் லியோ சித்தப்பா செய்யும் அக்கப்போரு!". Cinemapettai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  9. ^ Vijiyan, K. (11 June 1994). "Strong family theme saves this action movie". New Straits Times. p. 13. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ ஆர். பி. ஆர். (3 July 1994). "ஜெய்ஹிந்த்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 10. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.