Hero (1994 film)

Hero
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. Jagannathan
Written by	Aaroor Dass (dialogues)
Story by	Subhash Ghai
Based on	Khal Nayak
Starring	Vinod Kumar Alva Rahman Sukanya
Cinematography	Babu
Edited by	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music by	Maragathamani
Production company	Shri Sowdamini Creators
Distributed by	Gattani Film
Release date	16 September 1994 (1994-09-16)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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.

Cast

• Vinod Kumar Alva as Raja
• Rahman as Ramu
• Sukanya as Seetha
• S. S. Chandran
• Annapurna
• Rocky
• P. J. Sarma
• Y. Vijaya

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.	Title	Singer(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. 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.

External links

• Hero at IMDb