Jeeva (1988 film)

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Jeeva
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Pratap Pothen
Written byA. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Screenplay byPratap Pothen
Story byPratap Pothen
Produced by T. G. Thyagarajan
G. Saravanan
Starring Sathyaraj
Amala
Cinematography Ashok Kumar
Edited by B. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan [1]
Music by Gangai Amaran
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 July 1988 (1988-07-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Jeeva is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Pratap Pothen, starring Sathyaraj and Amala. Amala created a sensation by appearing in a bikini onscreen. [2] The film was remade in Hindi as Baaz (1992).[ citation needed ]

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Plot

Jeeva is a carefree unemployed youth living with his widowed mother and sister. When they are murdered, he seeks revenge.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran. Lyrics by him and Pulamaipithan. [3] [4]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Abracadabra" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam  
2."Hero Vandhachu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra  
3."Pattuvanna Rosa"K. S. Chithra 
4."Sangeetham" Malaysia Vasudevan, Sunanda (singer), S. N. Surendar  
5."Thagudu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
6."O Thendrale" K. J. Yesudas  

Release and reception

Jeeva was released on 1 July 1988. [5] On 22 July that month, N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express said, "Pratap Pothen, in his attempt to put together a commercial yarn for Satya Movies, totters between two stools of varied height. On the one hand he tries to give a modish feel to his film – the jazzy interiors, the costumes that his actors wear, the five-star hotel-ad agency ambiance – but on the other he has to give a long rope to hero Satyaraj's attempts to play to a plebeian constituency. Pothen ends up being stylish and moronic. This makes an incongruous mixture." [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "ஜீவா". Kalki (in Tamil). 10 July 1988. p. 15. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bikini babes of Tamil cinema on Bikini Day". The Times of India . 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Jeeva (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music . Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Jeeva Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Gangai Ameran". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Jeeva". The Indian Express . 1 July 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Krishnaswamy, N. (22 July 1988). "Jeeva". The Indian Express . p. 5. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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